HR Operations Specialist - Payroll & Onboarding

Arizona State University; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona State University is seeking a proactive Administrative Operations Specialist 2 to join the College Business Services - Human Resources team in Downtown Phoenix. You will support payroll, onboarding, personnel transactions and audits, acting as a primary contact for new hires and staff with HR questions.

The role emphasizes processing high volumes of transactions, maintaining records, and ensuring compliance with university policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience, or equivalent.
• Experience in higher education or large HR operations is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of HR policies, payroll, onboarding and records.
• Ability to manage high-volume transactions with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate HR activities with college administration and central OHR.
• Investigate payroll discrepancies and liaise with HR to resolve.
• Handle timekeeping and payroll reconciliation every two weeks.
• Prepare audit documents for payroll reconciliations.
• Maintain personnel files in accordance with university policies.
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding and new hire processing.
• Process faculty and staff hires and onboard them to ASU systems.
• Draft letters and documents for employee changes and payments.
• Serve as main contact for graduate student hiring each term.
• Support with HR-related inquiries and recordkeeping.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree and 3 years experience

Tools

Workday

PeopleSoft

HR Analytics

ServiceNow

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Office

Job description

Arizona State University is seeking a proactive Administrative Operations Specialist 2 to join the College Business Services - Human Resources team in Downtown Phoenix. You will support payroll, onboarding, personnel transactions and audits, acting as a primary contact for new hires and staff with HR questions.

The role emphasizes processing high volumes of transactions, maintaining records, and ensuring compliance with university policies.