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The School District of Philadelphia · 19 hours ago

Payroll Technical Supervisor

Payroll (9EX0), United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to transforming educational opportunities for its diverse student population. They are seeking a Payroll Technical Supervisor to oversee payroll-related tasks, manage subordinate staff, and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

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Responsibilities

Oversees and supervises the termination and adjustment units; plans, coordinates, assigns and reviews the work of subordinate staff engaged in various payroll activities; monitors and evaluates customer complaints and maintains data which is used to evaluate and detect trends in the types of complaints being received; ensures that staff is responsive to all District personnel and that problems are resolved in a timely manner

Implements processes to ensure timely and accurate set-up of tax shelter annuities for termination payments

On a routine basis, conducts audits of biweekly payroll runs to ensure the accuracy of transaction such as, but not limited to, federal and state deductions and to prevent the need for complicated corrective actions

Conducts audits of work production and makes work assignments to staff; takes the necessary measures to ensure the accuracy and quality of work produced; monitors workflow to ensure timely completion of all activity

Verifies the accuracy of ACT 51 leave accruals and corrections

Produces and approves online manual checks

Receives and responds to correspondence and phone calls related to a variety of complex payroll issues and problems; evaluates complaints and issues and determines the most appropriate course of action; guides complaint resolution process to ensure that acceptable closing is achieved and that customer satisfaction is attained

Participates in the development of departmental priorities, work schedules and assignments; reviews the operations of the department to determine workflow and ensure that departmental resources are allocated appropriately for optimal productivity for termination and adjustment areas

Researches and conducts analyses of payroll transactions to ensure that employees have been compensated accurately for termination payments and retroactive adjustments; reviews the coding of pay and leave events to ensure that proper coding is used on payroll documents

Serves as the liaison with other School District offices; provides direction and assistance to offices on termination payments, adjustments and retroactive payments; coordinates and interfaces with other departments to resolve problems

Writes training and procedural documents; plans and conducts training for subordinate personnel

Assists with payroll processes for special projects

Qualification

ADVANTAGEPayroll processingACT 51Seagate Crystal ReportsMicrosoft ExcelTraining practicesInterpersonal skillsDocumentationCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

Six years of full-time, paid experience working with complex payroll procedures in a large-scale computerized system, two years of which have included operational experience in the payroll processing areas of ADVANTAGE

Demonstrated knowledge of Adjustment and termination transaction processing in ADVANTAGE

Demonstrated knowledge of Standard practices, methods and procedures applicable to large scale payroll processing operations

Demonstrated knowledge of ADVANTAGE HR as it applies to payroll processing and the dynamics of the functional relationship

Demonstrated knowledge of the various areas/departments within the District whose work processes interact with and/or impact the payroll function

Demonstrated knowledge of INFOPAC reports

Demonstrated knowledge of the automated termination pay process

Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft WORD, EXCEL and /or other software applications to create financial spreadsheets

Demonstrated knowledge of ACT 51 transaction processes

Demonstrated knowledge of training practices and procedures

Demonstrated knowledge of the current methods, processes and techniques utilized in the implementation of initiatives

Demonstrated ability to learn and use the Seagate Crystal Reports system

Demonstrated ability to document payroll procedures and practices