Education Payroll & HCM Systems Lead

Hawaii State Department of Education; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 115,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and sick leave

12-month appointment

Job summary

The Hawaii State Department of Education seeks a qualified professional to lead in-house payroll staff through the conversion to a new HCM system, redesign workflows, and create training and procedures.

The role develops functional requirements, audits data, ensures accurate pay, and collaborates on RFPs for vendor solutions; requires a Bachelor’s degree in business administration with accounting coursework and four years in accounting, auditing, or budgeting, including one year in an education

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration with at least twelve (12) semester hours of accounting coursework.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field PLUS two (2) years of excess relevant experience as described.
• Four (4) years of responsible professional work experience in accounting, auditing, or budgeting, including one year in an education program, agency or system.
• Knowledge of financial and government accounting, business statistics, and related procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and to analyze data.

Responsibilities

• Leads payroll staff in preparing for conversion; redesigns branch workflows and handoff points to optimize efficiency.
• Develops training materials, user manuals, and support protocols for payroll matters and post-go-live assistance.
• Coordinates fiscal and payroll components in planning, testing, and implementation of the new HCM system; identifies gaps and suggests configurations.
• Collaborates on functional requirements and RFP documentation for vendor solutions to meet department needs.
• Manages data conversion and audits current data to ensure clean migration.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration with accounting focus

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years excess relevant experience

Bachelor's degree in Political Science (with relevant coursework)

Job description

The Hawaii State Department of Education seeks a qualified professional to lead in-house payroll staff through the conversion to a new HCM system, redesign workflows, and create training and procedures.

The role develops functional requirements, audits data, ensures accurate pay, and collaborates on RFPs for vendor solutions; requires a Bachelor’s degree in business administration with accounting coursework and four years in accounting, auditing, or budgeting, including one year in an education