Payroll/Benefits Technician

Lompoc Unified School District; Lompoc (CA); In loco; USD 52.000 - 68.000; Tempo pieno

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Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Dental & Vision

Descrizione del lavoro

Lompoc Unified School District is seeking a Payroll/Benefits Technician to manage payroll processing, benefits enrollment, and related records. The role supports certificated and classified staff, ensures accuracy, and maintains confidential personnel files. Candidates should demonstrate strong accounting concepts and attention to detail.

The position is full-time, 12-months, with a comprehensive benefits package and dedicated testing schedule for eligibility list placement.

Mansioni

• Process payroll for certificated and classified personnel and handle related payroll forms.
• Maintain and reconcile automated payroll and employee benefits records.
• Provide information and assistance on payroll, benefits enrollment, and retirement systems.
• Prepare and maintain confidential personnel files and reports; ensure accuracy.

Formazione

High school with college-level accounting training

Two years accounting/financial records experience

Descrizione del lavoro

PAYROLL/BENEFITS TECHNICIAN

POSTING IS OPEN AND PROMOTIONAL WITH PROMOTIONAL TAKING PRECEDENCE

The established Eligibility List will remain in effect for one year. The District has the right to limit the number of eligible which can be reasonably used during the existence of the eligibility list. The provisions of this announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and any provisions contained in this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.

Description

PAYROLL/BENEFITS TECHNICIAN

POSTING IS OPEN AND PROMOTIONAL WITH PROMOTIONAL TAKING PRECEDENCE

The established Eligibility List will remain in effect for one year. The District has the right to limit the number of eligible which can be reasonably used during the existence of the eligibility list. The provisions of this announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and any provisions contained in this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.

Current Vacancy For Immediate Hire

1 Payroll/Benefits Technician position for 8.0 hours per day / 12 months

Application Process

Applicants who successfully meet the employment standards outlined in the Required Qualifications in the job description and the supplemental questionnaire questions in the application will be invited to participate in the testing process.

Tentative Testing Schedule For This Recruitment

Written Testing Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Qualifications Appraisal Interview Date: Friday, November 13, 2026

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Qualifications

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must provide detailed information on their application to demonstrate how they meet the employment standards (Minimum Qualifications for Education and Experience and Licenses and other Requirements) shown below:

Education

Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school supplemented by college-level training with specialized course work in accounting, bookkeeping or related field.

Experience

Two years increasingly responsible experience in the preparation and maintenance of financial and statistical records in an automated accounting environment.

Examples of Duties

Under the direction of Manager-Payroll & Employee Benefits, perform a variety of specialized technical duties in the processing, updating and reconciling of employee payroll, benefits and worker’s compensation; serve as a technical resource to personnel concerning payroll, employee benefits information, insurance plans, enrollment options, eligibility and coverage; prepare and maintain a variety of manual and confidential personnel files, related records and reports; assure compliance with mandated requirements.

• Perform a variety of technical duties in the preparation of payroll for certificated and/or classified personnel; receive and audit organizational timesheets for classified and/or certificated employees; process and evaluate a variety of payroll-related forms and applications; research discrepancies of financial information and documentation.
• Process certificated and classified payroll including W-4, stipends, employment verifications and change of contact information; issue and distribute paychecks as assigned; process or cancel direct deposit accounts as needed; process new hires, retirements, and terminations as appropriate; verify documents for proper account codes, pay rates and related data; generate computerized lists; detect inaccuracies and make corrections.
• Review and process time sheets and records; audit final time sheet against the payroll register; calculate and input salary adjustments, coding, and overtime pay as needed; verify proper authorizing signatures, coding, calculations, and accuracy of payroll adjustments.
• Serves as a technical resource to employees and responds to inquiries regarding payroll and benefits enrollment including wage levies and garnishments, savings, employee benefits offerings, contributions, direct deposits, taxes, retroactive pay, and related issues; provide information to staff concerning payroll and benefits procedures, guidelines and regulations.
• Establish and maintain detailed automated permanent records regarding personnel; input and update a variety of data including pay rates, tax status, deductions, vacation and sick leave, benefits, and other employee information; assures accuracy of input and output data.
• Perform various benefits enrollment activities; assists employees with completing enrollment forms; processes and evaluates enrollment forms according to established procedures; establish and maintain permanent employee benefits records; update records with retirement, leave and various other information as appropriate; verify employee information are in correct retirement system; assist with STRS/PERS/SISC retirement system updates and maintenance.
• Processes, evaluates, and assures proper administration of Workers’ Compensation claims as assigned; assures workers’ compensation claims are processed in an effective and timely manner.
• Perform various accounting duties related to assigned programs; calculate, monitor, and assures accuracy and proper distribution of various fees and disbursements including insurance payments and retiree entitlements; perform accounts receivable duties including processing of incoming payments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve employee issues and concerns regarding benefits and payroll issues; research information as necessary; prepare and distribute correspondence to employees, retirees and plan participants concerning employee benefit plans, policies, procedures, and related information; provide employees with related informational materials; refer staff to outside resources as appropriate.
• Maintain automated employee records and files; reconcile a variety of financial data; initiate queries, manipulate data, develop spreadsheets, and generate a variety of computerized reports; prepare a variety of written materials and electronic financial information; process and mail W-2’s, 1099 and other correspondence.
• Receive, process, and assure completeness of documentation concerning new personnel, transfers, and terminations; update employee records as appropriate; notify employees of changes in status and eligibility as needed.
• Monitor assigned processes and activities such as account balances, open enrollment, leave time and work location.
• Operate a variety of office equipment including a calculator, computer and assigned software.
• Attend meetings, in-service training, seminars, and workshops as assigned.
• Assist with assigned special projects as needed.

