Knowledge of: Operations, services, and activities of a comprehensive payroll program; principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluations; modern and complex principles and practices of payroll data processing systems and procedures including Automated Clearing House (ACH) and electronic payment transactions; salary reduction plans including IRC 127, 457, and 414(h)(2); laws and procedures for wage garnishments, including federal and state creditor garnishments; retirement plan reporting that includes enrollment, appropriate wage earnings, contributions, and separations; methods and legal requirements of payroll processing; accounting principles and practices; basic principles and practices of budget preparation and administration; principles and procedures of record keeping; principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation; office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases; pertinent federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations including tax laws, Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), and reporting procedures. The Payroll Manager is responsible for the payroll services for the City of 3,300 full and part time employees, Candidates must possess four years of responsible professional journey-level payroll and payroll accounting experience supplemented by a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, bookkeeping, finance, or a related field.