Full-time Job Announcement

Position: Human Resources/Payroll Specialist

Location: Athens Campus

Department: Human Resources

Reports to: Director of Human Resources

Salary/Benefits: Salary is commensurate with education and experience. State of Georgia benefits package.

Deadline to Apply: February 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Responsibilities:

•  Greets and answer questions for current and prospective employees.
• Process and manage all aspects of the payroll cycle, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Verifies and enters personnel transactions for hourly and adjunct employees.
• Address employee inquiries and concerns related to HR and payroll matters.
• Transfers, scans, and indexes human resources and payroll reports.
• Works in a collaborative effort with faculty and staff to ensure the Human Resources department has adjunct faculty letters of agreement each semester.
• Creates and maintain Excel Spreadsheets.
• Prepare letters utilizing Microsoft Word.
• Assists in onboarding new hires and conducting orientation sessions with federal work-study students.
• Responsible for checking the time & labor system daily to ensure accuracy.
• Performs general clerical duties such as answering the phone, maintaining files, and other related duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent *and* one (1) year of related experience.

**Note: Experience may substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis.**

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree.
• Experience with PeopleSoft HCM and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with managing Time and Labor processing systems.
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
• Proven work experience with payroll systems and/or experience within institutions of higher education, which includes demonstrated direct responsibility for entering and submitting payroll.

Interested candidates should apply online at: https://www.athenstech.edu/careers/

To apply, click "Apply to This Job" and submit your cover letter, resume/vita, three (3) professional references, and unofficial transcripts.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

NOTE: Official transcripts will be required upon an offer of employment. Official copies of transcripts may be sent directly to: Athens Technical College, Attn: Human Resources, 800 U.S. Highway 29 N, Athens, GA 30601 or send electronically to hr@athenstech.edu .

**Employment is contingent based upon successful completion of appropriate background checks.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any TCSG program or activity because of the individual’s protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual’s protected status, except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.

Athens Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, and tenure shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the role, and is believed to have the ability to successfully perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and duties associated with the position for which the person is being considered. At the core of any such decision is ensuring the institution’s ability to achieve its mission and strategic priorities in support of student success.

The following individuals have been designated to coordinate the college's implementation of nondiscrimination policies: Susan Fyffe, Director of Student Support Services, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, Office K-614A, 706/355- 5081, sfyffe@athenstech.edu; Courtney Mattox, Director of Human Resources; Title VI, Title VII, Title IX Coordinator (Employees), Office K-514, cmattox@athenstech.edu, 706/583-2818; and Lenzy Reid, Vice President of Student Affairs, Title IX (Students) Office H-774, 706/355-5029, lreid@athenstech.edu, 800 U.S. Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601.