Senior Accountant - Payroll

Annual Salary Range: $83,970.66 - $130,154.52

First Review of Applications: September 15, 2023

Expected Start Date: October 2023

Overview of Accounting and Finance Department

SANDAG has great pride in being a fiscally responsible public agency and has implemented rigorous accounting processes and financial reporting procedures to monitor expenses, encumbrances, grant funds, and project budgets, and accurately document various types of financial transactions. The agency has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the past fourteen years.

The department supports the day-to-day business operations of SANDAG through a team organized into two functional areas: Accounting & Finance and Revenue & Project Control. As part of the Accounting & Finance group, this position will supervise a small team of employees with a focus on payroll duties. The department has a role in supporting all agency programs. The team is highly regarded for their ability to maintain an exceptional level of accuracy and for providing outstanding customer service.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with major course work in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field. A combination of education, and recent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Five years of recent full-time payroll, finance, and accounting operations experience; recent experience as a supervisor or lead.
• Experience with payroll calculations, deductions, accounting, reporting, and reconciling accounts;
• Experience with multi-state and in-house payroll, knowledge of and experience with CalPERS or a similar defined benefit plan is preferred.
• Experience with Tyler ERP (formerly Munis) or implementing a new payroll or accounting system is preferred.

Benefits

SANDAG offers comprehensive benefits, to include health, dental, and vision insurance as well as employee assistance, wellness, and work/life balance programs. Additionally, SANDAG offers the following:

• Hybrid work options (Monday and Wednesday telework days; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday in-office workdays)
• 9/80 flexible work schedule (Tuesday – Friday and every other Monday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Pay-for-performance merit increases
• CalPERS pension plan with employer and employee contributions
• Excellent health insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents
• Free dental and vision insurance for employees and their eligible dependents
• Education Assistance of up to $5,250 a year for regular employees
• Free transit pass for use throughout the San Diego region, bus, Rapid Express, Trolley, and COASTER
• Paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, generous paid time off (PTO) per year, depending on length of service
• Manager and Principal level positions are offered a three-year At-Will employment contract, which provides an annual $5,000 contribution to their defined contribution plan.

Call (619) 699-1900 or visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandag? for information. First review 09/15/2023. EOE.