Accountant II - Payroll Supervisor

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Remote Work/Hybrid:
In office 2 days a week, Remote 3 days a week

Fort Logan/1575 Sherman

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

Please note:

These working arrangements are subject to change.

Central Accounting provides fiscal management, accounting, and financial reporting for the Department of Human Services.

This work unit serves to:

• Assure proper accounting for department-wide capital construction projects, fixed asset and lease control, capital construction budget execution and oversight, accounts payable processes, Medicaid monitoring, facility maintenance fund and utility payment control. Provide customer service, training, and mentoring to division personnel associated with accounting transactions and business processes;
• Assist division personnel in the development of sound internal controls and/or accounting management;
• Maintain the integrity of financial data in the State of Colorado’s Operations Resource Engine (CORE);
• Support and complete the fiscal year-end closing;
• Provide timely and accurate reports and related information to all external constituencies;
• Recommend and assist in the development and implementation of new policy/business processes; and
• Ensure that financial reporting and business operations are processed in accordance with established CDHS policies and procedures, statutes, rules, regulations, GAAP, and applicable governmental accounting principles.

The Payroll and Timekeeping Unit at CDHS is responsible for processing accurate and timely payroll for over 5,500 employees across the state of Colorado. CDHS operates 12 distinct programs, including executive offices, 2 mental health institutes, 3 regional centers, the Division of Youth Services, the Behavioral Health Administration, and 4 veterans’ homes. We support multiple pay cycles—monthly, biweekly, and 7k schedules—each with its own complexities and requirements.

The Payroll Supervisor exists to (a) supervise all payroll and timekeeping functions performed by the assigned subordinate Payroll/Timekeeping staff, (b) ensure accurate and timely payroll and timekeeping functions are performed effectively, efficiently, timely and in a professional manner to provide accurate payroll payments to employees and to ensure accurate deductions for all applicable taxes, insurance, and other payroll deductions; proper payments are made to third parties;

accurate reporting for management, W‑2s, and other reporting purposes, (c) review and approve and reconciliations applicable to assigned processing oversight duties(d) advise and train subordinates on duties as assigned to ensure correct pay issuance and avoid creating audit deficiencies,(e) ensure critical procedures are performed to maintain the operation of the automated timekeeping and payroll systems for the agencies as assigned, (f) function as back up for the Payroll Manager overseeing this position in their absence.

This position is fully accountable for the work product of three full time Accounting Technician III positions and assigns tasks, monitors progress and work flow, verifies, schedules work, and establishes work standards. The duties of this position are of a fully operational accountant. Decisions made by this position are at the process level. The complexity of duties involves the nature of, and need for, analysis and judgement to be patterned.

The purpose of regular work contacts outside of the supervisory chain are often for the purpose of finding information or solving problems where the issues or results are not already known.

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