Payroll Specialist

Are you interested in making Benton County a better place for all its citizens? Do you enjoy diverse and dynamic work? Are you a person who loves to work with a variety of people? If so, then please consider joining the Financial Services Department at Benton County. You’ll get the opportunity to work with a committed and driven team working together to provide the backbone to the County organization.

As one of two Payroll Specialists, this position independently manages the countywide payroll function for approximately 500+ employees. The role serves as a subject matter expert on all payroll-related matters and is responsible for maintaining accurate and secure payroll records to ensure system integrity and compliance with federal and state laws, collective bargaining agreements, personnel policies, and other applicable regulations.

This position reviews, verifies, and processes payroll data for employees across all departments. It also generates required personnel, payroll, tax, and benefits reports. In collaboration with the Financial and Budget Analysts, the Payroll Specialist prepares salary projections to support budgeting and labor contract negotiations.

for a complete list of the duties, responsibilities and physical requirements of this position.

First review of applications is scheduled for Monday, January 26,2026.

Applications submitted after this date may or may not be considered. This listing may close at any time after the first review date.

Generous time off to maintain a healthy work-life balance!

• 11 Paid Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays + 8 hours of vacation accrual every month + sick leave! Vacation accrual increases with years of service.

$0 Health Insurance Premium!

• Medical, Dental and Vision - cover your eligible family members without additional premium.
• In addition, the County contributes up to $1,400 per year to your Health Savings or Reimbursement account!
  • Apart from your deductible you can use this money for things that aren’t traditionally paid by insurance – i.e. Ibuprofen, Tylenol and other preventative type medications
  • You never lose your Health Savings Account funds as it rolls over from year to year
• Dependents up to age 26 are covered!

Get ready for retirement. Generous employer paid contributions!

• After 6 months of employment:
  • The County makes a retirement contribution of 6% of your salary towards Oregon PERS!
  • The County makes a deferred compensation 457b plan contribution of 3% of your salary! You can add more if you wish.

A free and award-winning wellness program

• Interactive and personalized approach focused on your whole health.
• Onsite and virtual seminars, wellness challenges and fun activities.
• Monetary incentives and cool prizes to engage everyone and meet your individual needs!

100% employer-paid coverage for AD&D ($100,000), Life ($10,000), and Long-Term Disability coverage

• Supplemental plans are available at reasonable rates!

Annual salary range of:

• $58,723.93 -$77,943.33
• This position guarantees two salary raises within your first year. Increases are given at the end of the 6‑month probationary period and at the 1‑year anniversary, as long as your performance is in good standing! Increases are given until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
• For most employees who take advantage of health benefits the salary only makes up 60% of their total compensation. The County invests in you and your family!
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• Associate's degree or two‑year technical certificate in accounting or business AND 5 years’ of progressively responsible experience in payroll processing.
• A cover letter is required to be considered for this recruitment.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted. Please note candidates must have at least 6 months of actual work experience to be considered as equivalent.

• 3 years’ experience payroll administration in similar size organizations, including experience working with payroll and human resource information management systems.

• Associate's degree in accounting or…