Payroll Specialist / Finance / Accounting #8493

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About Us
The City of Cape Coral is the seventh largest city in Florida, has over 1,500 full-time employees, provides various career path opportunities, and offers a robust training and development program for improving current talents, developing new skills, and building effective business relationships.

Perks and Benefits

• Free city-paid employee health coverage, additional for spouse or family
• City Employee Health & Wellness Center for healthcare services
• 5 weeks Paid Time Off (sick & vacation)
• 11 paid holidays
• Pension plan
• City-paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Optional Vision and Dental Plans
• Tuition reimbursement
• Gym membership reimbursement
• And much more!

• High school diploma/GED.
• Five (5) years of experience in payroll processing and reporting.

• Coordinates and processes Cape Coral's Citywide, Community Redevelopment Agency and Charter School Authority payroll operations and the associated accounting functions.
• Processes payroll, coordinates personnel records issues and ensures comprehensive and accurate information.
• Works collaboratively with departments to ensure that payroll transactions are properly accounted for in accordance with governmental accounting practices and policies and in interpreting procedures, recording and reporting transactions and preparing payroll-related financial records and reports.