Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager

The Payroll Manager position at the City of Tucson's Human Resources Department is responsible for managing payroll operations and system administration, including testing, troubleshooting, auditing, and implementing payroll processes. This position ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations through reporting, audits, and correspondence with regulatory agencies, while also overseeing payroll projects.

Work is performed under the supervision of the Human Resources Administrator HR Systems & Payroll. This position exercises supervision over payroll personnel.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Leads testing and troubleshooting of payroll scenarios within the Workday and timekeeping systems.
• Conducts weekly payroll auditing by reconciling registers and auditing reports to balance Federal, State, OASDI, and Medicare wages and taxes for Quarterly and Annual forms to report wages and taxes.
• Assists with the implementation, evaluation and interpretation of department policies, projects and procedures including city-wide implementation and use of the timekeeping system.
• Oversees and assists the City's Payroll Division with the administration of child support, garnishments, verification of employment, military supplemental pay, auditing department time checks, bi-weekly payroll, payouts of separated employees and city-wide payroll training.
• Provides leadership, direction, mentorship, and training of designated staff members.
• Creates, recommends, implements, and evaluates improvements in payroll processes to create efficiency across the city.
• Performs all other duties and tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

Education : Bachelor's Degree Work Experience : Four (4) years of related work experience. Equivalency : Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.