Accounting Technician I/II- Payroll #26A-89 (20788994)

CITY OF REDWOOD CITY; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Redwood City is seeking an Accounting Technician I/II - Payroll to manage payroll processes, maintain records, and ensure accurate reporting. You will handle time sheets, deductions, and related payroll functions within a municipal government setting.

The role requires basic accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to work with various City departments. Salary and benefits are competitive within the public sector, with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Two years paraprofessional accounting experience desirable.
• Basic knowledge of payroll and related benefits.

Responsibilities

• Perform bookkeeping and accounting duties within payroll area.
• Prepare and monitor payroll; audit time sheets for accuracy.
• Prepare payroll deductions and remit payments/reports.
• Reconcile payroll registers with deduction registers and departments.
• Assist with other payroll-related tasks as needed.

Skills

Payroll processing

Accounting clerical

Data entry

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

AA degree in accounting or related (desirable)

Two years paraprofessional accounting experience

Job description

• Accounting Technician I/II - Payroll #26A-89

Accounting Technician I/II - Payroll #26A-89 (20788994)

Redwood City is a Charter City operating under the council-manager form of government. The City Council consists ofseven membersand is the governing body elected directly by the residents of Redwood City. As the legislative branch of our local government, the Council makes final decisions on all major city matters and sets City-wide priorities and policies. The Council directs the City Manager to implement these priorities and policies. In 2020, the City Council moved to district-based elections which means City Councilmembers are elected by district instead of at-large voting, where all voters cast their ballots for all candidates in the jurisdiction. The city is a full service city with the departments of Community Development, Engineering & Transportation, Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Information Technology, Library, Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Police, and Public Works Services,along with the City Manager's Office, City Clerk's Office, and City Attorney's Office. Municipal services are delivered with the support of over 600 employees.

The City of Redwood City is a values-driven organization and a leader in the bay area. Redwood City’s Core Purpose is "Build a Great Community Together" and our employees play a vital and indispensable role in realizing this purpose. We’re looking for creative individuals dedicated to excellence, service and integrity. We offer a wide range of public service career opportunities with potential for growth and advancement. We also offer highly competitive salary and benefits, employee development opportunities, along with alternate work schedules and generous vacation and holidays. So if you’re passionate and bright, community-oriented, creative and committed, we hope you consider making the City of Redwood City your next career home.

About the Redwood City Community

Located in the Silicon Valley at the center of the San Francisco Peninsula, the City of Redwood City is known as a creative, innovative and dynamic organization and community. With a population of over 85,000, the city has a healthy blend of residential, commercial and industrial elements in a community that stretches from the San Francisco Bay to the hills of the San Francisco peninsula. The city is home to a vibrant Caltrain station where commuters from both San Jose to the south, and San Francisco to the north, arrive into one of the most tech-savvy communities in the world. Redwood City offers outstanding accommodations, top entertainment, and diverse dining options. The City's pedestrian-friendly and distinctive Downtown honors the community's heritage and is home to a growing number of restaurants, and a vibrant mix of retail to fit every consumer mood. The beautiful Courthouse Square stands as the centerpiece of Downtown and has become the gathering place for people from throughout the community and the peninsula. Redwood City enjoys a one-of-a-kind waterfront including the Redwood Shores neighborhood, with ample recreational opportunities right on the Bay. The community also boasts the only deep-water port in the south San Francisco Bay, has a yacht harbor, and offers numerous bayfront residential options. The success and health of Redwood City is built upon the community's diversity, civic pride, strong neighborhoods, and each individual's sense of responsibility for making the City a better place for all. It's a terrific place to do business, with appealing neighborhoods supported by a strong sense of community, making Redwood City a natural place to call "home".

1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, 94063

Description

WHY JOIN THE REDWOOD CITY TEAM?

We offer a wide range of meaningful career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and robust benefits. The Redwood City team is guided by the core values of excellence, integrity, service, collaboration, inclusion and innovation. Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk- taking, empowerment, and effective communication.

