Payroll Specialist - Finance

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Tucson, AZtime type:
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Posted Todayjob requisition :
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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 on 2/6/2026*****.
** 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.
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* 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 department’s 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 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.
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* Minimum Qualifications:

**** 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.)
**** 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

(Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, 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.
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