Other Duties

• Perform related duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience

Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school supplemented by college-level training with specialized course work in accounting, bookkeeping or related field and two years increasingly responsible experience in the preparation and maintenance of financial and statistical records in an automated accounting environment.

Knowledge Of

• Principles and techniques involved in payroll and benefits accounting preparation and processing.
• Fiscal year payroll rates and limits.
• Worker’s Compensation premium ratios.
• Methods, practices, terminology, and procedures used in benefits administration.
• Employee benefits packages and insurance programs.
• Summary plan descriptions, vendor contracts and related forms.
• Contribution limits.
• SCIC III health policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Preparation, maintenance, verification and processing of payroll records and reports.
• Financial and statistical record-keeping techniques.
• Employer and employee contributions and related STRS and PERS functions and limits.
• Applicable school district policies, procedures and practices and bargaining unit contracts.
• Preparation of financial statements and comprehensive accounting reports.
• Employee benefits enrollment practices and procedures.
• Applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures including FMLA and COBRA.
• Collective bargaining agreements and procedures.
• Modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills including tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Arithmetic computations.

Ability To

• Perform a variety of technical duties in the preparation payroll for certificated and classified personnel.
• Perform a variety of technical duties in support of employee benefits programs including enrollment, data collection, record-keeping, accounting, claims processing and fund disbursement activities.
• Serve as a technical resource to personnel concerning employee benefits information, insurance plans, options, guidelines, and procedures.
• Process, evaluate and assist employees with the completion of enrollment forms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve employee issues and concerns regarding benefits.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of automated and manual records and reports.
• Interpret, apply, and explain laws, rules and regulations related to payroll activities.
• Process payroll and related records for payrolls.
• Monitor, audit, adjust and reconcile payroll data.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve financial errors and discrepancies.
• Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and assigned software.
• Compare numbers and detect errors efficiently.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Work confidentially with discretion.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Meet schedules and timelines.
• Make arithmetic computations with speed and accuracy.

Supplemental Information

• All sections of the application must be completed.
• Incomplete applications will be screened out.
• The section titled "Your Record of Experience" must demonstrate the type and years of experience required for this position.
• A resume will NOT be accepted in-lieu of a completed application.
• ALL correspondence will be done by email only. Please add Governmentjobs.com to your safe sender list as some emails go to junk and/or spam folders.
• Must provide three (3) professional references.

