CENTRAL PAYROLL SUPERVISOR

OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

This is a position specific recruitment.  The resulting certified eligible list will be used to staff this position/function only.  Interested persons may need to reapply for future recruitments within this classification.

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108 Carroll Street, Annapolis, MD 21404

The incumbent of this position will supervise the maintenance and production of timely and accurate payrolls for the payroll system. Assistance will be provided to State agencies; guiding them in regard to payroll submission, problems and procedures. The incumbent will also render assistance and information to State employees regarding their wages or processing of the payroll.

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Four years of payroll or clerical-accounting experience, at least two years of which were working with governmental payrolls.

NOTES:

1. Experience supervising fiscal or accounting clerks may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to two years of general clerical-accounting payroll experience.
2. Additional education in accounting, data processing or business law may be substituted for the required general experience at the rate of thirty credit hours for each year.
3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in financial clerical and technician series classification or financial clerical and technician series specialty codes in the logistics field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.   

* In order to receive due credit, all unofficial transcripts must be submitted in a non-editable format prior to the closing date. If you can edit your document, it is not acceptable for the purpose of demonstrating your qualifications.  

** For education obtained outside of the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service.  If you possess a degree obtained outside of the United States, please submit a detailed, course-by-course evaluation report from one of the U.S. equivalency evaluating members, such as those identified at http://www.naces.org/members.htm.

1. Two years of experience working in a payroll production environment AND
2. One year of experience working in a supervisory capacity

• Experience in medium to large payroll environment (2500+ employees)
  
• Experience in meeting deadlines

ONLY APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE MINIMUM AND SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS RECRUITMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.  The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training and experience. Please submit an unofficial copy of your college diploma or transcripts prior to the closing date for full consideration of your qualifications if applicable. It is essential that you submit complete and accurate information on your application in order to determine if you meet the qualifications as specified above. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application.  All information concerning your qualifications must be received by the closing date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year

Qualifying applicants are subject to an oral interview. Prior to appointment, the employee must successfully undergo a comprehensive background investigation including a review of criminal, MVA and tax records; and determination of legal authorization to work in the United States or under the United States Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.  Upon initial appointment OR promotion to a position in the State Personnel Management System, an employee is required to serve an initial six month probationary period.  This probationary period may be extended an additional six months under certain circumstances at the discretion of the appointing authority.

 STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS