Payroll Specialist - Finance

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# **Job Description Summary**

Department - Finance and Risk Management

# **Job Description**

**OPEN UNTIL FILLED**

**Job Type: Classified**

**Job Classification: 5701 - Payroll Specialist - Finance**

**Salary Grade: 8**

**Pay Range**

**Hiring Range: \$48,422 - \$56,908 Annually**

**Pay Range: \$48,422 - \$65,395 Annually**

Range Explanation

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The
  
  

actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors,

Including Your Skills, Qualifications, Experience, Education,

licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.
• The first review of applications will be on2/6/2026*****.**
  
  

The Pima County Department of Finance & Risk Management is seeking a

motivated and skilled professional to join our Payroll team as a Payroll

Specialist. This position assists in processing bi-weekly payroll for

nearly 7,000 employees. You will audit time cards by following Federal

and State payroll laws as well as County Merit and Administrative

procedures, adjust leave accruals as needed, ensure accurate employee

payouts, and provide customer service to our employees and vendors. If

you take pride in your work, enjoy challenges, and appreciate a

collaborative environment, this may be a great opportunity for you to

join our team.

Essential Functions

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this

classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge,

skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is

not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by

incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the

departments needs and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent

by the supervisor.

• Processes bi-weekly payroll transactions by entering and verifying
  
  

employee pay data in the Countys 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.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Associates 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.)**

• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the
  
  

\"Education\" and \"Work Experience\" sections of the application. Do

not substitute a resume for your application or write \"see resume\" on

your application.\

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Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in

your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your

Competencie , Specifically Addressing The Required And Preferred

qualifications.):**

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