Payroll Analyst Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/norfolk/jobs/newprint/4834455) Apply  Payroll Analyst Salary $59,393.00 - $69,000.00 Annually Location Norfolk, VA Job Type Permanent Full-time Job Number 12886 Department Finance Division City Controller Opening Date 02/14/2025 Closing Date 2/24/2025 11:59 PM Eastern + Description + Benefits + Questions Description Norfolk, Virginia is America's most authentic and urban waterfront city. Home to the world's largest naval station and the business, arts, and cultural center of Coastal Virginia, Norfolk has been rated a top place to live, work, play, and raise a family by numerous publications. Working for the City of Norfolk is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. With our commitment to competitive pay and a strong retirement package, you can do good for your community and do well for yourself. Join a caring workplace that proudly celebrates uniqueness, authenticity, and a shared commitment to improving the lives of our residents. The Department of Finance provides centralized structure and support for the City of Norfolk’s financial operations, to include: financial reporting; debt and cash management; payroll; procurement; risk management; financial system administration and support; accounts payable; collections; and retirement. Finance’s Payroll Division is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of salaries, wages, and retirement system benefit payments for over 5,000 City employees and 4,000 retirement beneficiaries. The Payroll Division is also responsible for the processing, maintenance and integrity of data related to the management of timekeeping and absences. Through the provision of assistance and guidance, the Department of Finance is positioned to interact with just about every City department and is a great place to build a career. We work hard, but we also have fun and take care of our greatest resource, our people. The Payroll Analyst, under direction of the Payroll Manager, assists in the preparation, maintenance, processing, analysis, and auditing of both manual and automated payroll data, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of payroll transactions. Assist in developing specialized payroll queries to analyze and resolve payroll issues, for payroll metrics, public records requests, and to meet external audit requirements as requested. Responsible for ensuring payroll records are accurate and maintain a clear audit trail within the payroll system. Conduct extensive research on problems, analyze, diagram, and prepare written or oral recommendations to evaluate and develop various payroll strategies and assist with identifying upstream challenges affecting payroll processes and viable suggestions and solutions to enhance overall performance. Essential Functions + Assists in the preparation, maintenance, processing, analysis, and auditing of both manual and automated payroll data and other duties as assigned. + Develop specialized payroll queries to analyze and resolve payroll issues. + Assist with calculations of payroll adjustments, evaluate and audit employees’ leave entitlement balances, and analyze data related to employees on workers' compensation, short-term disability, and other related matters. + Communicates effectively, provides guidance, and resolves payroll related issues and questions from departmental personnel and employees. + Assists with testing and validating new payroll system enhancements and functions as required. + Drafts detailed reports on payroll processing procedures and operational rules and update and maintain functional documentation and payroll manuals as required + Assists with developing payroll system training documents and materials for end users, departmental personnel and employees. + Demonstrates ability to multi-task and meet deadlines. Education/Experience + Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Required: + Minimum of four (4) years of experience with computer applications related to payroll processing, auditing, and problem solving, including familiarity with general data processing terminology and capabilities. Additional Information & Requirements + Preferred certification as a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or the ability to obtain this designation within one (1) year of hire. Work Schedule: + Monday – Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm + In-office Signing Bonus: + This position is eligible for a $5,000 signing bonus. + Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking. + Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization. + Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union. + Retirement If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction. If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction. + The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution. NOTE: The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type. Non-City Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions. 01 The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification. + I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly. 02 If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A." 03 Please select the highest level of education you have completed. + High School Diploma/GED + Some College, training or certifications + Associate Degree + Bachelor's Degree + Master's Degree or higher 04 Do you have a minimum of four (4) years of experience with computer applications related to payroll processing, auditing, and problem solving, including familiarity with general data processing terminology and capabilities? + Yes + No 05 Please indicate the number of years you have worked with a fully integrated payroll system. Please do not include payroll processing that is outsourced to a third party: + Less than 2 years + 2-4 years + 4-6 years + 6 or more years + I do not have any experience 06 Please explain your experience working with a fully integrated payroll system. If you do not have this experience, type "n/a". 07 Do you have experience developing payroll system training documents and materials for end-user? If yes, please provide details of what type of training materials you developed. If no, type "n/a". 08 What range of employee population do you have experience processing payroll for? + 0-500 + 500-1000 + 1000-3000 + More than 3000 09 Do you have experience with Oracle PeopleSoft Payroll System to process payroll? If yes, please explain your experience and specific processes you performed in the PeopleSoft system. If you do not have this experience, type "n/a". 10 How many years of experience do you have working with online financial systems or software? + Less than 2 years + 2-4 years + 4-6 years + 6 or more years + I do not have any experience 11 Do you have experience testing and/or auditing payroll systems and data? If yes, please provide specific examples. If you do not have this experience, type "n/a". 12 Do you have experience developing customized payroll queries and reports? If yes, please explain what types of specialized payroll queries and reports you developed. If you do not have this experience, type "n/a". 13 Do you have experience developing payroll processing procedures and operational manuals? If yes, please provide details on what type of procedures and manuals you created. If you do not have this experience, type "n/a". 14 How would you rate your Microsoft Excel skills? What specific skills do you have experience with and specialize in? (A skills assessment may be conducted during the interview process) + Expert + Intermediate + Novice + I do not have this experience 15 What HRIS system(s) do you have experience with? Provide details on your user access role and duties. + PeopleSoft + Ceredian + Workday + Ultipro + ADP + Other + None of the above 16 Do you have experience as a Webmaster creating, updating and maintaining an intranet site? If yes, please provide specific details. + Yes + No 17 Are you able and willing to work additional hours if, and when, required? + Yes + No 18 Do you have the legal right to work in the United States and, upon employment, can you provide documentation to verify this? + Yes + No 19 Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment. 20 Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee? + Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee + Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee + No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee 21 Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required) + I am not a Veteran + I am a Veteran + I am a Disabled Veteran Required Question Employer City of Norfolk Apply Please verify your email address Verify Email