PAYROLL CLERK

Position

The Payroll Clerk processes payroll for approximately 300 faculty, staff, and student employees, is responsible for payroll tax deposits and quarterly tax reports, generates annual W-2 statements, and provides administrative support for the Business Office.  This is a year-round, part-time position averaging 20 hours per week. 

The College

Eureka is a small residential liberal arts college located equidistant between the cities of Peoria and Bloomington/Normal. The campus is situated on 65 wooded acres with 24 academic and residential buildings in the city of Eureka, Illinois. Focused on “excellence in learning, service, and leadership,” Eureka graduates include forty-two college presidents, seven governors and members of Congress, and the 40th President of the United States, Ronald W. Reagan.   Eureka currently has almost 800 students enrolled in 25 degree programs. The College has been recognized on US News “Great Schools, Great Prices” and “Least Debt” lists, on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute as one of fifty national “All-American Colleges.”  Chartered in 1855 to provide a “non-sectarian liberal arts” education by abolitionists who were members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Eureka was the first college in Illinois and the third in the nation to admit men and women on an equal basis.

Position Requirements

Candidate must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.   Minimum two years’ experience with automated payroll system and thorough knowledge of state/federal compliance laws and regulations required.  Successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, use good judgment in exercising discretion and confidentiality, be willing to take on responsibilities and challenges, be detail-oriented and thorough in completing tasks, and be able to deliver top quality customer service.

Application Materials

Application period is closed.