Supervising Accountant (Payroll)- Department of Finance

City of San Jose • San Jose, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Department is currently seeking to fill one (1) full-time Supervising Accountant vacancy in the Accounting Division. The mission of the Finance Department is to manage, protect, and report on City of San José financial resources to enhance the City’s financial condition for residents, businesses, and investors. The Finance Department has five core divisions: Accounting Administration, Debt & Treasury Management, Purchasing & Risk Management, and Revenue Management. The Finance Department works in partnership with the departments of Human Resources, Information Technology, and Public Works as the City’s Strategic Support City Service Area to effectively develop, manage, and safeguard City fiscal, physical, technological, and human resources to enable and enhance the delivery of City services and projects. The Finance Department has a $27.4 million operating budget and 128 budgeted full-time equivalent (FTE) positions.

Requirements

• Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field, including at least 18 semester units in accounting subjects.
• Five (5) years of experience at the working level of a professional accountant, including two (2) years in a supervising position.
• Possession of a valid State of California driver's license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of State Controller’s Office reporting, Annual Compensation reporting, Public Records Act (PRA) requests, and audit support
• Retirement prefunding calculations, reconciliations, pension rate updates, and coordination with retirement system requirements
• Review and implementation of Payroll memoranda, labor agreement changes, and MPP retroactive payroll reviews
• Oversight of executive payroll, fiscal/calendar year-end payroll processing, and emergency payroll support
• Development and maintenance of payroll queries, reporting tools, and payroll reconciliations, and support for payroll system issue resolution through the PaySuper email alias
• Oversight of vehicles imputed income calculations, military leave reconciliations, sick leave payoff projections, and other complex payroll-related analyses
• Supervision and development of payroll accounting staff, including oversight of labor distribution, General Ledger activity grouping, payroll system changes, internal controls, and EOC payroll reporting responsibilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level