Application and Selection Process

• All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process for the position.
• The examination process may include one or more of the following: written, oral, and performance examination.
• Candidates must pass all parts of the examination process to be placed on the eligibility list. The final score will determine the candidate's rank on the eligibility list.
• A candidate in the top three ranks (including tie scores) on the eligibility list may be considered for hire; when there are multiple vacancies in the same job classification, additional ranks will be considered.
• Open and Promotional examinations are open to applicants inside and outside the Lompoc Unified School District. To qualify for the promotional examination, employees must have permanent status in the Lompoc Unified School District as a classified employee.
• Promotional Only examinations are open to current Lompoc Unified School District classified employees only. For employees to qualify for the promotional examination, they must have permanent status in the District as a classified employee.
• Dual Certification examinations are open to all applicants, including current Lompoc Unified School District employees and those from the general public. Dual Certification results are integrated into one eligibility list based on rank.
• Eligibility lists are generally valid for up to one (1) year. Lists may be exhausted prior to the original expiration date, or they may be extended with the approval of the Personnel Commission.
• If you require disability accommodation for any step of the application and selection process, please notify the Classified Human Resources office in writing by the final date of this recruitment (or as soon as possible for an open continuous recruitment).
• The Lompoc Unified School District reserves the right to limit the applicants in the second examination, the Qualifications Appraisal Interview, to a number which can be expected to be used during the life of the eligibility list.
• Veterans' Preference Points: This recruitment is eligible for veterans' preference points for qualifying veterans upon initial hire.

Employment Requirements

Employment Verification: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the District must verify that all new employees, at the time of hire, have proof of their right to work in the United States.

Fingerprinting: State law requires that all employees be fingerprinted. AB 1610 prohibits employment until the Department of Justice completes its obligations regarding the arrest and conviction information.

Medical and Physical Requirements: Verification of freedom from tuberculosis will be required. A medical examination may be required of eligible candidates.

Anti-Discrimination Statement: The Lompoc Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying and sexual harassment based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, immigration status, marital status, parental status, family status, pregnancy status, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in all educational programs, school related or school-sponsored activities, school attendance or employment policies which may have an impact or create a hostile environment at school as required by Title IX of the 1972 Education amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disability Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and other applicable laws and regulation. For questions or concerns regarding discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying or sexual harassment, please contact the District's Discrimination, Equity, and Title IX Compliance Officer: Assistant Superintendent Education Services, 1301 N. A ST, Lompoc CA 93436 [phone]

Lompoc Unified School District offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vision plans, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, long-term disability, cancer insurance, accident insurance, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

A fully paid District provided medical plan is provided for each full-time classified employee. A full-time employee who does not enroll in a medical plan will automatically be enrolled in the least expensive medical plan.

A less than full-time employee working at least four (4) hours or more a day may enroll District provided plans at a prorated rate.

Employees can choose to enroll and purchase dental, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, long-term disability, cancer insurance, and accident insurance.

District paid family and single-vision plans are offered to all employees regardless of full-time or part-time status.

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Testing and Interview Dates Notice: Please note and save the following dates for testing and interviews. All communication regarding your application and/or status will be sent to the email address listed on your application. Please check your email regularly throughout the recruitment process as you will not receive communications by any other method. Written Test: 11/4/26 Qualification Appraisal Interview: Tentative Date: 11/13/26

• I certify that I have read this notice and understand the instructions provided.

02

Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

• High school graduate, diploma or their equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Professional degree
• Doctorate degree

03

Payroll/Benefits Technician Education - How many years of experience do you have preparing and maintaining financial, payroll, personnel, or statistical records in an automated accounting, payroll, or human resources environment?

• Less than 1 year
• 1 year to less than 2 years
• 2 to less than 3 years
• 3 years to less than 5 years
• 5 years or more

04

Payroll/Benefits Technician - Have you completed college-level coursework in accounting, bookkeeping, business administration, payroll administration, human resources or a related field?

• Yes
• No

05

If yes, briefly describe the coursework completed. If none, type "N/A"

06

Describe your experience calculating and processing payroll adjustments, overtime, retroactive pay, stipends, leave balances, deductions, garnishments, or other payroll related transactions.

07

This position requires frequent interaction with employees regarding complex payroll and benefits matters. Describe how you explain technical or regulatory information to individuals who may not be familiar with payroll or benefits terminology.

08

Payroll and benefits deadlines are often inflexible. Describe how you organize and prioritize your workload during peak periods to ensure all deadlines are met while maintaining accuracy.

09

Before submitting your application, please make sure you have done the following: 1. Read the job description and understand the position you are applying for. 2. I meet the required experience and education requirements listed and have clearly stated my relevant experience and education on my application, including any proof of education required (this standard will be used to screen ALL applications received). 3. You have completed all sections of the application and answered all questions thoroughly.

• I certify that I have read this notice and understand the instructions provided.
• Required Question