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Payroll Specialist

California State Jobs

Job Title

Under close/general supervision of a Payroll Officer, is responsible for auditing and processing payroll documentation in compliance with established State and Federal Laws, rules, policies, procedures and collective bargaining contract provisions. This is a multirange level class, spanning entry through advanced journey levels. Incumbents assigned to Range A perform the least difficult transactions duties. Based upon the appropriate alternate range criteria, incumbents advance to Ranges B, C, and D. Under close supervision at the entry level, and under general supervision at the journey and advanced levels, and in accordance with established procedures, incumbents are assigned progressively more complex and difficult transactions duties in a variety of payroll transactions areas. Experienced incumbents in this class may provide functional guidance to lower-level staff.

Duties Performed:

  • Audit and process a wide variety of payroll transactions necessary to generate monthly and supplemental payroll. Payroll transactions include transfers of funds between appropriates, establishing accounts receivable for overpayments and issuing original payments due to civil service employees utilizing the Uniform State Payroll System (USPS) and respective applications used to create payroll transactions.
  • Audit, research and resolve computer generated error messages. Resolution of message frequently requires abstracting and analyzing detailed system generated reports then determining correct computations.
  • Act as a communication liaison to state departments by responding to a variety of inquiries via telephone and/or email. Research and resolve inquiries and problems regarding payroll documentation and procedures. May provide instructions regarding corrective action as a result of the audit process.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

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