Assistant Finance Director - Burnet, TX
City of Burnet

Job Summary:

Under the general direction of the Finance Director, the Assistant Finance Director is expected to have a proficient knowledge of generally accepted governmental accounting principles and practices and will assist with all financial operations. This position will perform a variety of highly technical financial tasks. These tasks include, but are not limited to, accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, debt, capital projects, audit, grant reporting, purchasing, payroll, equipment replacement, and special projects as assigned. This position will also assist in overseeing the utility department personnel and the utility billing process. This position is required to be on-site for all scheduled hours.

Job Duties:

• Maintains accuracy of the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers.
• Assists with month-end and quarterly closing processes, including monthly and quarterly reconciliations and reporting requirements.
• Prepares monthly bank reconciliations and related journal entries as assigned.
• Reviews accounts payable transactions for proper coding and compliance with City’s purchasing policies.
• May process accounts receivable and payable and perform back up payroll duties as needed.
• Participates in the year-end audit process; compiles and prepares supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports as requested.
• Assists in the preparation and review of the annual budget.
• Assists in the preparation of the comprehensive annual financial report.
• Assists in development of and performs monthly internal control procedures to ensure a strong internal control environment.
• Monitors and reviews utility billing and collection efforts to ensure accurate recording of accounts receivable and revenue collection.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system functionality and the Meter Data Management (MDM) system.
• Ensures all customer service interactions with the Utility Department staff are professional and courteous.
• Assists the Utility Department in handling customer inquiries or complaints.
• Monitors and oversees the day-to-day performance and tasks of the Utility Department staff and provides feedback as necessary for improvements.
• Maintains knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and any changes/updates that are disbursed, including Government Accounting Standards Board pronouncements.
• Assists with purchasing card program and unclaimed property processing.
• Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior in all interactions with external and internal customers.
• Maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and City information.
• Demonstrate high ethical standards, trustworthiness, and personal integrity.
• Regular and punctual attendance is required.
• Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Education & Experience:

• A four-year degree in accounting or a related field is required.
• 5-7 years of increasingly responsible accounting experience is required. Governmental accounting experience is preferred, but not required.
• CGFO certification must be obtained within 24 months of hire, or a reasonable time frame based on conference availability.
• CPA preferred but not required.
• Must be bondable.
• Valid Texas motor vehicle operator's license with an insurable record.

Preferred Education, Experience, or Skills:

• Knowledge of fiscal programs, governmental accounting, and budget control methods, policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal policies, ordinances, laws, and regulations that are applicable to the duties of the position and ability to apply them appropriately.
• Proficient knowledge of spreadsheet applications.
• Proficient knowledge of advanced computerized accounting systems.
• Knowledge of budgeting procedures and formats.
• Knowledge of Utility Billing practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of cash handling procedures.
• Skill in the use of a computer and applicable software.
• Ability to lead a team and resolve conflicts effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to monitor performance of staff and provide effective feedback to develop staff members.
• Ability to address highly emotional customers or other stressful interactions professionally.
• Ability to interpret and apply accounting theory.
• Ability to work accurately with numerical detail.
• Ability to analyze, consolidate, and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to perform tasks effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to present a professional appearance and conduct when representing the City.
• Ability to work cooperatively and productively with all individuals inside and outside the organization.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other agencies and the public using tact, courtesy, and good judgment.

Job Type:  Regular
Job Schedule:  Full-Time

How to Apply:

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Senior Compensation Partner - Centennial, CO
Vizient

Job Summary:

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance now and in the future.

In this role you will assist in the development, design, implementation, and management of company compensation programs. You will act as an advisor and technical expert on compensation-related matters. You will administer compensation programs and activities while ensuring internal equity, external competitiveness, and compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

Job Duties:

• Support compensation strategy by developing, recommending, implementing, and maintaining base salary and variable pay programs.
• Oversee the merit review cycle and annual incentive cycles.
• Participate in sales compensation plan management including eligibility determinations and plan design.
• Participate in compensation surveys to collect and analyze competitive salary information to determine company's competitive position.
• Initiate market pricing and job evaluation activities, including matching internal positions to external data and formulating recommendations.
• Maintain job profiles and ensure accuracy of data in Human Resource (HR) systems. (Set up, maintain and audit compensation in Workday software).
• Audit pay practices to ensure compliance with federal and state legislation applicable to wage and hour laws and regulations.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and Management on routine activities, ad hoc requests and projects.

Education & Experience:

• Relevant degree in Business, Human Resources or related field preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience in employee compensation required.
• Workday experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of all federal, state and local regulations and compliance requirements as they apply to base compensation and incentive compensation programs.
• Broad, practical knowledge of Compensation and Human Resource Information System techniques and methods.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and statistics associated with compensation tasks.
• Highly organized, able to multitask with the ability to prioritize competing demands, meet deadlines and quickly adapt to change.

