Job Description
Pay Range: $26.57 - $33.21/hr.Job Posting Closing on: Friday, November 13, 2026
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday, 7 am - 4 pm with a rotating late week schedule of 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
The City of Fort Worth Fire Department, Fire Administration Division, located at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex, 505 W. Felix, Fort Worth, TX 76115, is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to support payroll operations for more than 1,000 Civil Service and civilian employees. This position requires strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills to research and resolve complex payroll discrepancies, ensure accurate and timely payroll processing, and maintain compliance with applicable labor agreements, City policies, and procedures. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities while providing effective customer service in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, finance, accounting, or a related field
- Two (2) years of experience in payroll operations
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) payroll systems
- Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations and interpret payroll-related data
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to analyze reports and reconcile information across multiple data sources
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain payroll issues and resolutions clearly
- Knowledge of Civil Service payroll operations and applicable labor agreements
The Payroll Specialist's job responsibilities include:
- Prepare and enter daily overtime transactions and other assigned payroll entries, ensuring accuracy and compliance with established deadlines and procedures
- Review and validate employee time entries using multiple databases and supporting documentation. Identify discrepancies and follow up on incomplete or missing entries
- Research complex payroll discrepancies, analyze reports and supporting records, determine appropriate corrective action, and coordinate the resolution of payroll issues
- Review and analyze Time and Labor and Absence Management reports to identify and resolve exceptions that may affect payroll accuracy or prevent correct and timely payment
- Validate payroll errors and ensure transactions are processed correctly in accordance with City policies and procedures, applicable labor agreements, Civil Service requirements, and other governing rules and regulations
- Investigate payroll errors, identify contributing factors, prepare or coordinate corrections, and communicate findings and resolutions to the appropriate parties
- Train Fire Department timekeepers on payroll procedures, timekeeping requirements, and system processes. Communicate policy and procedural changes and provide guidance to support accurate payroll submissions
- Work collaboratively with Fire Department personnel, Human Resources, and other internal stakeholders to resolve discrepancies, clarify payroll requirements, and ensure timely processing
- Maintain accurate supporting documentation, monitor outstanding payroll issues, and provide clear records of research, corrections, and follow-up actions
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Working Conditions
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
Physical Demand
Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
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Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
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Closing Date/Time: Friday, November 13, 2026
City of Fort Worth
(817) 392-7750The Community
The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.
Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.
Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.
Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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