Senior Accounting Assistant - Payroll
Job description
SENIOR AC COUNTING ASSISTANT – PAYROLL
ANNUAL SALARY
$50,315.20 - $62,004.80 Annually
BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS
Choice of five medical plans
Vacation and sick leave packages
13 paid holidays per year
Defined-benefit retirement/pension plan
Tuition reimbursement
Optional deferred compensation program (457 plan)
This recruitment is open to external candidates, internal OCSC employees and internal OCSC promotions. The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current and future vacancies.
Deadline to apply is Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. PST
TELEWORK/ON-SITE OPPORTUNITY
Telework is at the sole discretion of the Court and may be rescinded with 48 hours' notice, based on needs of the Orange County Superior Court.
ABOUT THE POSITION
In addition, incumbents work under minimal supervision and may be assigned to the following units: General Accounting, Trust Accounting and Fiscal Services, or Facilities Management. Incumbents are typically required to possess and regularly apply very broad or complex knowledge and perform a wide variety of difficult and responsible financial/accounting duties that require extensive interpretation and application of complex policies, procedures, and regulations. Incumbents are expected to have a thorough understanding of the interrelationships of internal and external recordkeeping systems.
Reviews and processes Court timecards biweekly.- Provides administrative support for the Court’s time and attendance system.
- Communicates directly with Court staff on a variety of payroll issues.
- Collaborates with the County of Orange Auditor-Controller staff to troubleshoot issues.
- Provide support for Judicial Payroll.
- Prepares and reviews payroll adjustments including but not limited to separation payments, retroactive merit increases, prior period adjustments, and miscellaneous adjustments.
- Interprets, explains, and applies payroll policies and procedures; ensures adherence and compliance with memoranda of understanding, state and federal laws and other related regulations.
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Two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience as an Accounting Specialist with the Orange County Superior Court or two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience in the maintenance and review of fiscal, financial and statistical records. Candidates must have a minimum of six (6) months of full-time (or equivalent) experience in an office setting.
EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION
Possession of an Associate in Arts Degree, or an Accounting Certificate which represents completion of all required course work in an accounting curriculum may substitute for the required experience with the exception of the minimum of six (6) months experience in an office setting. Note: To receive substitution credit, a copy of your college official transcripts or degree/certificate must be included with your application.
For tips on completing/updating your application, refer to our "Helpful Application Tips" guide by clicking HERE (Download PDF reader).
R ésumés w ill not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire.
Human Resources will review applications to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; therefore, it is to your benefit to include all current and previous related work experience. When listing Court experience, please include dates and classification of each position held, if more than one.
SELECTION PROCESS
- STEP 1: Applications will be reviewed to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and/or desirables. Only those who meet the minimum qualifications and desirables (if applicable) will proceed to the next step in the recruitment process.
- STEP 2: Candidates' supplemental question responses may be evaluated and ranked. Depending on the number of applications, assessments and/or screening interviews may be conducted. If any part of the assessment process consists of proctored, in-person tests, candidates will be required to appear in person regardless of where they reside. Note: Though candidates may live outside of the State of California while participating in a recruitment process, individuals must reside within the State to be eligible for Court employment.
- STEP 3: Candidates who are successful in step 2 will be placed on the eligible list and may be considered for interview. Placement on the eligible list does not guarantee an interview or employment.
All candidates will be notified via email of their status at each step of the process. Additional steps in the selection process will include a local background check and a reference check. For current Court employees, click HERE (Download PDF reader).
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
ELIGIBLE LIST
STATUS NOTIFICATIONS
eVERIFY
The Superior Court of California, County of Orange participates in the eVerify program.
QUESTIONS?
For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Zenia Lopez at zlopez@occourts.org. For general employment information, please click HERE.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
INSURANCE PLANS: Employees have an option to enroll in one of five medical plans; three HMO's (Cigna Select, Cigna Choice, and Kaiser Choice) and two PPO's (Wellwise Choice or Sharewell Choice), both administered by Blue Shield. The employee contributions toward the HMO or PPO insurance vary based on plan, coverage level and participation in the wellness program (OC Healthy Steps).
Various non-medical benefits (dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term disability (STD) insurance) are available and are administered by the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA).
LONG-TERM CARE: CalPERS Long-Term Care coverage is available to current and former California public employees, retirees, their spouses, parents, parents-in-law, children, siblings (including stepbrothers and stepsisters), grandparents, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law between the ages of 18 and 79 when they apply. Eligible family members may apply even if the public employee or retiree who makes them eligible does not apply or is not approved for coverage
RETIREMENT: Defined Benefit, fully-qualified plan based on the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Government Code Section 31450 et. al.). Employee and Court contributions are based on several variables including age, hire date, and salary. The plan is administered by an independent agency, Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), and has reciprocity with various California systems. Eligible new employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 will be enrolled in a defined benefit retirement plan referred to as Plan T (1.62% at 65 formula). If you were employed by an OCERS employer or reciprocal agency prior to January 1, 2013, you have less than a six month break in service, and reciprocity is established, you may be eligible to select from two other retirement pension formula options (Plan J or Plan P). See OCERS website for more information.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Optional deferred compensation 457 & Roth 457 Deferred Contribution Plans are available.
VACATION ACCRUAL: New full-time employees earn 80 hours of vacation after the employee has accumulated 2,080 regularly scheduled paid hours (after approximately 1 year of service). Following the first year, vacation is accrued as follows: 1-3 years, 80 hours per year; 4-9 years, 120 hours per year; 10-19 years, 160 hours per year; 20 or more year, 200 hours per year. Maximum accrual of hours: 0-9 years; 240 hours; 10 or more years, 320 hours. Part-time employees accrue vacation on a prorated basis.
HOLIDAYS: 14 paid holidays per year.
SICK LEAVE: 0-3 years accrue 72 hours of sick time per year as full-time employees. After 3 years, full-time employees accrue 96 hours per year. Part-time employees accrue sick leave on a prorated basis. Unlimited accrual. Some sick leave maybe converted to cash or vacation time
COMP TIME: All employees receive compensatory time every March. Full-time employees receive 4 hours and part-time employees receive 2 hours.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: 5 days of paid leave per qualifying instance.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: Court pays into county administered insurance fund.
OVERTIME: In addition to legally required overtime, the Court pays overtime to represented, FLSA-exempt employees for work ordered and performed in excess of 40 hours per week. Represented Court Technology employees who are FLSA-exempt earn overtime for work ordered and performed in excess of 80 hours per pay period.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Administered by the Judicial Council's, third party administrator.
EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT: Court reimburses up to $3,500 per year of tuition for approved, necessary courses, subject to availability of funds.
FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AND FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS: Employees of the Court may be eligible for Federal Student Loan Repayment and Loan Forgiveness Programs.
BILINGUAL PAY: Available at additional $0.58/hour for selected classes in selected positions.
EXCEPTIONAL BILINGUAL PAY: Available for specific classes at a rate of $1.15/hour in selected positions.
DISCOUNT PROGRAMS: There are numerous discount programs available to Court employees. These include, but are not limited to discounts on hearing aids, pet insurance, local attractions, technology products, wellness services and gym memberships.
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