Payroll Technician

Overview

Carollo Engineers is a leading engineering firm dedicated exclusively to water. For over 90 years, we've specialized in the planning, design, and construction of water, wastewater, stormwater, and reuse facilities, bringing innovative and sustainable solutions to the water sector's most complex challenges.

We work with water agencies, municipalities, utilities, research organizations, and private companies across various industries, including technology, manufacturing, and beyond. These clients choose Carollo because we employ some of the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals in the world. When you join our team, you'll work alongside industry leaders who are advancing the science of water, protecting public health, and building resilient communities.

Carollo's vision is to be the best water consulting firm and the best place for you to build your career. If you're passionate about making a difference in this critical field, we invite you to explore a career with Carollo.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing rates to PM’s, billers and upper management as requested

• Assist Payroll Manager/Payroll Specialists with processing semi-monthly payroll

• Backup other members of the payroll team as needed

• Uploading records to ADP, while ensuring data integrity throughout the process

• Reconcile payroll batch transmission and validate confirmed reports

• Process and maintain payroll for Leave of Absence

• Process manual payments for late or incorrect timesheets

• Understand proper taxation of employer paid benefits, and provide guidance to employees when needed

• Provide great customer service by responding to employee requests and ad-hoc reporting requests with timely and accurate information.

• Employment Verifications

• Special Payroll projects as needed

• Support and collaborate with other Accounting teams and/or Human Resources as needed

• Quarterly, Monthly and per pay period reporting

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• 3-5 years of related working experience

• Some working knowledge of payroll best practices

• Strong PC skills including proficiency in Excel

• Working knowledge ADP very helpful but not necessary

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team player and individually

• Ability to deal sensitively with confidential material

• Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills

• Ability to communicate with various levels of management

• Decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge ADP

Compensation Range

$25.00 to $28.00 per hour. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Other Compensation and Benefits

Carollo is committed to providing employees with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the support employees and their families need to lead healthy, productive lives. Carollo’s benefits package includes paid time off and holidays, comprehensive health insurance coverage, pre-tax savings account options for healthcare, dependent care and commuter expenses, disability insurance and life insurance options for you and your dependents. We also offer free Caregiver Support, Travel Assistance, counseling services, discount programs, and a Lifestyle Reimbursement Account. Other compensation that may be available includes: 401(k) company contribution matching, tuition reimbursement, discretionary bonuses, career advancement bonuses, professional registration bonuses, employee referral bonuses, and compensatory time for exempt employees. Flexible work arrangements may also be available. Eligibility for benefits varies based on employment status.

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EOE including disability/veteran (

Job Locations US-AZ-Phoenix

ID 2026-4520

Category Accounting/Finance

Type Full-time, Regular