Accounting Supervisor - Payroll

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! Provides supervision to the payroll function. Assists with the annual outside audit and preparation of the annual financial report. Provides technical guidance and direction to assigned staff. Applicants are required to submit a resume and cover letter. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Supervises the Payroll Analysts and Specialists. Completes bi-weekly payroll collecting, analyzing, reporting, and reconciling timesheets. Performs quarterly, monthly, and yearly reporting and carries out standard payroll & time keeping auditing. Assists in scheduling & coordination of new configuration and testing with internal and external teams for the City’s accounting, time tracking, and payroll systems. Oversees administration of the City’s time entry system for usage and legal compliance. Assists in designing new configuration, developing test cases, performing testing. Recommends for hire, supervises, trains and develops staff through review of performance data, conferences, training, and counseling. Monitors financial transactions to ensure proper accounting of public funds. Participates in the annual external audit by ensuring all documents and schedules are prepared and available. Assists with the annual year-end financial system closeout process by ensuring all general ledger reconciliations, accruals, and various year-end adjustments and entries are accurate and complete. Serves in supervisory capacity in the absence of the Assistant Finance Director, Controller, and Accounting Managers. Provides technical guidance and direction to Payroll staff on GAAP principals, Federal, State, and City Policy requirements; reviews work and reconciliations. Makes recommendations to resolve issues and improve procedures, processes and accountability related to financial matters throughout the City departments. Performs other duties as assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business or a related field. Four (4) years of full-time increasing responsibility in an accounting environment. Any equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications. Knowledge of: Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Governmental accounting principles and methods. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Texas law as it relates to City finances and payroll. Automated financial management systems. Modern office methods, practices, procedures, and equipment. Skill in: Preparing a variety of financial statements, reports and analyses. Communicating effectively, both orally and in writing. Using computer accounting and spreadsheet software. Examining and verifying financial documents and reports. Analyzing, interpreting and preparing financial and statistical information for City management. Applying accounting formulas, performing calculations sufficiently verifying totals and reconciling differences. Comprehending complex oral and written instructions and technical terminology, working accurately with numerical detail. Supervising and motivating employee team; making judgments regarding supervisory interactions and promoting the “team” concept for task accomplishment. Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. Reading financial reports, professional journals, inter and intra office correspondence, educational and leadership materials. Composing narrative portions of annual budget and other reports; writing memos and letters. Understanding and interpreting complex financial and mathematical reports and presentations. Analyzing data and preparing financial forecasts and developing related spreadsheets. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Valid Class "C" Texas driver’s license required. Out-of-state license holders must have a valid license and provide a three-year driving history. Experience with Workday payroll and time tracking administration preferred. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Standing, sitting, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fine dexterity, kneeling, crouching, crawling, bending, twisting, climbing, balancing, vision, hearing, talking, use of foot controls. Hiring Range: $68,586.44 - $85,924.80, annually. Regular-Full time #J-18808-Ljbffr