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, Career 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

Working Conditions and Physical Demands Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Conditions of Employment The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement,



may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in The City of Fort Worth’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

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