Payroll Specialist Accounting Specialist Ii
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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
REHABILITATION & REENTRY
Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.
The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe secure and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind ADCRR and its more than 8000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency accountability and fairness.
PAYROLL SPECIALIST
(ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST II)
Salary: $42120.00
Grade: 18
Closing Date: 5/02/2025
Do you have professional accounting experience in government business or industry Is Payroll accounting part of your career path Join our amazing financial services and payroll accounting team. Apply now!
The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking to fill the Payroll Specialist position. This position is responsible for a large segment of the AZ360 payroll system Human Resource Information Solution (HRIS) Payroll System and following agency procedures and guidelines for performing payroll recordkeeping.
Performs biweekly payroll activities including timecard calculations and payroll system entries
Updates and maintains department documents and automated records
Serves as a subject matter expert and advises field timekeepers regarding payroll activities
Follows up on timecard or payroll errors or questions from field timekeepers staff or supervisors
Collaborates with department supervisors and managers to ensure their payroll questions and needs are met
Ensures accurate separation dates and reasons appropriate access terminations and accurate final payout amounts are processed
Prepares compiles and provides standardized reports system transactions and related functions
May train new staff on payroll activities
Drives on State business
Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
Knowledge of:
Principles concepts practices methods techniques and procedures of governmental accounting fiscal management and budgets
Payroll and financial analysis
Methods and techniques of processing accounting data
Maintenance of payroll or financial accounts
Summaries audits reconciliations and report preparation
Computers and various software such as Microsoft Office and Google
Skill in:
Work management and leadership
Researching analyzing and interpreting payroll and financial information
Decisionmaking and problemsolving of complex issues
Utilizing and operating automated accounting systems for data tracking inquiries and reporting
Utilizing a 10key adding machine to perform mathematical calculations
Verbal and written communications
Organization and time management
Managing multiple projects and deadlines
Ability to:
Work with numbers and accurately complete mandated reports
Learn and adhere to rules and regulations governing accounting functions
Research and compile payroll or financial and statistical information
Work independently
Adapt to changing priorities and situations
Establish and maintain interpersonal relationships with all levels of agency staff
One 1 year of government accounting experience
Completion of at least 12 semester hours of accounting from an accredited college or university and two 2 years of professionallevel accounting experience in business or industry
Bachelors degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university and one 1 year of accounting experience in business or industry
Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current valid classappropriate drivers license complete all required training and successfully pass all necessary drivers license record checks. The license must be current unexpired and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C. R210207.11.
In an effort to maintain a safe environment all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (EVerify).
We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental LeaveUp to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newlyplaced foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical dental life shortterm and longterm disability options
Exceptional retirement program
Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans credit union membership and a wellness program
An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.
Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
