Payroll Manager, Finance And It Division, Accounting - Sf Municipal Transportation Agency

Job Description
Position Description:
The Payroll Manager, under general administrative direction of the SFMTA Controller, is responsible for directing the bi-weekly payroll processing for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s 6,000 employees. The manager coordinates multiple timekeeping systems, has knowledge of relevant federal, state, and local regulations and the ability to grasp the organization’s and City’s negotiated MOU Agreements. The position oversees a large payroll team, developing, implementing and maintaining payroll procedures and guidelines. The position will collaborate closely with Human Resources and accounting teams.
Examples of Important and Essential Duties:
Manages and directs staff engaged in payroll processing to ensure a best-of-service payroll operation and timely submission to Payroll and Personnel Services Division (PPSD).
Directs the implementation of Charter and Administrative Code provisions, Civil Service Rules, Annual Salary Ordinance, departmental policies and other documents governing employee compensation and benefits.
Ensures payroll procedures comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and guidelines, and payroll best practices and internal controls.
Works closely with the Employee/Labor Relations Manager to ensure labor agreements’compensation provisions are implemented correctly.
Recommends and implements new procedures and policy changes for the payroll processing within the SFMTA.
Develops, implements, and oversees payroll systems and procedures to optimize resources, streamline processes and deliver excellent customer service to internal customers.
Coordinates delivery of statistical and financial data to executive team in the management of absenteeism, overtime, and labor costs.
Runs root-cause analysis to understand and rectify any recurring issues, liaising with ELR, PPSD, Peoplesoft functional team and management to ensure success going forward.
Confers with Health Service System, Retirement System, PPSD, representatives of outside agencies, and others regarding the interpretation and application of various laws, codes, rules and other matters pertaining to payroll operations.
Participates in Senior Management Team meetings to make certain payroll is aligned to the agency's strategic plan.
Performs other related duties as assigned.