Payroll Technician I​/II

Job no: 559357

Work type:
Staff

Location:

Sacramento

Categories:
Unit 7 - CSUEU - Clerical and Administrative Support Services, Probationary, Full Time, Human Resources, Telecommute eligible (work onsite as scheduled and/or as requested and telecommute as scheduled)

Payroll Technician I/II

Payroll Technician I/II

Priority Application Date (Posting will remain open until filled):
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 11:55pm PT

Eligible on-campus applicants in California State University Employees Union (CSUEU) Bargaining Units 2,5,7, and 9 will be given first consideration in the recruitment.

Payroll Technician I
Under immediate supervision, performs standardized payroll and personnel duties necessary to appoint and pay Student and other academic employees in the People Soft/CHRS and PIMS database. Provides high level of customer service to student, staff, faculty and management employees as walk‑in customers at the front desk reception in Payroll Services. Handles routine matters such as answering questions, communicating policies and procedures, running daily pay warrant register reports, creating and maintaining new hire packets, answering phone inquiries and looking up employees in People Soft/CHRS and PIMS database to resolve inquiries.

Distributes incoming mail, subpoenas, personnel records requests, audit inquiries, etc. Processes Absence Management timesheet data entry, maintains payroll documents, assists with New Hire Orientations, processes high volume of payroll invoices for the College of Continuing Education, maintains and monitors employee leave records, runs queries, reviews, audits, reconciles and corrects data, computes net pay, processes time reporting records, leave accruals, entitlements, judgments, levies, garnishments, wage withholding orders, enters payroll and personnel transactions, prepares documents, verifies and audits information for payment release, and may prepare payroll/HR data reports and worksheets.

Payroll Technician II
Under general supervision of the Director of Payroll Services, processes confidential technical payroll and personnel transactions, ensuring timely and accurate pay for assigned units across campus. Calculates pay for staff, management, tenure and tenured track faculty, temp faculty, student assistants, instructional students, and graduate student employees across various pay plans. Handles employment status transactions such as promotions, demotions, appointments, probationary, leave of absence, reclassifications, retirements, and separations.

Provides troubleshooting, resolution and answers questions across collective bargaining units, state and federal laws, technical letters, MOUs and policies. Calculates and processes complex workers compensation, disability, leave with/out pay, AWOL, military leave, garnishments and court‑ordered wage withholding orders. Calculates leave accruals and updates the campus ERP/HRIS People Soft system. Learns and updates Payroll Input Management System (PIMS at the SCO) and People Soft CHRS for all transactions.

Works closely with the State Controller’s Office and other state agencies, and as a member of the campus Payroll team.

Non-Exempt (Eligible for overtime compensation)

$3,738 per month - $4,836 per month

A successful candidate will be assigned at either the Payroll Technician I or II level. Classification level and salary step placement determined based on relevant qualifications and professional experience. Anticipated hiring rate not expected to exceed the advertised “Anticipated Hiring Range”.

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Summer

Hours:

7:30am - 4:00pm. Schedule negotiable. Position may be eligible for a partial telework (hybrid) schedule, upon management approval, following a 6‑month training period.

Payroll Services processes all documentation associated with issuance of payroll warrants to all employees including special consultants, casual workers, and student assistants. The State of California State Controller’s Office issues all payroll warrants. Payroll Services also…