POSITION OVERVIEW:

· Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements.
· Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data.
· Reviews and analyzes current payroll and payroll related benefits and tax procedures.
· Creates and maintains payroll codes in the ERP system.
· Sets up and reconciles voluntary payroll deductions.
· Manages payroll workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely.
· Pays employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers.
· Processes biweekly payroll and all payroll related transactions for the organization.
· Communicates actively with Department Directors, other staff members and employees, and the Finance team to review cross-departmental impacts and reconcile data sharing.
· Resolves all payroll issues and communicates/explains the resolution in-person or via phone/e-mail to affected individuals.
· Identifies areas of opportunity to improve existing ERP processes, functionality, and workflow, and maximizes technological capabilities to reduce manual processes and improve data management and efficiency.
· Ensures accuracy and completeness of data in master files and various support tools.
· Utilizes tools to develop custom reporting out of the ERP system and acts as a point of contact to all users on retrieving data from the system to meet their needs.
· Demonstrates continuous effort to improve division and/or department operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively to provide quality customer service.
· Maintain, identify, and recommend updates to payroll related software, systems, and policies and procedures.
· Organizes payroll information to respond to periodic audits and external reporting requirements.
· Reconciles benefit related invoices to payroll deductions monthly and reports discrepancies to the Director of Human Resources and Director of Finance.
· Ensures payroll functions are staffed during employee absences.
Responsible for ensuring all financial, tax, and payroll year-end reporting requirements and deadlines are adhered to. (Examples include but are not limited to: W-2, ACA)
· Other duties and projects as assigned.
· Additional job duties are listed in the full job description.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field and/or equivalent experience preferred.
· Minimum of three (3) years of full-time equivalent related experience preferably in a municipal setting.
· Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the essential job functions of this position.

Please refer the Job description for details