Payroll Services Student Hourly
Position Overview
Financial Services is hiring a student hourly employee to work in the Payroll Services office whose mission is to serve the university and KU employees by providing accurate and timely compensation in an efficient manner.
This role offers the opportunity to work in a team environment gaining valuable customer service skills and an understanding of payroll taxes including tax treaties for foreign nationals.
This role offers the opportunity to work in a team environment gaining valuable customer service skills and an understanding of payroll taxes including tax treaties for foreign nationals.
Job Description
40% - Provide friendly and professional customer service to staff, faculty, and student employees via phone, email, and in-person.
40% - Complete daily routine tasks:
40% - Complete daily routine tasks:
- Logging various payments and other metrics.
- Verifying, scanning, and uploading employee payroll documents to the document management system.
- Maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive employee information.
20% - Assist Payroll staff with other administrative tasks as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), as demonstrated in application materials.
- Strong attention to detail as evidenced by application materials.
Preferred Qualifications
- Federal Work Study financial aid award.
- Summer availability.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team as evidenced by application materials.
Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Employment Conditions
(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
Additional Candidate Instructions
A complete application consists of:
- Completion of the online application
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Names/Contact Information for 3 professional references
- Current Class Schedule/availability
Contact Information to Applicants
Melissa Bissey
mbissey@ku.edu
mbissey@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range
$12/hr
Anticipated Start Date
Monday February 9, 2026