Payroll Specialist - Scottsdale, United States - City of Scottsdale

City of Scottsdale

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Scottsdale, United States

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Description

City of Scottsdale:

Payroll Specialist:

SALARY
- $ $32.03 Hourly

LOCATION

Scottsdale, AZ

JOB TYPE

Full-Time Regular

JOB NUMBER

DIVISION

CITY TREASURER

DEPARTMENT

ACCOUNTING

OPENING DATE

05/17/2024

CLOSING DATE

5/31/2024 11:59 PM Arizona

Introduction:

About the PositionMinimum Qualifications**:

Education and Experience:

A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.
One year of payroll, accountancy, finance or related experience.
Prefer government experience.

Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements:

Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during his or her active employment by the City, regardless of whether the employee is approved to remote work.
Other pertinent licenses and/or certifications may be required of some positions depending on division/department/service assignment._

Essential Functions:

Performs duties and responsibilities commensurate with assigned functional area which may include, but are not limited to, any combination of the following:_
Reviews time entry, conducts edit of time entry to ensure accuracy, completeness, proper authorization, processes payroll and reviews validation and controls reports.
Executes the payroll, validates paychecks, and ensures that all payroll deadlines are met in accordance with the pay period schedule.
Ensures accurate calculation and remittance of all withholding liabilities for all City employees on a timely basis, including quarterly and annual Federal and State reporting, retirement plans, etc.
Reconciles all payroll liabilities to the general ledger and processes journal entries to record activity.
Maintains confidentiality of personnel and payroll records and reports.
Responds to and resolves complex and sensitive customer inquiries regarding payroll policies and procedures both verbally and in writing.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position or that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._
Lift and carry materials weighing up to 30 pounds.
Travel to/from meetings and various City locations.

Benefits Highlights:

The City of Scottsdale offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month
Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month
Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits
City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year
Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently at 12.29% which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide
Pet Insurance
Bilingual pay compensation

_ Please visit the __Benefits Information_
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Selection Process:

Fingerprinting search of the national FBI Database
Criminal Background screening

The City of Scottsdale reserves the right to change this process at any time, potentially without advance notice.
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PLEASE NOTE: Years of experience are based on a work schedule of 2,080 hours per year for full-time positions and 1,040 hours per year for part-time positions, and while work experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis, depending upon the job classification, education may not be substituted for work experience.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:It is the policy of the city to provide employment opportunities to all persons based solely on ability, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

When advised, reasonable accommodations will be made in order for an "otherwise qualified applicant" with a disability to participate in any phase of the recruitment process.

Please contact Human Resources to request an accommodation.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting HR Receptionist at Requests should be made 24 hours in advance or as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

For TTY users, the Arizona Relay Service may contact HR Receptionist at

Agency
City of Scottsdale

Address
9191 E San Salvador Dr

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258

Website
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