The community is known for its inclusivity, strong engaged neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents and businesses. This mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home. If you’re looking to grow your career as a part of a hard-working and fun Finance Department team that fosters innovation, creativity, and collaboration, we hope you’ll apply.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Redwood City’s Finance Department shares an exceptional spirit of camaraderie, always finding ways to bring fun and laughter into the financial backbone of the organization. The Department manages payroll; accounts payable; accounting; compliance with the purchasing ordinance; budget preparation and annual financial reporting; and treasury management, including investments and debt administration. Team members practice a strong work ethic and attention to detail; celebrate innovation; and seek out continuous improvements to strengthen quality of service and internal controls and streamline processes.

The Ideal Candidate will embrace the City’s emphasis on excellent customer service; will be detail-oriented and able to manage multiple tasks; will successfully perform work requiring analytical ability and be able to synthesize and summarize information; will use initiative and independent judgment; will be a team player who likes working with a variety of City staff and the public and have a sense of humor.

Typical responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform bookkeeping and accounting duties within an assigned area of the City’s financial system such as payroll.
• Prepare and monitor the City’s payroll; audit time sheets and verify for accuracy.
• Prepare payroll deductions and remit a variety of payments and reports.
• Perform related payroll functions including payroll reports and payroll tax returns, reconciling to accounting records.
• Prepare and monitor appropriate accounts involving posting and balancing.
• Review all personnel action forms received from Personnel, verify accuracy, and communicate any discrepancies or recommended corrections to Personnel for resolution.
• Compute retro adjustments; input in the terminal manual adjustments to payroll register and terminations after completion of payroll.
• Conduct extensive research of payroll records for problems and make necessary corrections.
• Advise and answer questions regarding union rules, personnel rules, M.O.U.’s, payroll codes, and other payroll-related areas.
• Edit and correct departmental time cards; edit preliminary time card file listings.
• Reconcile payroll register with deduction register; check if additional dollar amounts are reflected in payroll.
• Contact and advise others on errors or changes in time cards. Sort and distribute payroll reports and time cards to departments.
• Complete State Disability Insurance forms.
• Bill retired employees for premiums for their dependents on the City group plans; record payments as they are received; prepare documents for changes in status for data input.
• Do research concerning retirement benefits, court actions, sick leave or various matters requiring documented background.
• Engage in contact with employees regarding the deferred compensation program; input data into terminal for changes.
• Compute garnishments for employees for data input. Compute retirement, resignations, and other types of payment entitlements.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education & Experience:

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
• Three years in an accounting clerical position.
• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by college level courses in accounting, finance, and business.
• Two years of responsible experience in a paraprofessional accounting clerical position such as the Accounting Technician I in the City of Redwood City. An Associate of Arts degree is highly desirable.

Knowledge of:

• General knowledge of governmental accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• General knowledge of payroll and related benefits.
• Data processing applications in accounting functions.
• Accounting clerical procedures performed in municipal government, including accounts receivable and payroll/benefits.
• Accounting record keeping principles, practices and terminology.

Ability to:

• Perform a wide variety of paraprofessional accounting procedures.
• Apply accounting principles and procedures to a variety of transactions.
• Analyze accounting procedures.
• Prepare accounting, financial and statistical statements, compiling basic and supporting data.
• Function with a high degree of independence in performing job duties and exercise sound judgement in programmatic and procedural decision making.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

See attached job flyer for more benefits details.

Special Instructions

A City application and responses to the supplemental questions are required. Applications must be filled out completely. Failure to complete the application and supplemental questions will disqualify the applicant from the recruitment process. Failure to list work experience, education or training or stating “See Resume” in the work experience section of the application will be considered an incomplete application and subject to disqualification. Resumes may be attached separately, but resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a City application.

A City application and supplemental questionnaire are required. Prior to appointment, candidates will be required to pass a background check (at no cost to the candidate) including the following:

• Criminal History Check
• Credit Check
• DMV Check
• References

Note:Internal candidates may be required to complete the above-mentioned requirements.