Payroll Services Supervisor

• Considerable knowledge of personnel and payroll processes, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Great customer service and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Skills in interpreting and explaining policies and procedures, rules, statutes, and regulations to a wide variety of people, orally and in writing.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to train and evaluate the performance of others.

• Alaska Drivers License desired.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree or the equivalent in any field from an accredited college and either:

One year of advanced technical level payroll experience processing payroll actions, reviewing error reports, and resolving conflicts. This experience is met by service as a Human Resource Technician III with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR
Two years of journey technical level payroll experience processing payroll actions, reviewing error reports, and resolving conflicts. This experience is met by service as a Human Resource Technician II or Retirement and Benefits Technician II with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR
Two years of experience performing technical or professional level administrative duties where a substantial part of the duty assignment is the performance of human resource work equivalent to an Administrative Assistant II with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR
Two years of technical level dispatching experience as an Alaska Marine Highway System Dispatcher with the State of Alaska.

OR
Six months of professional level human resource experience as a Human Resource Specialist I, or a Payroll Specialist I with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR
Combination of two years of work experience and education from an accredited college, where at least one year of experience was gained as an Human Resource Technician II with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR
Combination of two years of work experience and education from an accredited college, where at least one year of experience was gained as an Administrative Assistant II with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Substitution:
Four years of any combination of post-secondary education from an accredited college (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) and technical/paraprofessional level human resource experience will substitute for the required degree. Technical/paraprofessional level human resource experience includes such work as Human Resource Technician or Administrative Assistant with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent elsewhere.

Special Note:
"Human resource" includes experience in recruitment and selection, classification, employee training, employer provided benefits programs, employment law compliance, personnel, payroll processing or system administration, or labor relations. Supervision of subordinates does not in itself constitute human resource work.

Additional Required Information

At time of interview, please provide the following:

• Contact information for three (3) professional references, if not included in your application.

Contact Information

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
  • The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
    • AVTEC
    • Confidential
    • Correctional Officers
    • Marine Engineers
    • Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
    • Supervisory
    • Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union
    • Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
  • The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
    • General Government
    • Labor, Trades and Crafts
    • Public Safety Employees Association
    • Masters, Mates & Pilots
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

• Group-based insurance premiums for
  • Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
  • Long-term and short-term disability
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
  • Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Eleven paid holidays a year