Pima County · 14 hours ago
Payroll Specialist - Finance
Tucson, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$48K/yr - $65K/yr
2+ years expPima County is seeking a motivated and skilled professional to join their Payroll team as a Payroll Specialist. This position assists in processing bi-weekly payroll for nearly 7,000 employees and involves auditing time cards, ensuring compliance with payroll laws, and providing customer service to employees and vendors.
GovernmentHealth CareRecyclingSustainabilityWaste Management
Responsibilities
Processes bi-weekly payroll transactions by entering and verifying employee pay data in the County’s payroll system following established guidelines
Reviews timesheets and payroll entries for completeness and compliance with applicable policies and procedures
Prepares basic payroll-related journal entries and reconciliations as directed by senior staff
Assists with compiling payroll data used in monthly, quarterly, and annual summaries
Provides routine support to departmental staff and system users by answering basic payroll-related questions or referring them to the appropriate resource
Reviews manual payroll warrant requests for completeness and routes for approval and processing
Assists with year-end payroll documentation by organizing files and assembling routine reports
Follows updates to payroll procedures as provided by higher-level staff and assists with implementing routine changes
Runs standard payroll reports to verify data entry accuracy and flags discrepancies for review
Performs account verifications related to payroll and reports unresolved issues to senior or supervisory staff
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting or closely related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment
(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)
Preferred
Minimum two (2) years experience in payroll operations, including but not limited to processing electronic time cards, applying human resource policies to time and attendance records, reviewing and adjusting employee accrual balances, and experience related to payroll taxes, filings, and regulatory compliance
Minimum two (2) years experience utilizing an electronic payroll platform (Workday, ADP, Kronos, PeopleSoft, etc.)
Minimum one year experience using Microsoft Excel, including basic data entry, formatting, and spreadsheet calculations
Minimum one (1) year of customer service experience
Company
Pima County
Pima County is a government sector that provides health, development, business, community, sustainability, wastewater & recycling services.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.49MKey Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2023-10-23Grant· $0.49M
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