Case Study: Fiesta Bowl achieves a 40% seasonal staffing increase and zero payroll errors with Paylocity

Sports Foundation Gets a Great Team Together for the Fiesta Bowl

Fiesta Bowl, run by the Arizona Sports Foundation, manages large, high‑stakes college football events but struggled to scale HR for a roughly 40% seasonal headcount increase while battling frequent missed punches, paper-based benefits processes, and payroll errors under its legacy system. To regain control and streamline operations, Fiesta Bowl replaced Paycor with the Paylocity platform, using Paylocity’s Onboarding, Time Collection (mobile app), Benefits Administration, Integrations, and Insights modules.

Paylocity delivered mobile time collection, automated payroll, seamless benefits integrations (e.g., Vanguard 401k), and out‑of‑the‑box reporting, so new hires are onboarded within hours and staff can access timecards 24/7. The result: Fiesta Bowl scaled seasonal staffing within weeks for the 40% headcount surge, eliminated payroll errors (zero since adopting Paylocity), improved audit visibility, and reduced administrative burden across HR and finance.

Fiesta Bowl

Julie Atherton

Senior Director of Administration