Payroll Manager

Pay Range

• $44.99 - $65.23/hr. | $93,574 – $135,682 annual compensation
• Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, October 15, 2026 📅
• Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required. This is a hybrid position.

Benefits for this position include

• 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
• The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆
• A Human Resources Manager position is available, supporting time, labor, & absence management functions related to employee payroll and incentives. This role will work cross-functionally to support the city’s diverse workforce of over 8,300 employees, which includes general and represented (labor) groups. This position will oversee pay-related compliance and continuous improvements related to the city’s complex pay practices and systems. The successful candidate will have proven experience as a technical and functional subject-matter expert, directly leading change processes across a large organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, finance, accounting, human resources or related field
• Five (5) years of human resources experience
• Two (2) years of administrative and supervisory experience
• Valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fundamental Payroll Certification (or similar)
• Certified Payroll Professional (or similar senior-level certification)
• At least five years of functional supervisory experience
• Complex payroll experience (involving various pay components or calculations)

The Payroll Manager job responsibilities include

• Experience working with enterprise payroll and HRIS systems (UKG, PeopleSoft, Workday, or other payroll systems
• Experience leading the payroll function for an organization of comparable size
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements governing pay (FLSA, Texas Payday Laws, etc.)
• Experience with represented employees (unions, organized labor) or pay practices that require complex configuration and analysis
• Establish the framework for best-in-class pay practices
• Ensure timely, accurate and compliant processing of all time and attendance transactions
• Monitor payroll related issues and work towards their timely and customer-focused resolution
• Design, implement, test, and deploy the technical components (pay codes, schedules, work transfer rules etc.) that support accurate processing
• Design, implement, and test payroll-related processes, including system configuration, interfaces, data validation, troubleshooting, reporting and reconciliation
• Lead process improvements and implement changes (i.e. guidance council/core team changes), ensure procedures are created and maintained
• Implement and maintain strong internal controls and segregation of duties within payroll operations
• Develop and maintain payroll procedures, documentation, controls and operating standards and partner with department timekeepers to ensure training and compliance
• Serve as a change agent, leading process improvements across the organization

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