Finance Manager - Payroll

About the job

Brief Description

The City of Sterling Heights is seeking an organized and detail-oriented full-time Finance Manager who is committed to excellence to join the Office of Financial Services and lead the payroll function!

• Salary up to $141,000 annually.
• Competitive 401(a) employer contribution
• Medical with a VERY LOW premium share
• Dental at NO COST
• Vision with a VERY LOW premium share
• $2,500 annual contribution into a Retiree Post Employment Health Plan!
• Paid holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Every other Friday off!
• Access to an onsite Employee Health & Wellness Center staffed with a physician and nurse for you and any dependents!
• ...and so much more!

Position Summary

The Finance Manager oversee and supervises the City's payroll function. This position entails staying informed and ensuring compliance with relevant payroll laws and regulations. The Finance Manager is tasked with conducting research and analysis, providing consultation, and making recommendations to the Finance Director regarding the delivery of payroll programs, policies, and improvements to the payroll system. The new Finance Manager must apply accounting principles and practices to guarantee accurate disbursements of funds for salary and benefit payments. A commitment to the integrity and accuracy of the City's financial operations is crucial. Financial Services takes pride in being responsive to all inquiries, with the Assistant Finance Director leading a customer service-oriented team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or business-related major from an accredited college or university; Master's Degree is highly preferred.
• Five (5) years or more of payroll administration or accounting experience, including two (2) years or more of supervisory payroll experience directing a staff of clerical employees.
• Governmental payroll experience is highly preferred.
• Governmental experience and/or accounting course work is preferred.
• CPA designation is desired.