Human Resources Payroll/Benefits Manager (HR Manager A) Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5038847) Apply  Human Resources Payroll/Benefits Manager (HR Manager A) Salary $4,694.00 - $9,211.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 16/14253/HRMA/08.11.25-MV Department DOTD-Administration Division Section 16 Opening Date 08/11/2025 Closing Date 8/18/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job 16/14253/HRMA/08.11.25-MV Section 16 - Human Resources At DOTD, our mission is to innovatively develop and sustain safe and reliable infrastructure comprising highways, multimodal transportation assets, micro-mobility systems, and public works. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity. About this position: This position manages the Payroll & Benefits program for the Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD). DOTD’s Payroll & Benefits Unit is comprised of four professional Human Resources positions responsible for overseeing the payroll, retirement, and benefits functions for both active and retired employees. This position reports to a Human Resources Manager B and provides support to the Human Resources Manager B and HR Director, as needed. The incumbent of this position is required to possess broad knowledge of the LaGov HCM system and its reporting capabilities, Civil Service rules and regulations, DOTD policies and procedures, Office of State Uniform Payroll (OSUP) policies and memos, as well as specific knowledge of the pay/benefits aspects of federal and state employment laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Workers’ Compensation. The incumbent must be proficient at multi-tasking and accommodating changes in law, governing rules and regulations in order to successfully meet a wide variety of deadlines, while also respecting the need for confidentiality. Highly developed written and oral communication skills are critical as well as a very high level of professionalism. AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES: Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. Adapting to Change:The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change. Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal. Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions. Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals. Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization. Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. Managing Conflict: The ability to recognize and navigate disagreements in a rational, unbiased, and productive way. Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity. Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\_Finance/HR/Pages/Career\_Center.aspx Minimum Qualifications Seven years of human resources experience; OR Six years of full-time experience in any field plus four years of human resources experience; OR A bachelor’s degree plus four years of human resources experience; OR An advanced degree in human resources, business administration, public administration, industrial and organizational psychology, organizational behavior, or a Juris Doctorate plus three years of human resources experience. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field. Designation as a Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Professional in Human Resources (PHR), or a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=170940) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: Staff Supervision and Consulting: Assists in planning and directing activities for the Payroll & Benefits Unit, to include development of goals, assignment of duties, establishment of work standards, monitoring of workflow, evaluation of effectiveness and efficiencies, audit of work products, and continuous improvement of work processes. Reviews and maintains detailed procedural manuals for direct subordinates and oversees the continual improvement of such manuals. Oversees functions of subordinate staff, which include the following: + Retirement – HR Specialist + Statewide Payroll & Benefit Support – HR Specialist + Front-Line Payroll & Benefit Support – (1) HR Analyst C position and (1) HR Analyst B position Provides guidance to other Headquarters HR staff, Field HR Analysts, and agency managers on complex payroll and benefits-related issues. Programmatic Responsibilities: FLSA: Serves as the Department’s main contact for all Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) issues including interpretation of PPM #12, handling of K-time balances and issuance of K-Time for overtime. LaGov HCM and ISIS Security Administration: Incumbent serves as the DOTD’s LaGov HCM Security Administrator and reviews requests for access to PTMW, LaGov HCM, and training records. Also serves as ISIS/AFS Security Administrator and reviews requests from the Financial Services Section for Access to AFS and related modules of the AFS system. Reporting: Generates reports through the LaGov HCM System for Appointing Authorities on overtime, leave usage, payroll costs, etc. Provides HR Analysts, time administrators, and the District Business Offices with reports for audit purposes to ensure accuracy in the system. Compiles annual U.S. Census report and annual fringe benefits report. Completes Annual Financial Report (AFR) in collaboration with the Financial Services Section for the Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy (OSRAP). Recoupment of Wages: Incumbent is responsible for the recoupment of overpayments for both active and inactive employees. Coordinates with OSUP to establish repayment plans for active employees and update claim balances for inactive employees. LEO/Manager Self Service: Serves as primary contact for all Louisiana Employees Online (LEO) questions, including those related to online time and Manager Self Service. Military Leave Coordination: Coordinates provision of information to military employees and maintains records of reservists. Responsible for implementing rules and regulations changes relative to military service and calculates military differential pay. Provides information to employees and managers about rights and responsibilities with regard to military service (USERRA). Coordinates payment of health insurance and employee’s portion of retirement for employees on extended military leave without pay. Miscellaneous Duties: The incumbent of this position is designated as an Essential Employee and is on “High Alert” during emergency situations, in accordance with the HR Section’s Emergency Call-In procedures. The incumbent may also be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities. Position-Specific Details: Appointment type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty. How to apply: No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. For further information about this vacancy please contact: Belinda Barron Personnel Management and Benefits Unit Manager Phone: 225-379-1219 Belinda.Barron@la.gov The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type. Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available -https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_main.asp. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee? + Yes + No 02 Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee? + Yes + No 03 Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? + Yes + No 04 If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA." 05 To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members? 06 Do you have Payroll experience? + Yes + No 07 If yes, please indicate how many years. All relevant experience should be clearly detailed in your application. If not, indicate "N/A". 08 Do you have Benefits experience? + Yes + No 09 If yes, please indicate how many years. All relevant experience should be clearly detailed in your application. If not, indicate "N/A." 10 Do you have experience supervising staff? + Yes + No 11 If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please indicate how many employees you supervise. If not, indicate "N/A." 12 Do you have working knowledge of the LaGov Human Capital Management (HCM) payroll system? + Yes + No 13 If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please indicate where you obtained this experience. If not, indicate "N/A." 14 CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively + 3= I can communicate effectively + 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication 15 CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 16 DIn: Rate your ability to demonstrate initiative based on our definition: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable demonstrating initiative + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to demonstrate initiative + 3= I can demonstrate initiative + 4= I can and help others improve their ability to demonstrate initiative 17 DIn: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 18 FC: Rate your ability to focus on customers based on our definition: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable focusing on customers + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to focus on customers + 3= I can focus on customers + 4= I can focus on customers and help others improve their ability to focus on customers 19 FC: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 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