Payroll Technician

What Success Looks Like In This Job

To assist in the coordination and perform payroll-related duties and activities.

This anticipated hiring rate for this role is $25.808/hour. The full salary range for the position is $25.808/hour - $36.131/hour.

Examples of Duties for Success

• Review and assist in input of all additions, deletions, and changes of payroll information in JDE.
• Review of employee timecards and adjustments for accuracy in UKG.
• Assist in the review and correction of pre-payroll registers.
• Assist in processing garnishments, wage assignments, and IRS levies.
• Assist in paying all deductions, including insurance and garnishments; complete corresponding reports; and balance deduction reports.
• Assist in research and document gathering for various audits and monitoring the departmental earnings reviews.
• Maintain filing and scanning system, according to record retention requirements.
• Responds to requests for financial employment information; provide documentation for workers comp, agencies needing verification of earnings or employment; supervisors and employees requests for information.
• Demonstrate a high level of customer service; assist employees, departments, and outside sources with payroll-related issues.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Qualifications for Success

• Learn pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• Understand basic principles and procedures of bookkeeping, accounting and financial record keeping and reporting. Apply the principles and practices of payroll accounting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft products, such as Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Operate modern office equipment including computer equipment.
• Make changes, additions, and deletions necessary for an accurate payroll.
• Perform a variety of balancing and calculation tasks with accuracy.
• Calculate and process paychecks.
• Demonstrate integrity and trust through credibility, reliability, commitment, loyalty and ethical behavior. Maintain confidentiality of payroll information.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in providing superior customer service via telephone, email, in person or on Teams.
• Participate in personal growth opportunities, and attend trainings designed to enhance capacity to bring new skills and ideas to the job and the organization.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

More Qualifications for Success

Experience: Two (2) years of increasingly responsible payroll/accounting/office experience.
Education and Training: High School diploma or GED equivalent. College-level coursework in bookkeeping, accounting or related field preferred.
License or Certificate: None.
Background Check: Must pass a criminal background check.

Essential duties require the following physical abilities and work environment:

• Ability to work in a standard office environment.

Adams County complies with Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act (“JAFA”). JAFA prohibits employers from asking individuals to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation on an initial employment application. However, additional application materials such as certifications and transcripts containing this information may be required for certain positions; if such additional materials are requested, applicants may redact information that identifies the applicant’s age, date of birth, or dates or attendance or graduation.