SENIOR MANAGER, PAYROLL SERVICES

Orange County Public Schools•Orlando, FL

About The Position

To provide leadership and decision making for all aspects of the Payroll Department. Work as a team member to ensure new projects are successful by determining the best payroll business practices for the organization as a whole. Manage and supervise to ensure effective team-work when meeting payroll deadlines, producing efficient output and integrating with other departments to ensure proper work flow, while maintaining the integrity of the school district.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Business Management or a related field.
Three (3) years of experience in ERP systems and the associated payroll business processes required.
Knowledge and commitment to decentralized decision-making, and accountability for results.
Ability to work and communicate effectively with senior management and the end users (schools and department personnel); ability to analyze business processes within the Payroll Department in order to provide recommendations for improvements that achieve expected ends/results.
Analytical skills for reviewing information, identifying important payroll issues and formulating alternative solutions to problems in area of responsibility.
Knowledge of SAP HR module and payroll operational processes; ability to remain current with changing payroll technology as it relates to SAP HR processes and operations.
Ability to think and function logically in a multi-tasking environment.
Partnering skills to successfully achieve ends/results.
Ability to clearly understand the payroll vision and strategies that management is striving to achieve.
Ability to provide leadership to other members of the Payroll Department.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year supervisory experience preferred.
Experience working with large payroll systems in the public sector preferred.
Experience in PeopleSoft, SAP or other enterprise system preferred.

Responsibilities

Manifest a professional code of ethics and values.
Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
Model the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization and management tasks.
Provide leadership as a member of the Payroll Department responsible for managing the payroll tax functions within the department with an understanding of problems and solutions as they relate to the current and future business environment.
Demonstrate competency applicable to identifying legal requirements that are directly linked to the payroll operational and business goals of the district.
Formulate or modify procedures to solve complex payroll problems based on new tax laws and legislation.
Create process changes by integrating new processes with existing ones, and communicate new reporting and reconciliation procedures for payroll processing.
Direct, oversee and evaluate every direct report regarding productivity in achieving expected district priorities.
Plan and direct a system of feedback and evaluation of the payroll processes function to determine its responsiveness to the learning communities, district departments and the schools.
Provide leadership of the Disaster Tracking process.
Responsible for FEMA tracking, reporting and reconciliation.
Engage with all business areas to ensure proper application of the tracking process and compiles the data for the entire District to ensure FEMA Federal/State reimbursement and required linkages of the business system are compatible and integrated with other business areas.
Provide key decision making as it relates to the District electronic timesheets to ensure proper payment and audit compliance for all District employees.
Work closely with the Business Analysts to make decision regarding resolve critical payroll issues for the entire District.
Keep the Assistant Director, Payroll Services informed concerning issues and incidents about which he/she should be aware.
Demonstrate ability to work independently to become proficient in the use and understanding of new applications to provide recommendations for payroll process improvements in SAP.
Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines and the district’s instructional initiatives.
Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
Develop leadership in subordinates.
Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS.
With the support of the district, attend training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
∗ Responsible for self-development and keeping up to date on current research, trends and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.