The City of Gallatin has a new opening for an Assistant Director of Human Resources.  The position performs professional and administrative work in the creation, managing, planning and organizing programs while assisting the Director in the overall departmental administration.

The Assistant Director will serves as the Director of Human Resources in the Director’s absence; manages the staff in the department; Be responsible for all aspects of HRIS payroll system functions, including but not limited to, inputting the payroll actions, and verifying actions and setting up workflows with IT for department use; reports final payroll to Director for auditing;  serves as subject matter expert to troubleshoot a variety of problems/issues; administers the City’s program for classification and pay, recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, and creates reliable strategic planning programs for those areas and ensures compliance with all regulations governing human resources; oversees the development of a compensation strategy with the HR Director and Finance Director, recommends pay structures and rules; evaluates progress, makes reports and recommendations on training and development and creation of professional development plans for employees.

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business or closely related field with a minimum of three to five years professional progressively responsible experience in human resources. Prior experience with municipal or county governmental payroll and human resources is preferred.  Must have a minimum of three years supervisory experience. Professional certifications in Human Resources preferred. 

Experience with Tyler MUNIS HR software for payroll/personnel functions highly desirable. Strong proficiency with MS Excel is required, must have knowledge and expertise of advanced excel functionality (advanced formulas, linked spreadsheets, pivot tables, formatting reports in excel, charts & graphs, etc.).

Must have valid driver’s license.

A copy of the job description can by found HERE.

Apply on-line at: https://cogselfserve.gallatin-tn.gov/MSS/employmentopportunities/default.aspx

Send all inquiries to:                                                                                                        Debbie G. Johnson| Director of Human Resources                                                          Department of Human Resources                                                                              132 West Main Street, Gallatin, TN 37066