Payroll Specialist

Maricopa County • Phoenix, AZ

1d • $22 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

Are you ready for the next step in your human resources career? Make it count and apply to become our Payroll Specialist! As our Payroll Specialist, you will act as the official liaison to County payroll and benefits. You will perform all payroll coordination and functions within the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and process all employee reimbursements, employee time donations, work schedule changes, and related payroll forms. You will also oversee the probation process, mid-year merit increases, and provide backup assistance in all full-cycle recruitment and onboarding tasks.

Requirements

• Associate's degree and one year of human resources experience OR High school diploma/GED and three years of human resources experience
• Valid Arizona Driver’s License is required upon hire

Nice To Haves

• Experience processing payroll
• Experience using Workday
• Experience within a government or public sector environment
• Proficiency with Word and Excel
• Professional HR Certification

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and completes payroll for approximately 1,000 employees by utilizing County Workday personnel software program to input, monitor, and approve payroll
• Accurately prepares payroll adjustments and corrections into the payroll system while adhering to strict timelines
• Researches and resolves routine and complex payroll discrepancies, problems, and questions from supervisors or employees
• Processes employee reimbursements, including travel advancements and mileage reimbursements
• Researches and produces documentation of all mileage for each entry on employee mileage reimbursement requests
• Processes employee time donations, work schedule changes, and related payroll forms
• Oversees the probation process, including updating the spreadsheet, communicating with the supervisors, and preparing paperwork
• Oversees the mid-year Pay-for-Performance increases, when applicable
• Manages Multilingual Testing/Pay, Employment Verifications, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness requests
• Interacts with County payroll and vendors as required to facilitate payroll process
• Provides interpretation of payroll-related laws, rules, policies, and procedures
• Creates and/or generates a variety of reports and queries from Workday and systems to provide information and verification of payroll actions
• Retrieves and exports data from sources through Excel to Workday system, and query relational databases Workday
• Maintains payroll files and performs records retention activities according to State, County, and Department guidelines
• Maintains standard operating procedures, updating payroll procedures/processes as required
• Maintains automated payroll files in organized and accurate manner
• Provides backup for Notary Public applications and renewals
• Provides backup support to Human Resources staff as needed
• Provides streamlining and process improvement suggestions
• Maintains and creates various human resources related tracking logs, reports, and queries from internal systems
• Responds to supervisor and employee inquiries regarding HR related policies and procedures, via email, telephone, and in personal responses
• Prepares routine, sensitive correspondence, and documents related to areas of responsibility

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% monthly contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree