Payroll Contact (Administrative Assistant IV)

Payroll Contact (Administrative Assistant IV)

Salary

$50,581.23 - $88,517.10 Annually

Location

FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA

Job Type

FT Hourly W BN

Job Number

26-01034

Department

DPWES Capital Facilities

Opening Date

07/18/2026

Closing Date

7/31/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S17

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Announcement

We are where administration meets excellence!

This position performs a full range of administrative support for personnel and payroll administration in the Human Resources department. Serves as the payroll lead by processing, auditing and reconciling online time and attendance using multiple payroll softwares.

DPWES is a diverse, nationally-accredited and award-winning public works agency with approximately 1,000 employees providing solid waste, capital facility development, wastewater, stormwater, urban forestry, and land acquisition management services for the most populous county in Virginia. Join our team to help us protect the environment and serve the people of Fairfax County by creating and preserving a sustainable community that is an ideal place to live, work, and play for everyone.

Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees, and offers comprehensive benefits, including a defined-benefit retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave; tuition reimbursement; and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Through our LiveWell Program and the County Benefits Division, we endeavor to cultivate a culture of wellbeing that empowers, educates and engages employees and retirees to make life-long choices that promote a holistic approach to their physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual and financial wellness. Please review our awesome benefits:

• Benefits
• Retirement

The Administrative Services Branch provides financial, accounting, budget, payroll and human resources support to all Capital Facilities team programs as they manage a combined suite of projects totaling more than $3.24 billion.

Along with payroll lead, this position also prepares and monitors all personnel actions related to employment actions and position status. Coordinates and processes the new hire onboarding process. Consults with the HR Manager regarding interpretation of laws, policies, procedures, and regulations to department staff. Supports the division in a variety of critical, confidential, complex and time-sensitive Human Resources administrative tasks. The successful candidate must be highly motivated and self-sufficient; possess the skills necessary to work and balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced collaborative team environment; demonstrated ability to maintain absolute confidentiality and exercise high discretion with sensitive human resource information; and be oriented towards providing outstanding customer service to end users.

This position reports to the Capital Facilities Administrative Branch of DPWES, located in the Fairfax County Government Center at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia.

Note: The assigned functional areas for this position include general administration, payroll, human resources and customer service.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education, experience and training equivalent to high school graduation and three years of experience providing administrative support in the assigned functional area(s).

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate degree in human resources, business, or related fields.
• At least two years of experience processing personnel actions and maintaining computerized employee records.
• At least two years of experience assisting with the recruitment/interview process.
• Two years of experience with payroll processing software.
• Two years of experience working in a human resources department.
• Two years of experience using recruitment and position description software.
• Experience working for local, state, or federal government in an administrative setting.
• Proficiency utilizing Microsoft Excel and Word.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to acknowledge and receive walk-in customers and respond appropriately. Ability to sit and work at a computer terminal for extended periods of time. Must be able to operate keyboard and scanner driven equipment. Visual acuity is required to read data on computer monitor. Work is generally sedentary; however, employee may be required to walk, stand, bend, and carry items less than 15 pounds in weight. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click here for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

For additional details please visit the Countys benefits webpage.

Non-Merit Positions

• Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Spending Program

• Deferred Compensation

• Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

Please indicate your area(s) of study or major(s)/minor(s) towards a degree. Check all that apply.

• Business administration
• Human resources
• Finance
• Accounting
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not Applicable

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".

05

How many years of full-time equivalent experience providing administrative support in the assigned functional area(s) of general administration, payroll, human resources and/or customer service do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

06

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working for local state or federal government in an administrative setting?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five years or more

07

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have providing front-line customer service, which includes responding to internal and external customer inquiries face-to-face, by telephone, and in writing?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five years or more

08

Please indicate the areas in which you have at least two years of full-time equivalent experience. Check all that apply.

• Processing personnel actions and maintaining computerized employee records.
• Assisting with the recruitment/interview process.
• Payroll processing software.
• Working in a human resources department.
• Using recruitment and position description software.
• None of the above

09

Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Word.

• Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating, editing, formatting, and saving simple documents; inserting simple tables; and proofreading documents for accuracy)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of common commands such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; setting up the ruler; indenting paragraphs, using tabs and tables; inserting captions, footnotes, endnotes, special characters, or hard page breaks; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; inserting an equation, adding comments and tracking changes.)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge of almost all function of program including mail merge, macros, creating a table of contents, creating bookmarks and cross-referencing.)
• No experience

10

Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

• Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of inserting and modifying graphic objects in a worksheet; customizing and enhancing workbooks; analyzing data using Pivot Tables, Slicers, and Pivot Charts)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge of increasing productivity and improving efficiency by streamlining workflow; collaborating with others using workbooks; auditing worksheets; analyzing data; working with multiple workbooks; importing and exporting data, using Excel with the web)
• No experience

11

This position is considered essential personnel for purposes of Continuity of operations and may be required to respond during inclement weather or emergency situations. Are you willing and able to report to work during these situations?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Fairfax County

Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270

Fairfax, Virginia, 22035

Phone 703-324-3311

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/fairfaxcounty/default.cfm