Principal Accountant - ACO Payroll Unit

Currently, the position offers the opportunity to telework part-time, but is subject to business needs and is not guaranteed.

Telework may change at any time and you will be expected to report to the office on a full-time basis.

The Riverside County Auditor-Controller (ACO), Payroll division seeks a Principal Accountant located in Riverside, CA.

The position will report to the Deputy Auditor-Controller.

This position will have general oversight of the Payroll division, which will Include primarily Payroll Tax and Reconciliations, and/or Payroll Operations, and the Employer reporting groups.

The Payroll Division is part of the Auditor-Controller's Office and operates within PeopleSoft Human Resource Management System/ Human Capital Management (HRMS/HCM) environment.

Activities within the group will include, but not limited to processing bi-weekly county-wide payroll; reporting payroll related tax Information to the appropriate Federal, Stole, and local government agencies; reconciliation of bi-weekly payroll for county departments, agencies, and special districts; reporting employer/employee contributions to the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

The Principal Accountant will also monitor negotiated changes to employee benefits that Impact payroll and ensuring adjustments/corrections ore completed as needed; interview, select, train, assign, and evaluate staff; interpret lows, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and regulatory updates; examine, analyze, and approve transactions involving the transfer of funds and charges between deportments; assist with the preparation of County payroll tax returns; monitor the PeopleSoft HRMS Payroll North America and Time and labor Modules.

Additionally, the Principal Accountant will provide support and backup for general payroll activities, which include the processing of bi-weekly payroll (e.g., garnishments and tax/benefit related deductions); prepare training for and work collaboratively with payroll stakeholders; preparation of professional level correspondence and reports as well as the review and approval of payroll related documents; help to affect and implement strategic directives identified for the group.

Candidates must have the following:


* Extensive professional level accountant experience for payroll within a Public Organization or Non-profit Agency.


* A minimum of one year direct supervisory level experience over other professional level public accountants within a public agency.


* Knowledge and experience with 1937 Act County Retirement Systems.

Defined benefit pension experience, such as CalPERS or CalSTRS.

Competitive candidates will possess the following:


* Experience in enterprise solutions, such as Oracle or PeopleSoft is highly desired.

Experience in SAP and/or another enterprise solution.


* Successful candidates will possess an American Payroll Association CPP designation or have the ability to obtain designation within a year of...