Payroll Technician

Join the Yolo County HR Team!

The County of Yolo is recruiting to fill one (1) full-time position in the class of Payroll Technician within the Human Resources Office. Reporting directly to the Human Resources Manager over the Payroll unit, the Payroll Technician will join an experienced Payroll team and learn to process various personnel actions and payroll work. New employees will have the benefit of joining a cohesive team of human resources, payroll, and risk management colleagues, which allows for cross-collaboration and cross-functional work assignments and successes. We can't wait to meet our next team members!

Typical duties include :

• Performs a variety of specialized and complex duties in the preparation of payroll transactions and reporting for employees; receives and audits payroll documents for completeness, accuracy and conformance with policies and procedures; processes and evaluates the accuracy of a variety of payroll-related forms and applications.
• Provides consultation concerning payroll processes, policies and procedures for employees and departmental human resource liaisons; responds to inquiries, resolves issues and conflicts and provides technical information concerning calculations, pay rates, taxes, wage garnishments, and leaves; provides documentation, forms or applications.
• Compiles information and prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports related to employee information, time sheets, pay rates, salary adjustments, voluntary pay deductions or changes, disability, workers compensation, or benefits.
• Prepares and processes a variety of required tax forms; performs periodic tax procedures and related payroll reconciliation functions; and prepares and distributes mandated tax reports.
• Researches and provides current and past payroll information in response to employee inquiries, subpoenas, workers compensation claims, and inquiries from State and County agencies according to established guidelines; provides employment and wage verification for court orders from County and State agencies.

The ideal candidates will be :

How to apply : Interested applicants should submit an online County of Yolo Employment Application, completed supplemental questionnaire, and verification of education beyond high school graduation by the closing date.

Application and selection process : Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Application information must be current, concise, and related to the requirements in this job announcement. A resume may be included with your application; however, it will not substitute for the information requested on the application. In addition to a completed application, applicants are required to submit a completed supplemental questionnaire and verification of education beyond high school at the time of filing. Incomplete applications will be disqualified. All required documents must be received by the Human Resources Office by the closing date.

Screening for Best Qualified : The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification. If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely. If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question. Based upon responses to the supplemental questionnaire, the applicant's education, training, and experience will be evaluated to determine those applicants that are best qualified.

Verification of Education : Acceptable forms of educational documentation are official / unofficial transcripts or copy of diploma that list the student's name, institution name, field of study and date the degree was awarded. For recent graduates who have not received proof of their degree, a letter from the registrar's office stating that all requirements for graduation have been met and listing the field of study will be sufficient proof of graduation. Please do not send originals; copies of the required documents are acceptable. Any submitted documents will not be returned. All foreign transcripts or diplomas must be in English. If the institution does not provide these documents in English, the applicant will need to provide a translation which has been done by a professional agency.

Note : Foreign language documents must include a precise word-for-word English translation of all foreign language documents. It is the responsibility of each applicant to prove to the satisfaction of the County that the applicant meets the specific requirements listed on the job announcement for each specific examination.