Payroll Specialist - Public Sector, Workday & Excel

Bell County; Belton (TX); On-site; USD 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Bell County in Belton, TX is seeking a Payroll Specialist to support time-tracking inquiries, audit county-wide time entries, and reconcile benefit billings and HR changes. The role also handles payroll reconciliations for law enforcement entities, year-end reporting, and serves as a backup for workers' compensation and payroll reporting tasks.

The candidate should have a High School diploma or GED with two years of payroll experience; Workday knowledge and MS Excel proficiency are preferred to

Qualifications

• Requires High School diploma or GED plus two years of payroll experience.
• Workday knowledge preferred; intermediate MS Excel proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Assist departments and employees with time tracking questions.
• Review time tracking county-wide to ensure accuracy of data entered.
• Reconciles monthly benefit billings and HR changes to employee coverages as needed.
• Reconciles law enforcement entity billings and submits for monthly or quarterly reimbursement.
• Serves as backup for other payroll sections providing support for workers’ compensation, mid-and end of month payroll reports and year-end reports.
• Assists employees with payroll questions and concerns and aids with any necessary changes that affect pay.

Skills

Time tracking

Payroll processing

Data entry

MS Excel

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Workday

Job description

Bell County in Belton, TX is seeking a Payroll Specialist to support time-tracking inquiries, audit county-wide time entries, and reconcile benefit billings and HR changes. The role also handles payroll reconciliations for law enforcement entities, year-end reporting, and serves as a backup for workers' compensation and payroll reporting tasks.

The candidate should have a High School diploma or GED with two years of payroll experience; Workday knowledge and MS Excel proficiency are preferred to