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Virginia Department of Transportation

Payroll Supv

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What they do

A Payroll Accountant organizes and maintains payroll records and makes employment-related tax payments for a company and its employees. Calculates employee paychecks and tax and benefit withholding amounts. Completes reports on employee compensation. Reviews payroll and tax documents as needed for audits.

$71,786 / year median in Virginia

-1% projected decline

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Job Description

Oversee and review payroll operations and reconciliation processes, identify issues and propose and develop solutions. Prepare various liability and other schedules to support VDOT's year-end financial statements and other reports. Ensure compliance with GAAP, GASB, Comptroller directives and other applicable federal, state, and VDOT regulations and guidelines.
How you will contribute:
Payroll Operations:
Manage payroll and reconciliation operations. Monitor accuracy and timeliness of payroll disbursements for district. Comply with legal and policy requirements governing payroll.
Processes:
Review performance measures and analyze and interpret variances. Identify recurring payroll processing and reconciliation issues. Review and implement processes to ensure policies and procedures are in compliance. May assist with development and maintenance of training materials for VDOT payroll and reconciliation procedures. Provide training.
Systems:
Identify recurring payroll and time entry issues in related financial systems and assist in their resolution. Evaluate existing policies and procedures proposing solutions. Provide assistance to customers with special data or report requests. May assist in the development and maintenance of training materials.
Technical Guidance:
Provide guidance to district personnel with payroll, reconciliations, leave and time entry inquiries.
What will make you successful:
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers. Ability to maintain confidentiality of personal and sensitive information. Ability to process, review, analyze, interpret, and create payroll and financial data and reports. Ability to supervise others. Ability to work independently, multi-task, work well under deadlines, and pay attention to detail. Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Knowledge of payroll processes and federal, state and agency regulations that govern them. Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include automated payroll and accounting systems.
Minimum Qualifications:
Ability to maintain confidentiality of personal and sensitive information. Ability to process, review, analyze, interpret, and create payroll, financial data and reports. Ability to supervise and train others. Ability to work independently, multi-task, work well under deadlines, and pay attention to detail. Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Knowledge of payroll processes and federal, state and agency regulations that govern them. Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include automated payroll and accounting systems.
Additional Considerations:
A combination of training, experience, or education in Accounting or related field desired. CPA or CPP certified. Cardinal experience desired. Cardinal experience. Public sector accounting experience using automated payroll and accounting systems. Supervisory experience over accounting functions. Click below to learn more about the Competency Model associated with this
Position:
Competency Model Physical Requirements Physical Requirements VDOT employees must abide by VDOTs Code of Ethics and the Commonwealths Standards of Conduct. VDOT Code of Ethics Standards of Conduct