State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Payroll System Supervisor (6156AR)

$41.23-$53.13 Hourly / $3,297.63-$4,250.23 BiWeekly /
$86,068.00-$110,931.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Office of the State Comptroller this class is responsible for supervising the auditing and processing functions of the payroll system.

GUIDELINES FOR JOB CLASS USE

This class can be used in the following ways:

  • In the Payroll Services Division, for those responsible for supervising staff performing auditing and processing functions.
  • In the CORE-CT Payroll Module Unit to support complex statewide payroll processes in both the production and testing environments.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives general direction from an employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Supervises lower level employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Supervises accurate and timely processing of payrolls and payroll generated payments within parameters of payroll cycle; 
  • Reviews, analyzes and recommends procedures and systems to enhance operations of payroll system; 
  • Implements system modifications and improvements to meet new requirements; 
  • Interacts with agency payroll staff, consultants and non-payroll system professional and technical staff involved in systems and applications development; 
  • Reviews training manuals, training programs and procedural manuals dealing with payroll processing; 
  • Investigates problems within payroll processing system; 
  • Identifies and implements corrective actions; 
  • Coordinates workflow among agencies and units involved in payroll processing; 
  • Interprets and applies complex payroll policies and procedures; 
  • Reviews validation error reports and directs corrective actions; 
  • Reconciles and balances reports; 
  • Trains staff in complex operations of payroll system functions; 
  • Advises agency payroll staff on system and procedures; 
  • Performs related duties as required.

CORE-CT PAYROLL MODULE UNIT: 

  • Processes statewide production payroll; 
  • Monitors statewide payroll processing to identify, analyze and resolve system related errors; 
  • Supports backend payroll processes that integrate with related CORE-CT modules; 
  • Maintains configuration and code data; processes payroll in test environments; 
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • payroll processing; 
    • payroll auditing principles and procedures; 
  • Considerable skill in performing arithmetical computations; 
  • Considerable ability to analyze payroll deductions and their interrelationships in processing of payrolls; 
  • Ability to
    • prioritize work under rapidly changing conditions and significant time constraints; 
    • establish and maintain effective work relationships; 
    • operate office equipment including computer terminals or other automated equipment; 
  • Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of experience in the processing of a large, complex payroll.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years.
  • Two (2) years of experience as a Payroll Officer 1 may be substituted for the General Experience.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(01)-Accounting/Auditing

BARGAINING UNIT

(16)-ADMIN & RESID (P-5)

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

AR 25

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Payroll System Supervisor in Salary Group AR 25 approved effective October 8, 2010. (Reviewed for content. Revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 24-077

EFFECTIVE DATE

04/18/2024
CLASS: 6156AR; EST: 4/24/1987; REV: 5/2/2024;