PAYROLL SPECIALIST

At Concordia Plans we care for those who serve by providing excellent retirement, healthcare, and benefit services. The Payroll Specialist is responsible for supporting payroll functions for multiple nonprofit ministries
Concordia Plans has a reputation for outstanding culture, most recently winning the 2025 Top Workplaces USA award. This honor goes to the country’s best employers with high performing people-first cultures. Our recent history of employment excellence also includes being awarded the 2023-2025 Top Workplaces USA award, the Top Workplaces 2021 - 2025 St. Louis Post-Dispatch awards and over the past five years additional special awards for Work-Life Flexibility, Compensation & Benefits, Purpose & Values, Employee Well-Being, Professional Development, Business Health Culture and Appreciation. Established more than 50 years ago providing service in 6,000 communities throughout the United States, we are mission focused professionals united to care for those caring for our community.
At Concordia Plans we are focused and flexible. Embracing the new normal, pioneering ways to continue to support work life balance in our family first culture. We offer competitive compensation with a benefit package, including a pension plan, 403(b), health insurance at no cost to the employee, and much more. With this exciting opportunity you can combine experience, talent, and passion as part of our team at Concordia Plans serving the workers of The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Ministry Solutions Payroll Specialist is primarily responsible for supporting payroll functions for multiple nonprofit ministries by working as a liaison with a national payroll vendor to process payrolls accurately and on time. The Ministry Solutions Payroll specialist will collaborate with others on the implementation and onboarding processes into a payroll platform on behalf of employers, enter employee information and be a resource for ministries participating in the My Admin Partner (MAP) program.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited business or accounting school or equivalent combination of education and/or experience preferred.
• 3-5 years of payroll processing experience preferred
• 1-2 years of benefit experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Experience utilizing payroll software

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