EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: This position requires an Associate’s Degree in general business/accounting or experience in payroll processing and audit. Certain additional and progressively responsible experience can substitute for higher education requirements. DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Prepares regular and variable payrolls for administrative, academic, classified and student personnel, and prepares retirement reports. Computes payroll deductions including those for retirement, group benefits, union dues, tax sheltered annuities, credit union, withholding taxes and insurance. • Reconciles monthly insurance statements with payroll rosters to balance with vendor checks. Makes necessary changes to correct employee status and plan selected. Researches insurance billing records to resolve discrepancies. Corresponds with insurance carriers to assist employees and retirees with benefits issues. • Calculates pay data and benefits arrangements for employees leaving service, retirees, and special circumstances such as legal orders affecting individuals’ pay. Processes appropriate coverage and payments under COBRA and/or other agreements. Reconciles voluntary employee deductions and payments for payment to third party insurers. • Assures payroll timelines are met, maintains payroll controls, and assures proper procedures, policies, rules and regulations are applied to payroll activities. Checks payrolls for compliance with rules, regulations and policies. • Interprets and explains payroll policies, procedures, and technical issues to employees, referring only the most difficult and sensitive matters to higher authority. .

ABILITIES: • Requires the ability to perform all aspects of the position. Requires the ability to maintain accurate payroll records and prepare accurate tax returns. • Requires the ability to learn and apply laws, codes governing payroll and retirement in California, as well as policies, procedures and contractual arrangements of the County Office of Education. • Must be able to prepare clear, complete and concise financial records and analyze payroll and accounting data and prepare financial statements pertaining to the area of specialization. • Requires the ability to learn the chart of accounts and reconcile payroll to general ledger. • Requires the ability to conduct technical research, complete complex arithmetic computations and prepare reports. • Requires the ability to use a range of personal computer software such as spreadsheets, word processing, and databases. • Requires the ability to extract data from databases and import into formats that produce reports. • Requires the ability to ensure the confidentiality of private information. PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Must be able to work in an office setting engaged in work of a primarily sedentary nature. Requires sufficient hand-eyearm coordination to use a keyboard and 10-key, and operate a variety of general office equipment.