Payroll Supervisor (Human Resources Generalist I)

Payroll Supervisor (Human Resources Generalist I)

Salary

$63,732.03 - $111,531.06 Annually

Location

HERRITY BUILDING (B-2), 12055 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY, FAIRFAX (EJ26), VA

Job Type

FT Hourly W BN

Job Number

26-01293

Department

Land Development Svcs

Opening Date

08/22/2026

Closing Date

9/4/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S22

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Announcement

Fairfax County boasts a top-notch school system, safe neighborhoods, thousands of acres of parkland, and bustling town centers. County government sits at the heart of this dynamic community of almost 1.2 million residents and seeks employees eager to bring their energy, enthusiasm and skills to serve Fairfax residents and to shape the countys future. Land Development Services (LDS) is the steward of the countys land development and building construction codes and regulations, and its staff members embrace their essential role as "first preventers." Every day, through careful review, permitting and inspection of site and building construction, our staff protect the health, safety, welfare, and environment for those who live in, work in, and visit Fairfax County. Our department also serves as the gateway to much of the countys economic development, reviewing over 30,000 building and site plan submissions, issuing nearly 70,000 building permits, and conducting over 220,000 building and site inspections each year. If you would like to join a creative, collaborative, innovative team doing meaningful work, then LDS is the place for you.

LDS is seeking a Human Resource Generalist I to support payroll operations, recruitment, certification management, HR programs, and customer service. This role works under direct supervision and requires strong analytical skills, independent judgment, and broad HR knowledge.

Key Duties:

Payroll Supervision

• Supervise LDS payroll staff and ensure accurate bi-weekly payroll processing.
• Review personnel actions, pay adjustments, promotions/demotions, transfers, and acting pay.
• Conduct payroll audits, prepare corrections, and coordinate with DHR Payroll.
• Maintain personnel records and develop SOPs and job aids.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes, including background checks and NEOGOV tasks.

Recruitment & Selection

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for LDS from requisition through candidate selection.
• Develop job ads, preferred qualifications, and supplemental questions.
• Coordinate interviews, train panel members, review documentation, and close out recruitments.
• Support career fairs and serve as a resource to hiring managers.

Certification Program

• Oversee LDS certification requirements, track compliance, maintain documentation, and communicate updates to staff and supervisors.

Programs & Reporting

• Manage LDS awards program and county award submissions.
• Prepare HR analytics, vacancy reports, and other data using FOCUS, PEAQ, Smartsheet, and related systems.
• Assist with HR policy development and support ADA and FMLA processes, including eligibility reviews, coding, tracking, and notifications.

Customer Service & Collaboration

• Provide timely HR support via in-person, phone, and virtual channels.
• Collaborate across units to ensure efficient service delivery.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelors degree in human resource management, public administration, or a related field.

BRIDGE CLASS EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:

Four years of increasingly complex technical administrative experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level. This class can serve as a bridge class enabling individuals who do not meet the educational or professional experience standards listed above to qualify for this class by possessing four years of increasingly complex technical administrative experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level.

The purpose of this bridge class is to promote upward mobility within the Fairfax County workforce. However persons qualifying for this class on the basis of their technical experience may not substitute this technical experience for education, or for professional experience, in order to qualify for other employment opportunities.

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:

• Experience reviewing personnel actions, pay adjustments, and time reporting.
• Experience with onboarding/offboarding processes, including background & Credit checks and NEOGOV tasks.
• Leading or supervising a group of people
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment, including job ad creation, screening, and interview coordination.
• Experience training others and ensuring documentation accuracy.
• Experience tracking training, compliance requirements, or similar credential programs.
• Proficiency with NEOGOV, FOCUS, PEAQ, JDMS, or other HR systems.
• Experience providing HR customer service in a fast-paced environment with strong written and verbal communication skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Employee may be required to lift up to 25 lbs. Incumbent must be able to operate keyboard driven equipment. Job is generally sedentary in nature; however, visual acuity is required to read data on computer monitor. Must be able to communicate with others. 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 related 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 all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Human resource management
• Public administration
• 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 completed majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".

05

If you are a Fairfax County employee and using the Bridge Class in order to meet the minimum qualifications of the job classification, do you have at least four years or more of increasingly complex technical experience in Human Resources at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level?

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable (I am not using the bridge class to meet the minimum qualifications)

06

How many years of full-time equivalent professional-level human resources experience 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 years or more

07

How many years of experience do you have with reviewing personnel actions, pay adjustments, and time reporting?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six years or more

08

How many years of experience do you have with onboarding and offboarding processes, including background checks, credit checks, and NEOGOV-related tasks?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six years or more

09

How many years of experience do you have with leading or supervising a group of people?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six years or more

10

How many years of experience do you have with managing full cycle recruitment, including job ad creation, screening, and interview coordination?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six years or more

11

How many years of experience do you have with training others and ensuring documentation accuracy?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six years or more

12

How many years of experience do you have with tracking training, compliance requirements, or similar credential programs?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six years or more

13

Please indicate the programs with which you are proficient. Check all that apply.

• NEOGOV
• FOCUS
• PEAQ
• JDMS
• Other HR systems
• None of the above

14

How many years of experience do you have with providing HR customer service in a fast paced environment with strong written and verbal communication skills?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six years or more

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