Payroll Accountant

Senior Accountant - Payroll Specialist The City of Galt is accepting applications for Senior Accountant - Payroll Specialist. The ideal candidate will have extensive expertise in public agency accounting, complex government payroll systems, and statutory regulations, including GASB, GAAP, and FLSA, as well as a demonstrated ability to maintain absolute fiscal accountability for public funds. Base Pay Increases: Effective July 1, 2027: $43.75 - $53.18. Additional pay (upon assignment and eligibility): Incentive pay - up to 5% incentive for City-approved educational courses. Longevity pay - beginning at 10 years of service, 5%; at 15 years of service, 7.5%. Bilingual pay - $100 per month. Cell phone stipend - $75 per month. Medical-in-lieu - employees who waive the City's medical coverage shall receive $200 per month for employee only, $350 per month for employee plus one, and $500 per month for family. Benefits include a home buying program, tuition reimbursement, holiday pay, vacation leave, sick leave, admin leave, health insurance, life insurance, long term disability, and EAP. Under direction, performs a variety of advanced level accounting work including recording and reporting of financial transactions within budgetary controls; supports and implements accounting and auditing procedures and standards, reconciles financial activity, participates in audit activities, performs a variety of grant administration duties; prepares financial reports and work papers, performs review and analysis of funds and accounts including balance sheet, revenue and expenditure accounts, and provides highly responsible staff assistance to assigned management staff. Supervision received and exercised: Receives general direction from the Accounting Manager or higher level management staff. No direct supervision of staff is exercised. May exercise technical and/or direct supervision over other accounting and clerical staff. Class characteristics: This is the advanced journey level in the Accountant series; positions at this level perform more complex duties and responsibilities, exercising a significant level of independent judgment in the performance of their duties; work assigned to this advanced level requires a specialized technical or functional expertise beyond the journey level such as diverse accounting systems, extensive labor cost allocations and considerable financial analysis/reporting requirements; positions may also be assigned lead supervisory duties over lower level staff when such assignments are a formal organizational responsibility supervising at least three subordinate staff members.