ELDE - Payroll Supervisor

City of Oakland•Oakland, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone. Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees. As a Payroll Supervisor (Human Resource Operations Supervisor), you will be an integral member of the Department of Finance’s Payroll Team. You will be key in managing day-to-day payroll processes, developing innovative processes and procedures, creating user documentation, and implementing payroll solutions. The Finance Department provides quality government financial services to the City of Oakland. We manage the City’s financial affairs with the highest degree of customer service, honesty, and integrity. We value teamwork, trust, accountability, and fiscal responsibility. We are looking for someone who is an experienced leader, a strong relationship builder with excellent communication skills, dependable and results-driven, self-motivated, organized and detail-oriented, and able to work as part of a team or independently.

Requirements

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade, and college level coursework in data processing and accounting.
Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the operation of an automated payroll/personnel system including at least three years as a lead worker or supervisor.

Nice To Haves

Municipal government and organization experience.
Experience with Oracle E-business version R12 payroll system.
Experience with retroactive calculations.
Experience with payroll laws/regulations.
Experience with creating user documentation and training.

Responsibilities

Assigning, directing, training, and evaluating the performance of 6 staff members in the operations unit.
Researching and resolving complex and unusual payroll problems and issues.
Developing training programs for operations and departmental payroll staff.
Interpreting and implementing complex procedures, regulations, guidelines, and policies.
Completing complex sets of activities within critical schedules, often under stressful working conditions.
Serving as a system security administrator.
Staying up to date on payroll regulations.
Serving as a technical resource to both departmental payroll staff and operations unit personnel.

Benefits

37.5-hour work weeks.
15 paid holidays
Vacation: 2 weeks per year minimum with the ability to accrue more depending on public sector years of service
Retirement: CalPERS (California Public Employees’ Retirement System) with a pension formula of 2.5% @ 55 (for Classic CalPERS members) and 2% @ 62 for new CalPERS members. Classic Employees contribute 8% of pre-tax wages. The City of Oakland does not participate in Social Security
Health: The City of Oakland pays the full cost of employee and eligible dependent coverage at the Kaiser rate. Other plans include Anthem, Blue Shield, United Health Care, and other HMO and PPO plans.
Dental: Delta Dental full premium for employees and eligible dependents
Vision: VSP full premium for employees and eligible dependents
Sick leave: Employees accrue 12 days per year.
Deferred Compensation: 457(b) pre-tax plan and an after-tax ROTH 401(k)plan
Flexible Spending Account
Wellness Program
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Life Insurance up to $200k & Employee Training.