Extra Help Payroll Clerk II

Extra Help Payroll Clerk II

Salary

$22.68 Hourly

Location

Visalia, CA

Job Type

Extra Help

Job Number

EH-087126-27

Department

Probation

Opening Date

11/07/2026

Closing Date

11/17/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

• Description
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Applications will be reviewed by Tulare County Human Resources & Development. As extra help positions become available, County departments with the job openings select the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the position available. The number of hours and duration of employment varies by each assignment. Extra help employees may work in a variety of County departments in locations throughout the geographic county area.

Extra help employees may not work more than 1,559 hours in any fiscal year from July to June. An extra help employee who mistakenly works in excess of 1,559 hours in a fiscal year does not become a probationary or regular employee. Applications will be active for six months. If you are hired for extra help and you complete a work assignment and then you if you wish to be employed again, you must resubmit an Extra Help application online. There are no benefits associated with extra help positions. See regular job specification for complete job duties and requirements.

There are no benefits associated with extra help positions.

Current vacancy is with the Tulare County Probation Department located in Visalia.

Typical Duties

• Review and ensure accuracy of a variety of financial records and reports.
• Calculate payroll and maintain withholding and contribution records.
• Review time sheets for completeness and conformity to policy and procedures from MOUs and County Personnel Rules.
• Compile and maintain lists and/or records on a variety of payroll specialty issues.
• Calculate pay adjustments due to corrected time sheets and/or processing corrections.

For a full list of duties for this position, please click Extra Help Payroll Clerk II.

Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification. (Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Equivalent to completion of twelfth (12th) grade.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of full-time experience processing payroll and maintaining personnel records with an organization using automated payroll systems or one (1) year of experience as a Payroll Clerk I for the County of Tulare.

Experience Equivalency:

• Completion of an approved full charge bookkeeper program or other office support program from an accredited business/community college or adult school and one (1) year of full-time experience processing payroll and maintaining personnel records with an organization using automated payroll systems.

Knowledge of:

• Personnel and Payroll terminology.
• Payroll preparation and accounting methods.
• Indexing, filing, and record keeping systems and procedures.
• Numerical and alphabetical filing systems.

See the full list in link.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Accurately post figures to various documents and records.
• Proofread and rapidly correct errors in numbers, grammar, and spelling.

See the full list in link.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment:

Candidates selected may be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

None Assigned.

01

The supplemental application form is an EXAMINATION. All candidates are required to complete the questions at the end of the application. The supplemental application questions will be used to select the most highly qualified candidates who will then advance to the next step in the selection process. The questions that follow will be used to evaluate the extent to which a candidate has demonstrated and applied the knowledge, skills and abilities critical to successful performance for this position. You must respond to all required questions to be considered for this position. Describe the financial records and accounts you have been responsible for preparing, maintaining and/or auditing.

02

Describe the computerized accounting systems with which you have a working knowledge. Indicate the programs used, the applications, and your level of responsibility. Include payroll related software and systems.

03

Describe your training and experience in payroll processing. Include in your response the number of employees, the type of payroll system used, the complexity of the payroll, and the specific functions you performed, e.g. calculated hours and overtime, input hours, calculated vacation and sick leave balances, processed salary increases.

Required Question

Employer County of Tulare

Address 2500 W Burrel Avenue

Visalia, California, 93291

Phone (559) 636-4900

Website http://www.tularecounty.ca.gov