Payroll, Benefits, and Disability Services Supervisor

California State Auditor; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

The California State Auditor's Office seeks a Payroll, Benefits, and Disability Services Supervisor (Supervisor II) to plan, organize, and direct payroll, personnel transactions, benefits administration, and medical management programs. You will lead a team and ensure compliance with family/medical leave laws and related programs.

This is a hybrid telework role based in California, requiring coordination of PARs in SCO PIMS, payroll reconciliation, and safe, efficient HR operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll and benefits transactions including medical management programs.
• Ability to supervise staff and develop processes in a government HR context.
• Strong knowledge of human resources laws, rules, and policies.
• Adept at handling confidential information and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct payroll, benefits, and disability services.
• Review and approve personnel actions and enter data into the SCO PIMS system.
• Ensure payroll and benefit processes are reconciled monthly.
• Oversee safety, ergonomic programs, and related policies.
• Lead, mentor, and train payroll, benefits, and medical management staff.

Skills

Payroll processing

Benefits administration

HR policies

Medical management

Staff development

SCO PIMS

Tools

SCO PIMS system

Job description

We are the independent oversight arm of the California State Legislature and the custodians of California's Whistleblower Hotline. Our mission is to provide objective evaluations and effective solutions that enhance the transparency, accountability, and performance of California government for the people it serves. We are trusted to produce unbiased, nonpartisan reports that provide recommendations to solve some of our state’s toughest problems.

At the California State Auditor's Office, we believe that our mission to enhance the transparency, accountability, and performance of government also improves the lives of Californians. The many people helping us achieve this mission are the backbone and heart of our organization. We aspire to create a workplace that celebrates their incredible contributions and talents, and embraces their unique perspectives, identities, and values. We seek to develop an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and inspired in their commitment to public service.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

As the Payroll, Benefits, and Disability Services Supervisor (Supervisor II), you will plan, organize, and direct critical and highly visible human resources (HR) functions of the California State Auditor's Office (Office), including payroll, personnel transactions, and benefits administration, as well as serve as the subject matter expert for your area of responsibility. Additionally, you will oversee the Medical Management programs (i.e. disability, reasonable accommodations, worker's compensation, health and safety, etc.) for the Office. You will cultivate a positive, engaged, and innovative work environment, and act as a working supervisor when necessary. Specifically, you will:

• Provide leadership, mentoring, training, and professional development to payroll and benefits services and medical management staff.
• Review and approve employment documentation related to appointments, separations, promotions, retirements, changes to time base, merit salary adjustments, alternate range movement, and other changes generated via the Personnel Action Request (PAR) form; and ensure documents are accurately entered into the SCO PIMS system.
• Ensure payroll and benefit processes are being followed and reconciled by staff each month.
• Audit various transactions-related work including timesheets, leave information on the SCO leave accounting system, and excess leave plan administration to ensure accurate and timely processing.
• Ensure the Office is following and administering the Family Medical Leave Act, California Family Rights Act, Pregnancy Disability Leave Act, Non-Industrial Disability (NDI), and related programs.
• Ensure the office is following and administering an interactive reasonable accommodation process.
• Oversee the Office’s safety policies, programs, and procedures including the ergonomic evaluation program, emergency preparedness manuals and evacuation maps, and the Injury and Illness Prevention Program.

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US?

• You want to make a difference for Californians and future generations and make sure California government is effectively serving its people.
• You are highly collaborative, solution-oriented, and a strong communicator.
• You want to work in a professional environment with a team dedicated to progressive human resources practices.
• You want to lead a team of intelligent colleagues doing meaningful work in a collaborative and solution-oriented environment and want to use your human resources knowledge to help others.
• You desire a monthly salary range of $7,872.00 - $9,781.00 with a 5% pay differential as well as a longevity bonus.

Final Filing Date:

WORKING CONDITIONS

• This position is eligible for participation in the office’s hybrid telework program. Work at the alternate work location must be in California and conducted in a space that is ergonomically sound, private, distraction-free, and has safe working conditions to be eligible to telework.
• Work performed in the office is in an air-conditioned high-rise building with elevator access and both natural and artificial lighting.
• Work may require sitting for an extended period of time using a personal computer and the use of standard office equipment, such as phones, copiers or scanners.
• Work may require periodic non-standard work hours and work during weekends to meet workload needs and demands.

This position is not eligible for a visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without the need for a visa sponsorship by the start date of employment. The California State Auditor's Office is not an E-Verify employer.

WHO ARE YOU?

• You have knowledge of and experience applying human resources laws, rules, practices, policies and procedures.
• You have experience with transactions/payroll and/or medical management programs including, reviewing and processing transactions, including those related to payroll, benefits, Non-Industrial Insurance, Industrial Disability Leave, Temporary Disability and worker's compensation payments, with SCO's payroll system or a similar payroll system.
• You are willing to serve in a back-up capacity for personnel and medical management staff, including personally performing transactions-related work and managing medical management cases.
• You have experience developing and implementing innovative solutions, analyzing complex problems, and effectively recommending courses of action on a wide variety of human resources programs and issues, including resolving issues that do not have clear answers.
• You have experience developing strong working relationships and interacting with all levels of staff and stakeholders in a customer service-focused manner.
• You have the ability to work under pressure on multiple projects with short deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• You have experience working with sensitive and confidential information.
• You have strong written and oral communication skills.

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Learn more here:

https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=528949