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California State University-Sacramento · 6 hours ago

Payroll Technician I/II (Multiple Positions)

Sacramento, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$3,738/mo - $5,446/mo

1+ years exp

California State University-Sacramento is seeking Payroll Technicians I/II to support their Payroll Services department. The role involves processing payroll transactions, providing customer service to employees, and ensuring accurate payroll for various staff categories across campus.

EducationHigher EducationUniversities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Perform standardized duties necessary to appoint and pay Student Employees in the PeopleSoft and PIMS database

Provide high level of customer service to student employees, staff, faculty and management with walk-in customers at the front desk reception in Payroll

Provide information on payroll and personnel, and provide guidance and assistance on processing routine matters such as answering questions and communicating established policies and procedures to customers

Run daily pay warrant register reports to share with campus Disbursement Team via a secured folder

Create new hire packets, answer phone and look up employees in system to determine appropriate Payroll Technician and transfer voicemails

Distribute in-coming mail

Assist with employee verifications

Process Absence Management timesheet data entry if necessary

Filing of Payroll documents such as paper timesheets, Student Employment Payroll Transaction forms, and other such documents

Fill out and return employee verification forms

Assist with New Hire Orientations

High volume of filing of Payroll documents and record retention process

Process a high volume of payroll invoices for the College of Continuing Education for their immediate pay faculty instructors

Maintain and monitor employee leave records; run queries; review, audit, reconcile and correct data; compute net pay; process time reporting records, leave accruals, entitlements, judgments, levies, garnishments, and wage withholding orders; enter payroll and personnel transactions; prepare documents; verify and audit information in preparation for release of payment; respond to payroll requests; and may prepare basic reports and worksheets

Ensures timely and accurate pay for assigned units across campus

Calculating pay for staff, management, tenure and tenured track faculty, temp faculty, student assistants, instructional students, and graduate student employees across various pay plans within the CSU

Handling a wide variety of troubleshooting, resolution and answering questions across all collective bargaining units on campus, state and federal laws, technical letters, MOU’s and policies

Calculate and process complex workers compensation, disability, leave with/out pay, AWOL, military leave, garnishments and court ordered wage withholding orders

Calculates leave accruals and updates the campus ERP/HRIS PeopleSoft system

Qualification

Payroll proceduresPeopleSoftPIMSERP/HRISMicrosoft OfficeCustomer serviceData entryMathematical calculationsTime managementEffective communication

Required

Knowledge of general payroll procedures

Ability to interpret policies and procedures and apply sound decisions under direct supervision

Knowledge of personal computer software such as Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ERP/HRIS and data management systems

Communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing using good business English and appropriate terminology

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and have good customer services skills

Commitment to maintaining a welcoming and inclusive work environment with diverse colleagues and constituents including faculty, students, staff, and members of the community

Ability to complete the background check process