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For Faculty & Staff <\/a>For Student Employees<\/a><\/div>\n

MET Finance manages the payroll function for all faculty, staff, and students of Metropolitan College & Extended Education \u201cMET\u201d. Our staff direct and assist MET leaders and other employees with payroll-related responsibilities, and provide policy\/procedural guidance, and training. MET Finance serves as a liaison with MET departments and the MET Office of the Dean, as well as with Central University offices including University Human Resources, University Payroll, the Student Employment Office, and the Provost, along with coordinating payroll involving other University Schools and Colleges.
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Faculty and Staff Payroll<\/h2>\n

Your Pay<\/h3>\n

I-9 Compliance<\/h4>
All new employees of Boston University must complete a Form I-9 within their first three days of employment. Human Resources will forward instructions to you once you have accepted a job offer. For all information on completing the Form I-9 including a list of acceptable identification documents you may navigate to the BU Form I-9 site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Setting up Direct Deposit<\/h4>
As a new hire, you must arrange to have your compensation transferred directly to your bank account. As a current<\/u> employee, you may change banks and need to update your direct deposit information. Directions for adding or changing your direct deposit information can be found on the BU HR website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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W-2 Form<\/h4>
A W-2 tax form reports important information to you about the income you’ve earned from BU, the amount of taxes withheld from your paycheck, benefits provided and other information for the year. You use this form to file your federal and state taxes. Active employees can access their W-2 forms by navigating to your SAP central portal > Employee Self-Service > W-2 Display.<\/p>\n

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W-4 Form<\/h4>
This is an IRS form that you complete which allows BU to appropriately calculate your federal tax withholding from each paycheck. To create, edit or display the number of allowances you will be declaring on your compensation, please navigate to your SAP central portal > Employee Self-Service > W-4 Tax Withholding.<\/p>\n

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Entering Your Hours (weekly paid employees only)<\/h4>
If you are a non-exempt weekly paid employee, you must enter your weekly hours and these must be approved by your supervisor by 12:00 noon each Tuesday for the work week ending the previous Sunday. You will be notified by MET Finance on any deviations to this deadline due to holiday or university breaks. For complete instructions on entering and submitting your time, please visit the University Payroll FAQ<\/a>. A quick reference time entry guide<\/a> is also available.<\/p>\n

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Managers and Supervisors of Staff Employees<\/h3>\n

Hiring<\/h4>
Note that per MET policy, hiring any staff employee requires the approval of MET Dean Tanya Zlateva and MET Director of Human Resources, Julie Prendergast.<\/p>\n

Please contact Julie for assistance initiating the hiring process at: jprend@bu.edu<\/a>, 617-358-3166.<\/p>\n

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Hiring Employees to Perform Work from Outside the United States<\/h4>
There are complex legal risks and other financial concerns associated with hiring employees who will be working from outside the United States. Note that the Dean\u2019s pre-approval is required<\/u>.<\/p>\n

If you are considering such a hire, please first review the guidelines from BU HR<\/a> on this topic, and if you still wish to pursue this hire, please contact MET HR and MET Finance for assistance.<\/p>\n

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Permanent Staff Hiring<\/h4>
Note that BU Human Resources is the only office that may extend job offers to candidates seeking regular staff positions. Dean and MET HR approval is required.<\/p>\n

Department Managers should contact MET Director of Human Resources, Julie Prendergast who will guide and oversee the job posting and hiring process: jprend@bu.edu<\/a>, 617-358-3166.<\/p>\n

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Temporary Staff Agency Hiring (Terrier Temps)<\/h4>
To address departmental needs for temporary labor staffing, the University has partnered with a recruiting and employment management firm, Kelly Services, to provide managers with a competitively priced and easy to manage labor program, \u201cTerrierTemps\u201d that is administratively integrated with SAP.<\/p>\n

Department managers must first forward an approval request to Dean Zlateva and copy the MET Director of HR Julie Prendergast.<\/p>\n

With proper MET approval, using the BUworks TerrierTemps portal, you will be able to submit labor requisitions, review r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, select candidates, and approve timesheets all in one place.<\/p>\n

Comprehensive instructions are provided at the BU Sourcing & Procurement website<\/a>, where you will be guided on:<\/p>\n