Payroll Manager

• Supervise, train, and mentor payroll staff to ensure high levels of performance and accuracy within the payroll team.
• Oversee the preparation, processing, and distribution of payroll for all employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with relevant laws.
• Stay current with changes in tax laws, employment regulations, and labor laws to ensure the payroll department remains compliant.
• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of payroll systems and software, ensuring data integrity and troubleshooting processing issues.
• Prepare and submit required payroll reports to management, including payroll-related analysis, statements, and projections.
• Work with payroll provider to prepare quarterly payroll earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, retirement, and benefit summary reports and filings.
• Collaborate with department managers to plan and implement solutions to payroll-related issues.
• Oversee payroll processes, maintenance of records, and compilation of reports from the accounting database.
• Assist the team and respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll issues, deductions, and other payroll-related concerns.
• Maintain data continuity between payroll and accounting systems.
• Act as backup for payroll staff to ensure continuous operations.
• Perform all related duties as needed and assigned.

• Perform all duties and responsibilities of a Payroll Manager with an advanced level of knowledge and proficiency.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within the payroll department to streamline processes, reduce errors, and improve payroll accuracy.
• Evaluate payroll processes regularly to identify opportunities for automation, cost savings, and increased efficiency.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop payroll managers and staff, ensuring high standards of performance, accuracy, and timeliness.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in relevant accounting functions in a computerized environment, including maintenance, preparation, and data entry.
• Extensive knowledge in payroll procedures, policies, and relevant federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
• Ability to always maintain confidentiality.
• General knowledge and understanding of the social, health, educational, training, and cultural needs of the Alaska Native and American Indian community.

• Continued employment is contingent upon completion of satisfactory state and federal fingerprint criminal background check.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. Relevant experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Two (2) years of supervisor or management experience.
• Three (3) years of experience in all relevant multi-state payroll processing activities, data entry, timesheet certification, preparation of vouchers, compilation, and distribution.
• Three (3) years of experience in all relevant post-processing payroll activities, including system maintenance, reviewing data entry, reconciliation, recording associated transactions, and payroll reporting.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. Relevant experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP).
• Three (3) years of supervisor or management experience.
• Five (5) years of experience in all relevant multi-state payroll processing activities, data entry, timesheet certification, preparation of vouchers, compilation, and distribution.
• Five (5) years of experience in all relevant post-processing payroll activities, including system maintenance, reviewing data entry, reconciliation, recording associated transactions, and payroll reporting.

• ADP and UKG systems payroll experience.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP).
• Experience with Sage Intacct.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel Level of Proficiency.

• May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and consistently working on a computer with repetitive motion.
• The need to occasionally move around the office to access filing cabinets, storage cabinets, and office equipment may be necessary.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally by utilizing proper lifting techniques and working in a safe manner.

Cook Inlet Tribal Council