Payroll Technician ; Temporary

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Work type: Staff
Location: East Bay
Categories: Unit 7 - CSUEU - Clerical and Administrative Support Services, Administrative, Temporary, Full Time

The starting salary placement depends on qualifications and experience and is anticipated to be in the range of $3,738.00 per month to $4,648.00 per month (Step 1 - Step 12).

Cal State East Bay offers a broad range of benefits that includes medical, dental, vision, retirement (CalPERS), 401k, 457, 403(b), dependent and health care reimbursement accounts, life insurance, vacation and sick, 14 paid holidays, one personal holiday and tuition fee waiver. For more information on the benefits program, please visit our benefits website. The CSU Total Compensation Calculator demonstrates the significance of our benefits package.

Cal State East Bay's beautiful main campus is located in the Hayward hills with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Situated above the city of Hayward, the campus offers an ideal setting for teaching and learning and yet easy access to the many cities along the bay. The University has a satellite campus in Concord, a professional development center in Oakland and a significant presence online.

Founded in 1957, Cal State East Bay is one of 23 universities of the California State University system (CSU). Cal State East Bay is recognized as a regionally engaged and globally oriented university with a strong commitment to academic innovation, student success, engaged and service learning, diversity, and sustainability.

This position is temporary, through December 30, 2026, with the possibility of reappointment. Review of applications will begin on March 16, 2026.

Under close supervision, the Payroll Technician I performs routine payroll and personnel transactions for all California State University employees. Incumbents process a full range of payroll and personnel actions in accordance with established CSU policies and procedures.

• On a daily basis process payroll documents which include SAF’s, FAF’s, Absence Reports, Time Sheets, PPTs to reflect payroll actions including reclassifications, promotions, salary plan changes, reassignments, demotions, separations, retirements, and pay docks in both PIMS and People Soft HR by prioritizing in accordance to Payroll Calendar deadlines.
• Audit approved SAF, FAF, and temporary faculty contracts for completeness, accuracy, and proper approval.
• If a relevant item/value on a SAF, FAF, or contract is incomplete in any way, return to the designated office to provide the appropriate information.
• Advise appropriate administrative offices on any changes made so their records may be corrected.
• Determine the appropriate PIMS transaction code and People Soft action/reason in order to update the PIMS Employment History Database and PS Job Data record for the full range of payroll transactions including, but not limited to appointments, change of status, leaves of absence, and separations.
• Generate Payroll Personnel Transaction (PPT) forms for all actions that require a PPT. Ensure all values on the PPT are coded accurately in accordance to the action being processed.
• Input signed and approved PPT into the PIMS database.
• Communicate with assigned departments and coordinators to collect pay docks in a timely manner.
• Enter pay docks into PIMS dock database to reduce employee(s) monthly salary.
• Verify all transactions entered to PIMS and PS Job Data to ensure accuracy.

• Enter student and hourly staff employee work hours when appropriate.
• Validate work hours for compliance with CSU, state, and federal law compliance and regulations applicable to hourly employees.
• Coordinate with timekeepers to ensure all work hours are entered and approved by established deadlines.
• Assist with corrections and retro‑active processing of work hours.
• Verify the issuance of payroll checks for all reported and approved work hours.
• Enter all types of miscellaneous payments such as bonuses, collective bargaining agreement stipends, overtime, shift differentials, uniform allowances and excess/deficit hours by…