Cabrillo College

Payroll Technician - Academic

Job# 2020-01060

Salary: See Position Description

Deadline: 10/6/2020 11:59 PM Pacific

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Employment Opportunity

Are you interested in creating an amazing educational environment for students who are part of an equity driven community? Staff at Cabrillo College support quality programs and services to students that promote their diverse and evolving needs as they progress toward their individual educational goals. Come join us in our vision to improve the world, one student at a time!

This full-time, 12-months per year position performs complex, technical and detailed work in preparing, reviewing, auditing and processing of payroll records, documents and related materials which requires knowledge of payroll including knowledge of retirements, leaves of absence, benefits concepts, and regulations; provides support to college financial, business and accounting function.

The ideal candidate will share Cabrillo's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. Cabrillo College serves approximately 11,400 students per term, of which 44% are LatinX, 5% multi-ethnic, 2.75% Asian, 1.25% African-American, 1% Filipino, 0.25% American Indian or Alaskan Native, and 0.18% Pacific Islander as of Fall 2019. In 2006, Cabrillo College was designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

As a classified staff member at Cabrillo College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals and educators working together to provide a positive educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives.

Examples of Duties

• Reviews, interprets, and implements laws and governmental regulations, collective bargaining agreements, district policies/administrative procedures and regulations as they apply to payroll

• Prepares, reviews and processes payroll records, documents and related materials for all college employees

• Prepares accurate mathematical and/or statistical calculations of salary, deductions, leave adjustments, merit pay and  wage adjustments; reviews and reconciles a variety of payroll reports

• Audits documents for completeness, accuracy and conformance with regulations, policies, and procedures

• Prepares and processes documents for cash transfer between the County Treasury and the College's merchant bank for electronic payroll and tax remittances

• Calculates, prepares, reviews, and transmits electronic payment of current payroll tax liability and garnishments to Federal and State agencies, including quarterly reports

• Maintains a collaborative relationship with Human Resources

• Prepares and transmits file to the College's merchant bank for direct deposits

• Maintains and updates data in the payroll computer system

• Maintains records for employee payroll deductions

• Prepares and submits reports and remittances for various taxing, financial and insurance organizations

• Interprets and provides information pertaining to legal mandates, policies, regulations, payroll operational guidelines and various related areas such as retirement (PERS/STRS) to College employees

• Assists in the formulation of improved payroll record management and reporting systems and procedures

• Maintains, updates and reconciles employee leave records and calculates pay adjustments as needed

• Compiles, researches, and prepares a variety of periodic and special reports related to the payroll function

• Reconciles deductions for benefit programs

• Releases payroll information to legally authorized agencies

• Maintains retirement plan records and prepares reports

• Organizes and maintains various records and files

• Provides support to varied general accounting functions

• May coordinate the work of temporary staff assigned to assist with the payroll function

• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disabi­lity, gender identity, sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff. 

• Performs related duties as required or assigned