We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,

focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students

as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you

will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting

the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal

of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to
thrive in college, career and life.

LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an

enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710

square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we

employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers

in our city.

Department or School Site The Accounting and Disbursements Division is comprised of a team of

talented and highly committed professionals who are dedicated to

providing excellent customer service and fulfilling Los Angeles Unified

School District’s fiduciary responsibility to ensure that public funds are
properly disbursed, accounted for, and reported in order to meet the

instructional and operational needs of all students and the District. The

Payroll department mission, as part of the Accounting and

Disbursements Division, is to support the educational community by

providing quality customer service to ensure reliable, accurate and timely

compensation. The Payroll department oversees payment of

compensation for over 66,000+ employees.

Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,

vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement

System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five

years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days

Job Duties/Responsibilities A Payroll Specialist II performs a variety of technical and analytical duties

related to the District’s SAP Payroll application system and subsequent
activities. The Payroll Specialist II may act as a lead in the completion of

daily payroll processing cycle or special projects. Typical duties include:

• Reviews, performs, and completes payroll cycles from processing runs

to financial postings to ensure timely and accurate payments, tax,

retirement and deductions, updates to HR master data, illness leave,

vacation, legal claims, and garnishments.

• Compiles, researches, analyzes, and resolves time and payroll errors

resulting from payroll processing in SAP.

• Assists in identifying and resolving problems in the SAP Payroll system

or processing procedures by examining SAP time reports, employee

assignments, benefits, deductions, adjustments and corrections, and

salary delivery; and recommends prevention methods.

• Assists and coordinates writing test scripts to ensure scenarios are

well defined for successful User Acceptance Testing on system fixes and

enhancements and evaluations of new software applications.

• Assists in the preparation and analysis of financial, personnel, time or

payroll records for reconciliation.

• Coordinates, schedules, and processes daily off-cycle payroll runs and

subsequent activities.

Note: This class description is not a complete statement of essential

functions, responsibilities, or requirements. Entrance requirements are

representative of the minimum level of knowledge, skill, and/or abilities.

To the extent permitted by law, management retains the discretion to add

or change typical duties of a position at any time, as long as such

addition or change is reasonably related to existing duties.

**To view the complete class description, visit us at www.lausdjobs.org.

Minimum Requirements PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED. You must be a current or

retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the

Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or

have been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent

LAUSD position in which you passed probation.

Laid-off employees' eligibility as a promotional candidate expires at the

end of their 39-month period; as such, laid-off employees applying for

promotional career opportunities may not be eligible to complete the

assessment process or may be removed from the employment eligibility

list once their eligibility as a promotional candidate expires.”

Education:

Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational

proficiency. Sixty semester or equivalent quarter units in courses such as

business, accounting, economics, human resources, computer

information systems, or a related field are preferable. A bachelor’s
degree from an accredited college or university is preferable.

To verify the education requirement, an original diploma OR a set of

official transcripts in a sealed envelope, must be presented at the time of

the assessment.

NOTE: Candidates who have completed college or university course

work at an institution in a country other than the United States MUST

obtain an official, sealed complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and

degrees at their own cost. Please be sure to request a DETAILED report.

Please have this ready to submit at the time of the Technical Interview.

Please visit https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/7876 for a list of approved

evaluation organizations.

Experience:

Two years of experience utilizing the SAP Human Capital Management

system in payroll processing with responsibilities in such areas as

payments, deductions, personnel assignments, accounting, customer

service, application of payroll regulations, error resolution, time and

attendance, or systems analysis.

Special:

Some positions may require a valid California Driver License and the use

of an automobile

All employees must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated and must be about to

provide verification of their vaccination status as part of the hiring and

onboarding process prior to an official offer of employment to any District

site; this includes current employees who are being promoted to a new

job class.

Desirable Qualifications Ideal candidates will have a working knowledge of:

• Functionalities and processes of SAP Personnel Administration,

Benefits, Time, and Payroll modules

• Procedures involved in payroll processing, including personnel

assignments, time reporting deduction control, and payroll accounting

• Educational Codes, District and Personnel Commission rules and

regulations, and union contracts related to wages, salaries, fringe

benefits, and deductions Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Franchise

Tax Board (FTB) circulators as they pertain to salary taxation

• Federal, State, and local laws related to payroll processing
• Fundamentals of systems analysis for data processing

An ideal candidate in this position will have the ability to:

• Effectively utilize computer equipment and software in the performance

of duties

• Anticipate payroll problems and develop and implement procedures for

resolution

• Work effectively with all levels of District employees and organization

representatives

• Train employees in systems and procedure implementation
• Design forms and write clear instructions
• Prepare clear and concise reports and recommendations
• Remain calm and pleasant under pressure and in stressful situations
• Work in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines
• Listen, and communicate effectively with customers
• Utilize Microsoft operating systems: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Employment Selection Process The selection process may tentatively consist of one or more of the

following: a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E), a Written Test,

Technical Project, Writing Project, and/or a Technical Interview.

Application materials (your candidate profile, resume and supplemental

questionnaire) will be evaluated in relation to the background,

experience, and competencies identified for successful performance in

this job. For this reason, it is highly recommended that your application

materials clearly show all of your relevant background and specialized

skills, knowledge, and abilities.

For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment

process, visit the ‘My LAUSD Career’ section of our website at
http://www.lausdjobs.org

Application Process DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE

APPLICATION?

Please call 213-241-3455, weekdays 8:00AM-4:30PM or email us at

helpmeapply@lausd.net.

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the

website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org

• Please note that our application system is only compatible with Internet

Explorer and FireFox*

RECEIVING COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an

approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your

spam/junk e-mail folder. Also, all correspondence related to this

employment selection process (invitation & results letters) will be sent

through email:

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once your application has been received, a

confirmation email will be sent to your email address to confirm receipt of

your application. If you do not receive a confirmation email, your

application has not been submitted.

For CURRENT LAUSD EMPLOYEES:

Correspondence will be sent to your WORK EMAIL account. Please

make sure you check you work email for all the correspondence related

to this recruitment.

For NON-LAUSD employees, including LAID-OFF, FORMER LAUSD

EMPLOYEES:

Correspondence will be sent to the email address you indicated in your

candidate profile. Please check your email frequently to ensure you

receive the most up-to-date information.

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons

shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing

are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455

for more information.

If you have questions regarding these instructions or the selection

process in general, please contact Monica Topete at

monica.topete1@lausd.net.

Additional Posting Information Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment

assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment

process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment

score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top

three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The

hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open

positions in related job classifications.