Illinois Department of Natural Resources · 17 hours ago
Payroll Administrator
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking to hire a Payroll Administrator for The Office of Fiscal Management. This position will direct all activities of the agency’s payroll operations unit, ensuring proper management of payroll processes and budget projections.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Subject to administrative approval of the Assistant Chief Fiscal Officer (CFO), functioning with a high degree of independence, performs highly complex responsibilities in developing, implementing, directing, coordinating and forecasting the agency’s payroll and personal services budget projection activities
Assists the CFO and Assistant CFO with agency budget preparation, review and submission
Monitors and establishes control of agency operations expenditures and headcount plans
Works with agency staff to resolve payroll discrepancies
Directs management studies of the payroll procedures
Serves as full-line supervisor
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Qualification
Required
Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with coursework in business administration or accounting
Requires prior experience equivalent to three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in accounting, external auditing, or budgetary control
Preferred
Three (3) years of experience with Governor's budget book development, Illinois State Legislative forms, agency personal services budgetary planning or similar public budget development and processes
Three (3) years of experience developing personal service projections, headcount tracking and/or reporting, preferably utilizing Microsoft Access
Extensive knowledge of laws, rules and regulations relating to state procedures
Extensive knowledge and experience in payroll operations and programmatic cost accounting as it relates to personal service expenditures
Benefits
Health, vision and dental insurance
A retirement plan and deferred compensation options
State holidays and other time off
Pre-tax benefit programs
Flexible/remote work schedules may be available for certain positions
Company
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
To manage, conserve and protect Illinois' natural, recreational and cultural resources, further the public's understanding and appreciation of those resources, and promote the education, science and public safety of Illinois' natural resources for present and future generations.