The County of Yolo is recruiting to fill two (2) regular, full-time positions, a Payroll Technician and a Senior Payroll Technician, within the Human Resources Department. Both positions report to the Human Resources Manager over the Payroll unit.
The ideal candidates:
- have experience in payroll and personnel transactions processing, preferably within a government or unionized environment.
- are comfortable in a fast-paced, detail-oriented position serving the County of Yolo employees and departments.
- are positive, customer focused, self-directed individuals who enjoys working closely with a variety of stakeholders to meet the needs of the organization.
- are skilled in computer applications and can quickly learn a new payroll system and processes.
The Positions
The Payroll Technician will join an experienced Payroll team and learn to process various personnel actions and payroll work. Typical duties include:
- Performs a variety of specialized and complex duties in the preparation of payroll transactions and reporting for employees; receives and audits payroll documents for completeness, accuracy and conformance with policies and procedures; processes and evaluates the accuracy of a variety of payroll-related forms and applications.
- Provides consultation concerning payroll processes, policies and procedures for employees and departmental human resource liaisons; responds to inquiries, resolves issues and conflicts and provides technical information concerning calculations, pay rates, taxes, wage garnishments, and leaves; provides documentation, forms or applications.
- Compiles information and prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports related to employee information, time sheets, pay rates, salary adjustments, voluntary pay deductions or changes, disability, workers compensation, or benefits.
- Prepares and processes a variety of required tax forms; performs periodic tax procedures and related payroll reconciliation functions; and prepares and distributes mandated tax reports.
- Researches and provides current and past payroll information in response to employee inquiries, subpoenas, workers compensation claims, and inquiries from State and County agencies according to established guidelines; provides employment and wage verification for court orders from County and State agencies.
Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a high school diploma, G.E.D. equivalency or high school proficiency certificate; AND three (3) years of full-time (or the equivalent of full-time) experience in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of accounting documents and records, at least one (1) year of which included processing payroll documents.
Substitution: Completion of college coursework may substitute for up to two (2) years of the non-payroll experience, on the basis that thirty (30) semester unit or forty-five (45) quarter units is equivalent to one (1) year of experience.
The Payroll Technician recruitment is scheduled to close Friday, 11/14/2025 at 5:00PM. Interested applicants need to apply at Payroll Technician.
The Senior Payroll Technician will perform a wide variety of advanced level payroll activities involving the analysis and implementation of payroll regulations and laws, and the processing of County-wide payroll and preparation while exercising independent judgment in resolving problems within established department guidelines. As a secondary assignment, the position will serve as the lead worker to train, guide, check, assign, and correct the work of Payroll Technicians and/or other clerical staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a high school diploma, G.E.D. equivalency or high school proficiency certificate; AND five (5) years of full-time (or the equivalent of full-time) experience in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of accounting documents and records, at least two (2) years of which included processing payroll documents comparable to the Yolo County class of Payroll Technician.
Substitution: Completion of college coursework may substitute for up to two years of the non-payroll experience, on the basis that thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter units is equivalent to one year of experience.
The Senior Payroll Technician recruitment is scheduled to close Friday, 11/14/2025 at 5:00PM. Interested applicants need to apply at Senior Payroll Technician.