Payroll Coordinator - Aging Services
Salt Lake County
Job Description
Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!
Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.
What it is like to work here:
At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.
Surround yourself with:
Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.
We encourage a work life balance:
Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. We work in a hybrid environment giving you flexibility to manage working from home and being in the office.
Additional Benefits include:
+ Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
+ Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
+ Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
+ 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
+ Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
+ Tuition Reimbursement
+ Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.
For Benefits information Click HERE (https://slco.org/human-resources/benefits/)
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JOB SUMMARY
Performs complex and technical accounting, payroll and clerical functions in the preparation and processing of payroll, personnel documents, and benefits.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources or other closely related field plus two (2) years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.
Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements. .
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
+ Coordinates payroll functions for the division. Provides quality customer service by answering any questions regarding timesheets and leave time.
+ Performs automated timecard payroll functions. Assures all time is approved for semi-monthly payroll processing and verifies all personnel actions have been completed prior to payrollprocessing.
+ May collaborate with Division HR Coordinator and Mayor’s Finance to resolve issues.
+ Performs timesheet auditing to ensure accuracy, and successfully creates and uses excel reports to track worked hours of temporary employees.
+ Prepares, processes, and reconciles employee and volunteer stipend, mileage, and reimbursementchecks.
+ Distributes paper checks and transit passes.
+ Performs separated employees final payroll processes.
+ Provides data for internal and external audits.
+ May support and serve as backup for HR Coordinator.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)
K nowledge of:
+ Generally accepted payroll practices and protocols
+ General accounting and spreadsheet programs and practices
+ Standard business methods and procedures
+ GRAMA regulations and procedures concerning employee records
Skills and Abilities to:
+ Apply general accounting and payroll principles and standards to specific situations
+ Use computers, software, and job-related office equipment
+ Prioritize tasks to accurately complete in a timely manner even under stressful situations and deadlines
+ Perform record audits and calculate corrections
+ Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
+ Interpret and adapt guidelines for application to specific cases or problems
+ Maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public
+ Maintain confidentiality of personal information
+ Perform logical and systematic thinking to analyze and solve problems
+ Monitor leave issues
Additional Information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POSITION:
Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services serves older adults and their families throughout Salt Lake County, providing a variety of programs and services to promote the independence of older adults through advocacy, engagement, and access to resources. The Payroll Coordinator is responsible for all the payroll functions of the division. Preference will be given to candidates that have experience performing payroll and clerical functions, including using PeopleSoft, running queries, creating reports, and performing audits. The successful candidate will be detail oriented and demonstrate strong ethics with regard the to management of sensitive information and maintaining confidentiality.
Job LocationsUS-UT-SALT LAKE CITY
Requisition ID2025-38203
# of Openings0
Requisition Post Information* : Posted Date2 days ago(1/28/2025 7:16 PM)
SLCO Department (Portal Searching)Aging & Adult Services
Location : LocationUS-UT-SALT LAKE CITY
Location : Address2001 S STATE ST
Location : Postal Code84190
Position Type (Portal Searching)Regular Full-Time (Merit)
Requisition Post Information* : Post End Date2/5/2025
Grade012
Posted Min$38,920.00/Yr.
Posted Max$58,380.00/Yr.
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