Payroll Technician
Location : Sacramento, CA
Hybrid ( days remote, days in-office)
Payroll department is in need of a Payroll Technician. The selected candidate will perform the daily activities of the payroll dept, including processing the bi-weekly payroll, responding to emails / phone calls, and help reconcile and collect payroll overpayments.
We would like this person to start as soon as possible. This assignment would be hours per week for about months. This person will be limited to hours within a CalPERS fiscal year (July st through June th ).
Candidates will work the same hybrid schedule as the rest of the payroll team ( days remote, days in-office).
Essential Functions :
- Under general supervision, perform complex work involved in the processing of payroll; maintain employee payroll information in an integrated information data system;
- audit and verify incoming payroll data; assist departments with applicable forms and processes; initiates course of corrective action and provides guidance to departments to process accurate employee payroll;
reconcile payroll overpayments and work on overpayment recoveries.
Minimum Qualifications :
- Knowledge of SAP Success Factors and Workforce Software strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and procedures along with basic tax and labor rules and regulations.
- Knowledge of garnishments, payroll taxes, deductions, pension and deferred compensation plans, MOUs, IRS tax regulations, and flex benefits.
Experience using personal computers and the use of specified computer applications, such as MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook
Must be able to clear background or drug screen if required by client.