Extra Help Payroll Clerk II

County of Tulare; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Tulare County is seeking an Extra Help Payroll Clerk to support the Probation Department in Visalia. The role focuses on processing payroll, maintaining records, and reviewing timesheets in accordance with MOUs and County rules.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent and at least two years of payroll experience, or one year in a clerical payroll role, with strong numerical accuracy and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Education requirement is equivalent to completion of twelfth grade.
• Two years of full-time payroll processing experience or one year as Payroll Clerk I for the County of Tulare.
• Experience equivalency: full charge bookkeeper program plus one year of payroll/record keeping.
• Knowledge of payroll terminology, payroll preparation and accounting methods.
• Ability to work with diverse backgrounds and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Review and ensure accuracy of financial records and reports.
• Calculate payroll and maintain withholding and contribution records.
• Review time sheets for completeness and policy conformity.
• Compile and maintain lists/records on payroll issues.
• Calculate pay adjustments for corrected time sheets/processing corrections.

Skills

Payroll processing

Record keeping

Communicate effectively

Numerical accuracy

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Applications will be reviewed by Tulare County Human Resources & Development. As extra help positions become available, County departments with the job openings select the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the position available. The number of hours and duration of employment varies by each assignment. Extra help employees may work in a variety of County departments in locations throughout the geographic county area.

Extra help employees may not work more than 1,559 hours in any fiscal year from July to June. An extra help employee who mistakenly works in excess of 1,559 hours in a fiscal year does not become a probationary or regular employee. Applications will be active for six months. If you are hired for extra help and you complete a work assignment and then you if you wish to be employed again, you must resubmit an Extra Help application online. There are no benefits associated with extra help positions. See regular job specification for complete job duties and requirements.

There are no benefits associated with extra help positions.

Current vacancy is with the Tulare County Probation Department located in Visalia.

• Review and ensure accuracy of a variety of financial records and reports.
• Calculate payroll and maintain withholding and contribution records.
• Review time sheets for completeness and conformity to policy and procedures from MOUs and County Personnel Rules.
• Compile and maintain lists and/or records on a variety of payroll specialty issues.
• Calculate pay adjustments due to corrected time sheets and/or processing corrections.

Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification.

(Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Equivalent to completion of twelfth (12th) grade.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of full-time experience processing payroll and maintaining personnel records with an organization using automated payroll systems or one (1) year of experience as a Payroll Clerk I for the County of Tulare.

Experience Equivalency:

• Completion of an approved full charge bookkeeper program or other office support program from an accredited business/community college or adult school and one (1) year of full-time experience processing payroll and maintaining personnel records with an organization using automated payroll systems.

Knowledge of:

• Personnel and Payroll terminology.
• Payroll preparation and accounting methods.
• Indexing, filing, and record keeping systems and procedures.
• Numerical and alphabetical filing systems.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Accurately post figures to various documents and records.
• Proofread and rapidly correct errors in numbers, grammar, and spelling.

Conditions of Employment:

Candidates selected may be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

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