ABOUT THIS POSITION

The City of Phoenix strives to be an employer of choice and is honored to be recognized on the Forbes list of America's Best-In-State Employers 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. With more than 14,000 employees working across 41 departments, the City of Phoenix offers opportunity for career growth and advancement. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your career, working in public service offers many rewards! Be a part of building the Phoenix of tomorrow.

There is an exciting career opportunity for a Payroll Manager/Accounting Supervisor in the Central Payroll Division in the Finance Department. The Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the City's multiple bi-weekly and monthly payrolls, ensuring employees and retirees are paid accurately and timely, complying with tax and labor regulations, and leading the payroll team, while maintaining accurate payroll records and generating necessary payroll and financial reports. They are also responsible for the operational implementation for the City's planned new Time and Labor module project and any other future payroll system upgrades.

Considerable independence is exercised in managing such complex operations and having thorough knowledge of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), IRS rules and regulations, garnishment rules, and federal and state tax and legal policies, is vital in this role. This position acts as a key liaison between City departments regarding all payroll matters. Work is performed under the general direction of a Deputy Finance Director and requires the ability to be self-directed.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing the entire payroll team and activities to deliver efficient processes and controls.
• Reviewing payroll tax withholding processing and general ledger liability reconciliations.
• Performing advanced technical and highly methodological work of a varied nature.
• Acting subject matter expert in all aspects of payroll.
• Enforcing established payroll related policies and regulations across the organization.
• Serving as the key strategic partner to collaborate and communicate actively with internal departments (Retirement, HR/HRIS, Law, Audit, Budget and Research and ITS) to ensure proper compliance with internal and external policies.
• Managing regular preparation of relevant reports and documents, including monthly, quarterly, and year-end forms (W-2, 1099-R, 1099-MISC), and federal and state taxes (941 and 945 forms).
• Reviewing and analyzing current practices on a regular basis and identifying process improvement and efficiency leading to best-practice operations.
• Developing staff training and writing standard operating procedures.
• Establishing departmental measurements that support and tracking progress towards strategic and operational goals and KPI's.
• Ensuring appropriate oversight and controls are in place for all processes and outputs to meet external, internal and other compliance standards and regulations.
• Partnering with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and HRIS technical experts to ensure the PeopleSoft eCHRIS system meets the City's needs and strategic goals.
• Interpreting and applying Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) labor agreements and city pay plans accurately.

A hybrid in-office/telework schedule may be approved at the discretion of the Department Director following the completion of an initial training period. Telework is subject to department need and could change in the future.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Is detailed oriented and process driven.
• Possesses:
  • Knowledge of Accounting Principles & Practices.
  • Working knowledge of relevant legal regulations.
  • Payroll compliance and legislative regulations knowledge.
• Exhibits ability to multi-task effectively and deal with complex calculations.
• Demonstrates:
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong planning and problem-solving skills.
  • Solid research and analytical skills.
  • Exceptional time management and organizational skills.

SALARY

Pay Range: $93,121.60 to $137,592.00 annually.

Hiring Range: $93,121.60 to $118,872.00 annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Three years of professional-level supervisory experience in governmental accounting or auditing.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, economics, or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• May require working early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
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• The City job description can be found here .

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation.
• Minimum of five years' experience leading a payroll team.
• Tax filing and reporting experience.
• Auditing payroll and/or financial reports experience.
• Experience with:
  • Payroll/financial software implementation/updates.
  • Implementing Internal Controls & Polices.
  • Training staff.
  • Writing standard operational procedures.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes July 28, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Accounting Supervisor, JC:03280, ID# 58606, 07/21/25, USM, RAL, Benefits: 007

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