Management Analyst, Senior Payroll

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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent fostering growth opportunities and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

This is an essential position which requires the selected candidate to report to work for an emergency due to inclement weather/natural disaster.

The selected candidate is not required to work 24 hours on call weekend and holiday call duty

• Oversee and manage the bi-weekly payroll processing for the Department of Public Utilities.
• Establish direct contact with agency supervisors and managers responsible for approving time.
• Research missing time and unapproved timecards for each pay period.
• Process Payroll Action Forms (PAFs) including shift differentials vacation payouts retroactive payments and overpayments.
• Prepare and submit various payroll and leave reports for management review.
• Train management and supervisors on payroll processes and procedures.
• Work closely with Human Resources and Finance Payroll to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing in compliance with departmental and City policies.
• Supervise Management Analyst Associate staff responsible for time and attendance functions.
• Oversee payroll validation processes to ensure employees are paid correctly and on time including verification that retroactive payments have been processed accurately.
• Resolve escalated payroll issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Handle confidential employee information with discretion and professionalism.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree in business or public administration or field related to assignment
• Four years of journey-level professional experience in area related to assignment such as program/project management or management/policy/financial analysis
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong knowledge of payroll administration time and attendance practices leave management and payroll compliance.
• Ability to interpret and apply City policies procedures and payroll regulations.
• Ability to analyze payroll data identify discrepancies and implement corrective action.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with supervisors employees Human Resources and Finance.
• Ability to lead staff provide training and support process improvement initiatives.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with a high degree of professionalism.

LICENSING CERTIFICATIONS and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• None required

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Analysis and reporting of data
• Audit practices
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Debt and grant management
• Economic and accounting principles
• Background in department of focus
• EDI processes and guidelines
• Education and training principles
• English language including the meaning and spelling of words composition and grammar
• General financial reporting
• Laws rules and fines in and around ACH transactions
• Ordinances government regulations agency rules and the legislative process
• Payment systems
• Payroll accounting
• Principles for providing customer service including meeting quality standards for services and customer satisfaction

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Analyzing complex issues
• Building budgets expenditures and revenue forecasts
• Communicating with various internal and external departments
• Drafting and revising documents
• Forecasting
• Managing multiple priorities and deadlines
• Managing program in focus area
• Overseeing financial transactions
• Preparing forecasts reports analyses for special projects etc.
• Supporting various activities in area of focus
• Teaching and instructing individuals and groups
• Oral and written communication

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Adapt
• Analyze information
• Make decisions
• Multi-task
• Problem solve
• Work in teams

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes odors dusts gases and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people imminent danger and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk hear see and perform repetitive motions; frequently reach and finger; and occasionally climb balance stoop kneel crouch crawl reach stand push pull lift walk grasp and feel. The working conditions may not include environmental terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties this classification is considered to be sedentary exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

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The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process please contact Veronica Kenner by email at

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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