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Job Description
The Payroll Manager is responsible for managing and directing electronic payroll production and leave administration for approximately 1,300 employees of the Office of the City Administrator, which includes Administrative Services and Department of Technology as well as the Rent Board. This position will develop, implement, maintain and evaluate payroll and leaves administration procedures and guidelines; manage and direct professional, technical and clerical payroll and leaves administration personnel; and coordinate and monitor compliance of payroll and leave administration activities.
Examples of Important and Essential Duties:
Manages the direct payroll functions and leaves and workers’ compensation administration for all City Administrator Office’s departments and divisions.
Manages and directs staff engaged in time reporting, payroll processing and leaves and workers’ compensation administration.
Coordinates the delivery of payroll data; develops performance measures; and manages productivity to improve payroll operations and services; participates in the identification, analysis and resolution of problems, issues and conflicts.
Determines and verifies proper salary payment in compliance with prescribed rules and regulations, such as various government codes, charter provisions, and union contracts; maintains related accounting controls for audit purposes.
Provides guidance in the preparation, review and maintenance of a variety of complex payroll and leaves records and reports, memoranda and correspondence.
Interprets and implements pertinent laws, ordinances, regulations, policies and procedures to clarify and expedite payroll processing and coordinate employee leaves.
Develops and updates procedures and techniques for payroll and leaves related personnel functions; writes new procedures for the implementation of policies.
Ensures payroll procedures comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and guidelines and payroll best practices and internal controls.
Participates in conferences and staff meetings relating to departmental activities, civil service rule changes and new procedures to improve payroll operations; attends and participates in meetings regarding electronic data processing and its application to payroll and personnel operations.
Interprets and documents pertinent labor contract provisions, charter and administrative code provisions, civil service rules, annual salary ordinances, departmental rules and other documents governing employees' pay and benefit rights; provides written and oral explanations to management, union officials and employees.
Confers with departmental representatives, Health Service System, Retirement System, representatives of outside organizations and others regarding the interpretation and application of various laws, codes, rules and other matters pertaining to payroll operations.
Performs related duties as required.