Senior Human Resources Analyst

City of Stockton•Stockton, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Stockton is seeking a Senior Human Resources Analyst for its Workforce Planning division. This role requires an experienced recruitment professional with a strong background in full-cycle recruitment, particularly within the public sector. The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop innovative recruitment strategies. This position serves as a subject matter expert in recruitment and selection, managing complex and high-volume recruitments while ensuring compliance with relevant rules, laws, and regulations. The role involves analyzing workforce trends, evaluating recruitment metrics, conducting research, and providing data-driven recommendations. This is an opportunity for a collaborative, customer-focused professional passionate about public service and effective talent acquisition.

Requirements

Principles, practices, and techniques of public human resources administration.
Recruitment and testing, selection, and job analysis techniques.
General practices and procedures related to processing claims.
Basic statistical concepts and methods.
Financial record keeping, bookkeeping, and basic accounting principles.
Principles and practices of payroll preparation, processing, reporting, and maintenance.
Basic principles of employee development and training.
Classification and compensation, benefits analysis, and administration techniques.
Applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and requirements related to entitled leaves and benefit programs.
Basic equal employment principles and practices.
Basic labor relations principles and practices in a collective bargaining environment, conflict resolution and negotiation techniques.
Standard office practices and procedures, including basic business usage of personal computers including databases, spreadsheet and word processing.
Methods of auditing, reconciling records and budgeting principles.
Basic supervisory principles and practices.
Designing effective recruitment programs to obtain qualified candidates.
Developing valid and effective selection procedures.
Conducting classification, organizational, and compensation studies.
Technical and analytical report writing.
Calculating payroll and paid time off deductions.
Reviewing and reconciling calculated payroll data computations including salaries, benefits, taxes, and garnishments.
Finalizing payroll journal entries.
Organizing and prioritizing work.
Meeting critical deadlines.
Following up with assignments.
Evaluating alternatives and making sound independent judgment calls within established guidelines.
Analyzing complex technical information, evaluating alternatives, and making sound, independent judgment within established guidelines.
Interpreting and applying laws, regulations, and policies.
Communicating clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
Preparing and maintaining accurate records and files.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
Operating standard office equipment, including a personal computer.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in business or public administration, industrial relations, or a related field.
Three years of professional-level human resource experience in a generalist capacity, which has included responsibilities in more than one of the functional areas outlined above.
Experience MUST be directly related to the role’s responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a public agency setting is desirable.
Additional years of experience in a position comparable to the Human Resources Analyst with the City of Stockton in areas such as recruitment, selection, classification, compensation, employee/labor relations, benefits, payroll and/or retirement, or technical administration in a human resources setting may be substituted for the education requirement on a year for year basis.

Responsibilities

Designs and implements recruitment programs to obtain qualified candidates.
Prepares job announcements, advertisements, and other recruitment materials.
Coordinates, designs, and administers job-related selection procedures, including application reviews, written and performance tests, oral examinations, and assessment centers.
Screens applications for qualifications and establishes employment lists.
Conducts organizational studies, audits new or modified analysis documentation, and performs complex research.
Collects compensation and benefit data and prepares analyses and reports for City Council.
Provides classification, compensation, benefits, retirement, and other HR information to other agencies.
Develops, prepares, and maintains databases, spreadsheets, and reports for file management.
Assists in the implementation and monitoring of compliance policies and programs.
Drafts complex directives, memos, and correspondence.
Develops and implements various employee training programs.
Provides and develops technical training to City staff in the area of specialty.
Collects information and serves as backup during negotiations with employee organizations and/or for grievance proceedings.
Reviews and recommends changes to existing labor agreements.
Drafts contract labor proposals and Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) language.
Conducts grievance and discipline investigations and makes recommendations on discipline levels.
Assists management with the preparation for and handling of various types of hearings.
Receives, reviews, verifies, and processes payroll records and related documentation.
Audits all payroll data for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with policies and procedures.
Reviews and maintains timecard submissions and audits timecard records.
Reviews and reconciles calculated payroll figures, including salaries, benefits, taxes, and garnishments.
Finalizes payroll journal entries.
Audits timekeeping records for compliance with established standards and overtime rules.
Integrates various leave payments.
Assures compliance with City, State, and Federal requirements.
Prepares quarterly, annual, and tax reporting statements.
Processes retirement plan contributions.
Analyzes employee pay, deductions, and benefits to determine correct reporting amounts.
Provides guidance to department officials on human resources issues.
Answers payroll and benefits-related questions from City employees.
Researches and resolves payroll issues.
Explains City payroll policies and procedures.
Audits, reconciles, researches, and prepares various types of information for the area of specialty.
Researches and resolves complex issues related to all leave entitlements.
Confers with and interprets MOUs, policies, procedures, and regulations to City staff and the public.
Conducts varied analytical studies and prepares reports, correspondence, and written materials.
Monitors developments in the human resources field, evaluates their impact, and recommends policy and procedural improvements.
Interprets retirement laws and policies.
Provides lead direction to staff in work procedures.
May plan, direct, and review the work of assigned staff on a day-to-day or project basis.
May serve as the administrator for the City’s payroll and timekeeping systems, including implementation, testing, and troubleshooting.