SENIOR PAYROLL CLERK

Senior Payroll Clerk

There is one (1) immediate vacancy for the position of Senior Payroll Clerk in the Fiscal Services Department, eight (8) hours per day, five (5) days per week, twelve (12) months a year, including benefits. Tentative hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The eligibility list is being established to fill current vacancies, hire substitutes and to fill future vacancies for the next six (6) months. Applications for this position will be accepted on-line only, Thursday, July 16, 2026 to Friday, August 7, 2026, until 4:30 pm. Applicants will be sent notifications via e-mail only. Under the direction of the assigned supervisor performs complex clerical work in the preparation, processing of payroll, such as classified and certificated payroll; monthly or hourly payroll requiring interpretive ability, complex calculations, payroll record keeping and initiative in following payroll practices and procedures. Positions in this class will be assigned to the payroll unit within the Fiscal Services Department. Incumbents work under the pressures of performing accurate and detailed work within rigid time schedules. Knowledge of the overall payroll system is required to be successful in this position. Employees exercise judgment in understanding and following rules, policies, guidelines, establishing methods and determining work priorities, and are expected to independently solve a variety of payroll related issues. The class of Senior Payroll Clerk is distinguished from the class of Senior Account Clerk in that incumbents in this class perform payroll related duties and do not spend most of their time on accounting related duties.

Graduation from high school or its equivalency is required. Courses in bookkeeping or accounting are desirable. Two years of experience in payroll preparation or financial record keeping work. Two years (48 semester or 72 quarter units) of college-level coursework including coursework in accounting, payroll preparation, taxes, business administration or a closely related field may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience. You may upload your documents to your application or email them to Amanda Arias at View email address on click.appcast.io. Applications without supporting documents will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified. Transcripts or diplomas from foreign countries must be certified to meet the US equivalent.

The examination may consist of the following: Job Related Written Examination, Structured Interview and Technical Project, Computer Performance Exams.

If you received your education outside of the United States, you MUST have your degree/transcripts evaluated by an approved agency transcript evaluation service that certifies that your degree meets the United States equivalent for it to be considered. For more information about organizations who offer this service, please access the following: RUSD will only accept evaluations from agencies listed within the document.