Accounting ManagerGo METRO

• Work with both internal and external customers to resolve concerns involving invoices, purchase contracts, blanket orders, and other related issues.
• Develop departmental policies, procedures, and service standards and advise other departments.
• Manage preparation of invoices for payment and oversee weekly check printing run and manual check preparation.
• Manage month end closing activities.
• Work with IT on issues regarding computer systems used in A/P functions.
• Prepare, issue, and supervise work schedules, deadlines, and duty assignments of office or administrative staff.
• Participate in Audits including vendor statements and inventory transactions.
• Review and post A/P accounting entries to GL.
• Manage, supervise and assist in processing Metro payroll.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of all federal state and local tax withholdings and deposits.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of Union Contract and related pay rules.
• Assist hourly, supervisory, and managerial employees to understand pay issues (paycheck details, contractual progression, calculations, vacation time, sick time, etc.).
• Supervise monthly and year-end closing of payroll related activities, including year-end W-2 reconciliation.
• Coordinate closely with operating divisions to ensure accurate timekeeping records.
• Coordinate closely with the Human Resources department to ensure accurate benefit deductions and other pay related issues.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of payroll software to ensure we are using it to its fullest capabilities to produce an accurate payroll as efficiently as possible, including all statutory and internal management reporting.
• Implement and communicate system changes and upgrades.
• Serve as the primary contact between OPERS and Metro.
• Process all OPERS requests for refunds and all relevant retirement paperwork.
• Respond to questions from OPERS on prior employees.
• Prepare and issue work schedules, deadlines, and duty assignments of payroll assistants.
• Research, compile, and prepare quarterly Job and Family Services reports, garnishments, court orders, and child support, etc.
• Facilitate the development of strategies to meet or exceed organizational and department performance goals and objectives, monitor results, and recognize employee, department and organization accomplishments.
• Model, facilitate and encourage exemplary internal and external customer service, open communication, collaboration, participation and professional development among staff.
• Oversee the continued development of all Payroll employees to keep them abreast of statutory requirements and new technologies.
• Oversee and direct the development of Payroll Management employees' skills and understanding of procedures and policies, developing, implementing, monitoring, and overseeing adherence to performance standards.
• Advance staff through training, professional development, and promotional opportunities.
• Provide a positive work environment that does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran.
• Ability to work in compliance with Metro's safety and security policies.
• Involvement in other special projects as assigned.

• Communications - Excellent verbal, writing and non-verbal skills. Persuasive, consensus builder.
• Customer Focus - Excellent problem-solving skills and a desire to exceed customer expectations.
• Employee Development - Competent in assessing employee skills: coaches, delegates, and supports employee development. Provides constructive feedback.
• Leadership - Energetic, innovative self-starter, committed to continuous improvement and creative problem-solving.
• Professional Integrity - Exhibits and values commitment, leadership, accountability, diversity, honesty, fiscal responsibility, and the ability to maximize resources.
• Proficiency - Able to multi-task, plan, and measure results, create and analyze data, excellent computer skills, accuracy and attention to detail, excellent project management skills.

• Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or university)
• Certified Payroll Professional, or other professional payroll certification strongly preferred

• Five to ten (5-10) years related experience preferred.

• Computer Skills
• Working knowledge of payroll and timekeeping applications, spreadsheets, email and word processing.

• Strong supervisory skills, including the ability to direct the activities of others who do not report directly to you.
• Solid communication skills with a strong customer focus.
• Self-starter, with ability to see an issue through to completion with specific direction.

• Experience working with organized labor and interpretation of labor contracts.
• Strong expertise in OPERS, garnishments and payroll withholding regulations.
• Critical thinking and logical reasoning skills.

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