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Northwestern College has an opening for a payroll and HR benefits specialist.  Responsibilities include managing the college’s payroll functions and assisting with benefit administration.  Duties will include: processing monthly employee payroll for all states where the college is registered; overseeing student payroll performed by student employment and payroll coordinator; payroll specific processes (i.e. W-2s, payroll taxes, state specific payments, etc.); benefits enrollment, record keeping, premium payment submission, vendor contacts, and some benefits communication; and assisting employees with payroll or benefit questions.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, human resources or related field.
• 3-5 years related experience in payroll, general ledger and benefits administration.
• Multi-state payroll and tax experience.
• Previous or comparable experience and knowledge of payroll software programs preferred.
• Strong accounting, interpersonal, organizational, written and oral skills.
• Candidates should exhibit an attention to detail and be proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.

The successful candidate will have an authentic Christian faith and support the college’s mission (www.nwciowa.edu/mission) and identity as expressed in our Vision for Learning (www.nwciowa.edu/vision), Vision for Diversity (www.nwciowa.edu/vision4diversity) and Statement of Christian Identity (www.nwciowa.edu/Christian-identity).

Northwestern College is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America and seeks to more fully reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the body of Christ in its faculty, staff, administration and students. Women and candidates from historically underrepresented groups are enthusiastically encouraged to apply. To apply, send letter of application, resume and Northwestern College application form by March 14 (preferred) to:

 Human Resources  •  Northwestern College

101 7^th St. SW  •  Orange City, IA 51041

Apply online at www.nwciowa.edu/employment

Send cover letter and resume to mindy.stichka@nwciowa.edu

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About Northwestern College

About Northwestern College (IA) Northwestern College combines academic rigor with a Christ-centered worldview for an education that earns top-10 honors from U.S. News & World Report. Northwestern, founded in 1882, has also been ranked as the third-best college or university in the state by College Consensus and listed consistently on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Two Northwestern faculty members have been named the Iowa Professor of the Year. A member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities and affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, Northwestern is committed to integrating faith throughout all aspects of the college. Northwestern has an enrollment of more than 1,300 students from 32 states and 21 countries. More than 80 undergraduate academic programs are offered, along with numerous opportunities for off-campus and overseas study. An online Master of Education program offers seven options. Since 2003, more than $70 million has been spent on construction and renovation projects on Northwestern’s 100-acre campus, including the $24.5 million DeWitt Family Science Center, which was completed in 2018. Orange City, a county seat in... a thriving agricultural and manufacturing region, has been ranked one of the nation’s top-10 Christian college towns by CollegeandSeminary.com. A clean community of 6,000 proud of its Dutch heritage, it has also been named the best town in Iowa in which to raise a family, the happiest city in the state, one of the nation’s 100 best small towns, and the state’s safest town. Mission: Northwestern College is a Christian academic community engaging students in courageous and faithful learning and living that empowers them to follow Christ and pursue God’s redeeming work in the world.

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