Preferred Education, Experience, or Skills:

• Workday, Excel, Compensation Strategy, Design and Implementation
  
  

Job Type:  Hybrid (3 days in office)
Job Schedule:  Full-Time

How to Apply:

Please Contact Asha Burkett, PRC, PHR, SHRM-SCP
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
T (972) 869-8583
asha.burkett@vizientinc.com

or

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Senior Compensation Partner - Cape Girardeau, MO
Vizient

Job Summary:

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance now and in the future.

In this role you will assist in the development, design, implementation, and management of company compensation programs. You will act as an advisor and technical expert on compensation-related matters. You will administer compensation programs and activities while ensuring internal equity, external competitiveness, and compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

Job Duties:

• Support compensation strategy by developing, recommending, implementing, and maintaining base salary and variable pay programs.
• Oversee the merit review cycle and annual incentive cycles.
• Participate in sales compensation plan management including eligibility determinations and plan design.
• Participate in compensation surveys to collect and analyze competitive salary information to determine company's competitive position.
• Initiate market pricing and job evaluation activities, including matching internal positions to external data and formulating recommendations.
• Maintain job profiles and ensure accuracy of data in Human Resource (HR) systems. (Set up, maintain and audit compensation in Workday software).
• Audit pay practices to ensure compliance with federal and state legislation applicable to wage and hour laws and regulations.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and Management on routine activities, ad hoc requests and projects.

Education & Experience:

• Relevant degree in Business, Human Resources or related field preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience in employee compensation required.
• Workday experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of all federal, state and local regulations and compliance requirements as they apply to base compensation and incentive compensation programs.
• Broad, practical knowledge of Compensation and Human Resource Information System techniques and methods.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and statistics associated with compensation tasks.
• Highly organized, able to multitask with the ability to prioritize competing demands, meet deadlines and quickly adapt to change.

Preferred Education, Experience, or Skills:

• Workday, Excel, Compensation Strategy, Design and Implementation
  
  

Job Type:  Hybrid (3 days in office)
Job Schedule:  Full-Time

How to Apply:

Please Contact Asha Burkett, PRC, PHR, SHRM-SCP
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
T (972) 869-8583
asha.burkett@vizientinc.com

or

Click Here To Apply

Senior Compensation Partner - Chicago, IL
Vizient

Job Summary:

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance now and in the future.

In this role you will assist in the development, design, implementation, and management of company compensation programs. You will act as an advisor and technical expert on compensation-related matters. You will administer compensation programs and activities while ensuring internal equity, external competitiveness, and compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

Job Duties:

• Support compensation strategy by developing, recommending, implementing, and maintaining base salary and variable pay programs.
• Oversee the merit review cycle and annual incentive cycles.
• Participate in sales compensation plan management including eligibility determinations and plan design.
• Participate in compensation surveys to collect and analyze competitive salary information to determine company's competitive position.
• Initiate market pricing and job evaluation activities, including matching internal positions to external data and formulating recommendations.
• Maintain job profiles and ensure accuracy of data in Human Resource (HR) systems. (Set up, maintain and audit compensation in Workday software).
• Audit pay practices to ensure compliance with federal and state legislation applicable to wage and hour laws and regulations.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and Management on routine activities, ad hoc requests and projects.

Education & Experience:

• Relevant degree in Business, Human Resources or related field preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience in employee compensation required.
• Workday experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of all federal, state and local regulations and compliance requirements as they apply to base compensation and incentive compensation programs.
• Broad, practical knowledge of Compensation and Human Resource Information System techniques and methods.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and statistics associated with compensation tasks.
• Highly organized, able to multitask with the ability to prioritize competing demands, meet deadlines and quickly adapt to change.

Preferred Education, Experience, or Skills:

• Workday, Excel, Compensation Strategy, Design and Implementation
  
  

Job Type:  Hybrid (3 days in office)
Job Schedule:  Full-Time

How to Apply:

Please Contact Asha Burkett, PRC, PHR, SHRM-SCP
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
T (972) 869-8583
asha.burkett@vizientinc.com

or

Click Here To Apply

Senior Compensation Partner - Irving, TX
Vizient

Job Summary:

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance now and in the future.

In this role you will assist in the development, design, implementation, and management of company compensation programs. You will act as an advisor and technical expert on compensation-related matters. You will administer compensation programs and activities while ensuring internal equity, external competitiveness, and compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

Job Duties:

• Support compensation strategy by developing, recommending, implementing, and maintaining base salary and variable pay programs.
• Oversee the merit review cycle and annual incentive cycles.
• Participate in sales compensation plan management including eligibility determinations and plan design.
• Participate in compensation surveys to collect and analyze competitive salary information to determine company's competitive position.
• Initiate market pricing and job evaluation activities, including matching internal positions to external data and formulating recommendations.
• Maintain job profiles and ensure accuracy of data in Human Resource (HR) systems. (Set up, maintain and audit compensation in Workday software).
• Audit pay practices to ensure compliance with federal and state legislation applicable to wage and hour laws and regulations.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and Management on routine activities, ad hoc requests and projects.

