Senior Payroll Accounting Technician

Job Description:

Senior Payroll Accounting Technician

Description

ABOUT US

At the County of Marin, our employees overwhelmingly report feeling their work is meaningful, they like the work they do, and they are proud to tell people “I work for the County of Marin.” Discover more about us, our values and our organizational culture on the Department of Human Resources website . Read on to find out more about this opportunity.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

The mission of the Department of Finance (DOF) is to instill the public's trust and ensure the financial integrity of the County of Marin by safeguarding the County's funds and promoting the prudent utilization of resources.

The DOF maintains the accounts of County government, the County’s school districts, and many of the special districts within Marin County. The Department of Finance also administers the County’s major financial, budgetary, payroll, fixed asset, tax apportionment and revenue collection systems .

ABOUT THE POSITION

There is currently one (1) Full Time onsite vacancy in the Department of Finance Payroll Division for a Senior Payroll Accounting Technician.

Under the general supervision of the Payroll Manager, the Senior Payroll Accounting Technician performs the most difficult, complex and specialized tasks to process payroll transactions within an integrated ERP system. In addition, the Senior Payroll Accounting Technician provides assistance to County and Special District payroll clerks in processing bi-weekly payrolls in compliance with Federal, State and County laws.

ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate has prior experience processing high-volume payroll in a fast-paced environment, ideally with labor unions, and is experienced using automated financial systems. He/she demonstrates a sound understanding of payroll and financial policies and governmental payroll procedures, including; Federal, State and County regulations.

In addition, the ideal candidate is organized, accurate, and dependable and possesses the ability to communicate to internal and external clients, both orally and in writing; analyze complex payroll issues; sets priorities to meet critical deadlines; and works effectively both on a team and independently.

QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE OF

• Methods and procedures used in processing payroll documents and transactions.
• FMLA, Catastrophic Leave, Worker's Compensation, COBRA benefits and enrollment, deferred compensation, and other direct pay benefits related to centralized payroll.
• Federal and State income taxes and other pay related withholdings.
• Practices, methods and procedures used in automated accounting, auditing and financial record keeping and report preparation.
• Principles and practices of auditing and reconciling a variety of financial and accounting documents and records.
• Accounting entries including A/R, A/P, deposits, and journal entries.
• Computer applications related to payroll processing, including ERP system, spreadsheet and data base applications.
• Standard office practices and procedures including filing and the operation of standard office equipment.

ABILITY TO

• Research, interpret, identify, and resolve payroll data, coding, configuration, and systems problems in an integrated ERP environment; use initiative and independent judgment within established procedural guidelines.
• Assist in testing procedures for recommended changes to payroll system.
• Review, verify and process a significant volume of payroll related documents; manage a variety of simultaneous work projects and carry them to completion.
• Identify and correct payroll data errors in an enterprise-wide personnel/payroll information system.
• Perform difficult technical payroll processing work with minimal supervision.
• Comply with and explain County and departmental rules, regulations, policies and payroll procedures including COBRA, Catastrophic Leave, Retirement, and leaves.
• Interpret and explain personnel and payroll matters.
• Analyze a complex issue and develop and implement an appropriate response.
• Organize own work, set priorities and meet critical deadlines.
• Provide assistance to payroll clerks in the preparation of bi-weekly payrolls.
• Deal tactfully and courteously with various levels of County employees and the public. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff members and other persons contacted in the performance of duties.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Equivalent to completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 quarter units) with major course work in accounting, bookkeeping or a related field AND two years of responsible payroll record keeping experience or related accounting/bookkeeping experience including one year experience using a complex enterprise resource planning system. Additional payroll experience may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.

PLEASE NOTE: The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.

COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL
Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the Marin County's Benefits Homepage .

Paid Time Off : Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.

Health Plan : Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.

Retirement : Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.

IRS 457 Plan : Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.

Retiree Medical : The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.

For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.

Closing Date/Time: 3/1/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$82,855.50 - $101,361.00 Annually