Job Summary:
Responsible for processing payroll and personnel transactions. Includes multiple types of pay, change in working status, various leaves of absences and separations of CSU employees. Must apply knowledge of two data management systems and consult various resources to access, input and maintain payroll and personal data. Validate data, identify discrepancies and errors, and calculate and reconcile variances to maintain data integrity in systems.
Responsibilities
Process documents and analyzes all pay and processes transactions to generate pay for hourly employees, final settlements, academic adjustments, overtime, shift differential, stipends, excess hours and other types of pay due to FLSA, and collective bargaining agreements. Reconcile all regular pay generated for salaried employees for accuracy prior to releasing payments. Research and process documentation to correct any pay issued incorrectly which may consist of establishing accounts payable, transferring funds and/or requesting supplemental pay. Process non-industrial disability and worker’s compensation transactions to include coordination and review of documentation with the Leaves Coordinator, Employment Development Department and SCO that may involve family medical leave, maternity/paternity/adoption leave and catastrophic leave. Other pay related processing include direct deposit enrollments/changes, docks, garnishments, levies, tax related fringe benefits and tax withholding changes. Understands how pay data affects Form W-2, the labor cost distribution process and other management and budget reporting.
Under direction of the Payroll Manager, initiates, analyzes, processes and audits a diverse range of moderate to complex transactions in the HCM PeopleSoft application and State Controller’s Office (SCO) database including: name, address, education and citizen status changes; hiring of intermittent, full-time, part-time, special consultants, summer session, student assistants; job changes – appointments, end of probationary periods, promotions, reassignments, reclassifications, leaves with and without pay; terminations – end of temporary appointment, retirement, resignation, dismissal; pay changes – in range progression, general salary increases, services salary increase; retirement membership – Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) membership eligibility or other retirement eligibility for all categories or combinations of categories of CSU employees including MPP, faculty, staff, special consultants and student assistants. Work with the academic department coordinators and Faculty Affairs to insure proper processing of temporary faculty contracts.
In compliance with CSU policies and procedures and collective bargaining agreements regarding leaves, this position maintains leave benefit and state services date by auditing absence data; process adjustments as necessary to include catastrophic leave donations, approve and enter absences and time on behalf of employees on an exception basis, and is a resources for department Timekeepers. Notifies departments when usage is inappropriate and corrections are necessary. Calculates excess and minus pay periods for employees who work irregular work schedules. Monitors hours worked by intermittent employees to determine membership into CalPERS.
Provide customer service by responding to inquiries from employees, departments and other organizations that relate to the department’s functions. Provide general explanations regarding various employee benefits including CalPERS eligibility, vacation and sick leave accrual, social security and Medicare taxes, pay periods and holidays. Assist with unemployment benefit audits and data requests, employment verification and other inquiries related to pay and employment.
Minimum Qualifications: Required Education and Experience
Experience: Equivalent to two years of payroll and personnel experience which has provided the above knowledge and abilities.
Education: Any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of general office methods, practices and procedures. Thorough knowledge of, or the ability
to acquire quickly, policies, procedures, programs, guidelines, applicable state and federal laws, educational
codes, and collective bargaining agreements.
Abilities: In addition to the Payroll Technician I abilities, must be able to: select and apply a wide variety of moderately complex policies, procedures, programs, and applicable state and federal laws, educational codes, and collective bargaining agreements that are not clearly described in available guidelines; organize work, set priorities, and meet critical deadlines; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; perform mathematical calculations; work independently; make sound decisions and recommendations regarding payroll activities; use current computer word processing and spreadsheet software programs, web browsers, electronic calendaring programs, ERP/HRIS, and data management systems; and read and write at a level appropriate to the position
Preferred Qualifications
Two years payroll and personnel experience; two years customer service experience; thorough knowledge of general office practices and procedures; ability to understand/interpret policies, procedures, guidelines, applicable state and federal laws, educational codes and collective bargaining agreements; organize work and set priorities in order to meet critical deadlines; work independently; perform mathematical calculations; use Microsoft Office and Outlook software.
Compensation and Benefits
Anticipated Hiring Range: minimum $3,864 - maximum $4,190.
Classification Salary Range: minimum $3,864 - maximum $6,620.
The salary offered will take into account internal equity and experience among other factors.
The CSU system provides a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), sick and vacation time, and 15 paid holidays a year. Eligible employees are also able to participate in the fee waiver education program. A summary of benefit information can be found here.
Position Information:
Work status: Full-time/Exempt/Probationary.
Academic year schedule: Monday through Friday (8:00 am – 5:00 pm), some evenings/weekends.
Summer schedule: Monday through Thursday (7:00 am - 5:30 pm), some evenings/weekends.
The application deadline is: Monday, September 30, 2024.
As of January 1, 2022, the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.
California State University, San Bernardino is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (i.e. H1-B Visas).
Conditions of Employment
Background Check
Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.
I-9
CSUSB hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. See Form I-9 Acceptable Documents at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents.
Statement of Commitment to Diversity
In our commitment to the furthering of knowledge and fulfilling our educational mission, California State University, San Bernardino seeks a campus climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the entire variety of human experience. We welcome people from all backgrounds, and we seek to include knowledge and values from many cultures in the curriculum and extra-curricular life of the campus community. We will create, promote, and maintain activities and programs that further our understanding of individual and group diversity. We will also develop and communicate policies and promote values that discourage intolerance and discrimination.
California State University, San Bernardino is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, caste, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, protected military or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. This position adheres to CSU policies against Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Violence, including Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking. This requires completion of Sexual Violence Prevention Training within 6 months of assuming employment and on a two-year basis thereafter. (Executive Order 1096) For more information about Diversity & Inclusion at CSUSB, please visit https://www.csusb.edu/human-resources/diversity-inclusion
Closing Statement:
Reasonable Accommodation
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact CSUSB Benefits at benefits@csusb.edu.
Smoking
CSUSB is a smoke and tobacco-free campus. See policy at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6591951/latest/.
Clery Act
In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, California Education Code section 67380, and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the Cal State San Bernardino Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available at: https://www.csusb.edu/clery-act