Education & Experience:

• Relevant degree in Business, Human Resources or related field preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience in employee compensation required.
• Workday experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of all federal, state and local regulations and compliance requirements as they apply to base compensation and incentive compensation programs.
• Broad, practical knowledge of Compensation and Human Resource Information System techniques and methods.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and statistics associated with compensation tasks.
• Highly organized, able to multitask with the ability to prioritize competing demands, meet deadlines and quickly adapt to change.

Preferred Education, Experience, or Skills:

• Workday, Excel, Compensation Strategy, Design and Implementation
  
  

Job Type:  Hybrid (3 days in office)
Job Schedule:  Full-Time

How to Apply:

Please Contact Asha Burkett, PRC, PHR, SHRM-SCP
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
T (972) 869-8583
asha.burkett@vizientinc.com

or

Click Here To Apply

Manager Compensation - Fort Worth, TX
BNSF Railway

Job Summary:

This position will guide, consult and execute across a breadth of compensation-related matters including design, implementation, compliance, reporting & analysis, and day-to-day administration of BNSF’s compensation policies and programs.

This position has the ability to work remote up to 50% of the time.

Job Duties:

• Initiate projects that support BNSF’s ability to attract and retain talent through competitive compensation programs
• Assess compliance, risk and cost of various compensation programs and decisions
• Analyze market data, review job documentation, and make compensation recommendations to maintain internal and external equity across all aspects of compensation
• Serve as subject matter expert to stakeholders across BNSF
• Analyze complex data to understand industry/market trends and the corresponding financial impact and make appropriate recommendations to team leaders and business partners
• Manage annual compensation initiatives such as the merit increase process, ICP, salary survey submissions, and internal audits
• Regularly partner with Technology Services to implement or enhance compensation-related technology platforms
• Represent BNSF in various railroad industry forums
• Analyze and prepare reports for internal stakeholders as needed
• Provide day-to-day compensation support

Education & Experience:

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Minimum of three years of experience in Human Resources or comparable industry experience
• Strong communication skills and ability to challenge/influence business partners with expense leverage concepts
• Ability to coordinate tasks and make decisions independently
• Ability to adjust readily to multiple demands and shifting priorities

Preferred Education, Experience, or Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources or Business related field preferred
• CCP or other compensation-related certification
• Strong knowledge of compensation practices and programs including job analysis, job evaluation, and salary structuring
• Strong compliance background
• Railroad experience

Job Type:  Regular
Job Schedule:  Full-Time

How to Apply:
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Compensation Specialist - Dallas, TX
Johnstone Supply

Job Summary:
Assists in developing, implementing, and administering Johnstone’s compensation plans to attract, retain, and engage employees. Compiles compensation and other HR data to produce actionable reports

Job Duties:

• Benchmark total compensation and provide leadership information regarding direct and indirect compensation trends that may impact recruitment and retention programs. Supports compensation plan design processes through scenario planning and data modeling.
• Maintains the company’s competitive pay grade salary structures for each market area. Analyzes market trends, company structures, compa-ratios and recommends updates.
• Participates in relevant salary studies by providing, collecting, and submitting company compensation data.
• Benchmarks jobs against survey data and other market intelligence and recommends competitive compensation ranges for each position. Utilizes competitive market data and knowledge of internal position scope of responsibilities to recommend job classifications.
• Supports budgeting processes by researching compensation trends, analyzing incumbent compensation against internal and external ranges, and recommending adjustments. Provides information to the Finance team and department leaders to support budgeting processes.
• Ensure position and compensation data is accurate in the HRIS by updating the Payroll department.
• Supports incentive payment and merit increase processes by calculating eligibility levels based on plan parameters and managing workflow to obtain manager input and appropriate approval processes. Oversees communication processes to ensure employees are aware of incentive payments and/or compensation adjustments.
• Performs pay equity, FLSA, and other analyses to ensure compensation practices comply with current market regulations. Makes recommendations to resolve any issues identified.
• Compiles data to produce regular and ad hoc reporting for leadership, including staffing levels, turnover, benefits plan utilization, retirement plan metrics, incentive projections, and other data to support strategic initiatives.

Education & Experience:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Human Resources or related discipline (e.g., compensation administration, design, and strategy, or other related field); at least three years of Compensation; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Technical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of job analysis and job evaluation systems and processes
• Knowledge of compensation administration principles and methodologies
• General knowledge of business financial principles
• Knowledge of common HR metrics and Key Performance Indicators
• General knowledge of employment laws and regulations related to compensation and benefits, including ERISA, IRS, DOL, FLSA
• Ability to use and leverage compensation modules within an HRIS, ADP, or equivalent system
• Ability to use MS Office applications; strong Excel skills required

Process Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to perform research and gather pertinent data for decision-making purposes
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations and quantitative analyses
• Ability to recognize inconsistencies in information (ability to attend to details)
• Ability to develop and use systems for organizing and keeping track of information
• Ability to create and follow standardized procedures and templates

Communication Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information
• Ability to establish positive and productive relationships with others.

Preferred Education, Experience, or Skills:

SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credential preferred. Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) preferred.

Job Type:  Regular
Job Schedule:  Full-Time

How to Apply:
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