Sr. Manager, Payroll

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Manages all necessary activities to ensure successful and compliant close outs of month-end, quarter-end and year-end, to include preparation of journal entries, tax returns and remittances, pension and deferred compensation remittances, required reporting to employees and governmental and oversight agencies, etc.  
• Works collectively with the management group on the development of organizational objectives.
• Prepares and develops documents relating to department goals, policies and future needs.
• Performs or assigns and reviews technical research of payroll and related benefits to ensure compliance with all requirements.
• Serves as a member of KCAB’s Covered Entity and is responsible for ensuring the privacy and security of Protected Health Information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and KCAB Policy 1040.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and seven years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Maintains Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) clearance
• Obtain/maintain position appropriate NIMS & emergency training
• Certified Payroll Professional and/or other equivalent or additional certification preferred
• Ability to obtain and maintain position appropriate Federal security clearance

DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Management principles and practices
• Generally accepted accounting principles and practices (GAAP)
• Corporate and governmental tax law
• Payroll and related benefits laws and processes
• Garnishment and levy regulations and other withholdings
• Human Resource Information System
• Financial Management Information System
• Problem solving
• Project management

DEMONSTRATED SKILL IN:

• Clearly and effectively communicating, and advocating, both orally and in writing
• Use of a variety of computer-based technologies including word processing, and spreadsheets
• Establishing and maintaining effective, fair, cooperative, collaborative and respectful relationships with internal and external colleagues, peers, work teams and workgroups
• Payroll and related benefits processing
• General ledger reconciliation
• Use of independent judgment
• Team leadership