Payroll Manager - Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado : Job Details

Payroll Manager

Do you have a passion for public service and enjoy working with people?Are you looking to be part of a company where you have opportunities to learn, grow and make a positive impact?Do you want to join a team where each employee is empowered to listen generously, speak straight, collaborate and build each other up through mutual accountability and shared success? If you answer yes to all the above, we encourage you to apply to be our next Payroll Manager.

About FPPA

The Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado administers a statewide multiple employer public employee retirement system providing defined benefit and defined contribution benefits for police officers and firefighters throughout the State of Colorado. We are a small association of 68 staff located in Denver, Colorado. Our leadership team guides us in fulfilling our mission, vision and values while achieving our strategic objectives. We work hard and have a culture that supports staff to establish a well-balanced relationship between their personal needs and work commitments. FPPA currently operates under a hybrid work model with three days in office and two days remote.

Position Summary

The Payroll Manager has primary responsibility for leading the Association's pension retiree payroll operations team for multiple defined benefit pension plans.

This is a supervisory position and, as such, is responsible for the leadership, guidance, and development of the employees. Our Payroll Manager leads projects involving strategy, implementation support, planning optimization related to Information Technology operations, business processes, security and data integrity.

Qualifications Summary

• Knowledge of payroll principles practices and workflow and associated accounting impacts.
• Knowledge of applicable state and federal payroll and related tax regulations, legislation and guidelines, including but not limited to writs of garnishment, domestic relation orders, child support, levies, subpoenas.
• Competence in automated accounting systems, software and applications.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts in accordance with generally accepted accounting and finance principles. This includes complex reconciliations across multiple systems, and trend analyses.
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of management with the demonstrated ability to successfully direct, motivate, evaluate, and develop subordinate staff.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of individuals.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and to research, evaluate, and resolve these problems in a timely and constructive manner.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work, and to set and meet deadlines.
• Must be a team player and be able to establish effective working relationships with other supervisors, staff and division heads, and must also have the ability to encourage similar behavior in subordinates.
• A high degree of independent judgment and discretion are required in the administration of pension payroll, general ledger, and accounts payable to meet the diverse needs for Operation and Benefit programs.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance or a related field plus eight years of accounting or payroll experience in roles of increasing responsibility and a minimum of two years of supervisory experience.
• Must be comfortable with detail and analysis work that requires a high degree of accuracy.

Salary and Benefits

The starting salary range for this position is $93K ‐ $118K. Includes group medical, dental, vision, 401K, 457, defined benefit though Colorado PERA, life insurance and long‐term disability.

How do you apply?

Please send your cover letter and resume to Human Resources, [email protected].