Payroll Specialist

Job Description

Role: Payroll Specialist

Hours: Full time

Setting: 100% On Site

Location: Phoenix, AZ 85016

Pay: $30 – $36/hourly

Join a collaborative payroll team supporting a large, multi-company organization with 10,000+ employees. This role is ideal for a payroll professional who is detail-oriented, reliable, and enjoys problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Process full-cycle weekly payroll for assigned employee groups (500-1,000+ employees)
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll, including off-cycle payments
• Review timekeeping data, resolve discrepancies, and support payroll audits/reconciliations
• Process new hires, employee changes, special pay requests, garnishments, and final pay
• Partner closely with HR and managers to ensure data accuracy and compliance
• Research and resolve payroll questions while delivering excellent customer service
• Ensure compliance with multi-state payroll regulations, overtime laws, and company policies

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of full-cycle payroll experience
• Experience processing multi-state payroll required
• Strong understanding of payroll regulations, including OT laws
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables)
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now or Paycom strongly preferred
• Union payroll/reporting experience is a plus
• Demonstrated critical thinking, attention to detail, and process improvement mindset
• Ability to communicate successes and examples of improving payroll processes

Why Join?

• Team sits alongside HR, creating strong cross-functional collaboration
• Stable, high-volume payroll environment with opportunities to make an impact

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• CPP or FPC certification preferred