Lead Payroll Administrator – Government Payroll

City of Maypearl; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Maypearl is seeking a payroll administrator to coordinate with departments for accurate, timely payroll, resolve issues, and maintain HRIS integrity. You will process status changes, adjustments, and withholdings while generating HRIS reports and preparing W-2s.

Supervisory experience and CPP are preferred for this role. Requirements include an Associate degree or equivalent and five years in payroll or related accounting functions, with extensive MS Office and spreadsheet proficiency.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent and five years of payroll experience in accounting.
• At least one year in a supervisory or lead role.
• CPP designation and municipal payroll systems experience preferred but not required.
• Experience processing payroll for 2,000+ employees.
• Proficient with spreadsheets and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with departments to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
• Research and resolve payroll issues as they arise.
• Develop procedures to reconcile payroll and maintain HRIS data integrity.
• Process employee status changes, check requests, withholdings and pay adjustments.
• Generate and distribute HRIS management reports and prepare W-2s.
• Train department timekeepers.

Skills

Payroll administration

Supervisory experience

MS Office proficiency

Spreadsheets

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

CPP designation (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Spreadsheets/Excel

Job description

City of Maypearl is seeking a payroll administrator to coordinate with departments for accurate, timely payroll, resolve issues, and maintain HRIS integrity. You will process status changes, adjustments, and withholdings while generating HRIS reports and preparing W-2s.

Supervisory experience and CPP are preferred for this role. Requirements include an Associate degree or equivalent and five years in payroll or related accounting functions, with extensive MS Office and spreadsheet proficiency.