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Senior Payroll Technician
City of Moreno Valley
Description
Keep the City Running—One Paycheck at a Time!
This position works on a 9/80 or 4/10 work schedule.
1st review of applications is planned for Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
This recruitment may close at any time without notice after the first review deadline.
THE POSITION
Under general supervision, the Senior Payroll Technician will support the City’s Payroll Division by performing highly responsible technical and specialized duties in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of the City-wide payroll and related records. The Senior Payroll Technician plays a pivotal role in the accurate and timely execution of the City’s payroll operations. This position is responsible for overseeing the biweekly payroll process, managing special payroll transactions, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and maintaining detailed payroll records. The role demands precision, discretion, and a deep understanding of payroll systems. The Senior Payroll Technician also serves as a key liaison between payroll, human resources, and finance departments.
Find additional information in the Senior Payroll Technician job description.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal Senior Payroll Technician is a highly skilled and dependable payroll professional who thrives in a fast-paced, detail-driven environment. They bring a blend of technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and interpersonal finesse to ensure the City’s payroll operations run smoothly and compliantly. Their background includes hands-on work with complex payroll and timekeeping systems, multiple bargaining units and benefit structures, and experience with CalPERS reporting.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Senior Payroll Technician performs highly responsible duties in the preparation, administration, and maintenance of City payroll transactions and records, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in compliance with all applicable legal requirements.
The Senior Payroll Technician is distinguished from the Senior Management Analyst (Payroll) in that the incumbent in the latter class performs a variety of complex, highly responsible reconciliations and analyses focused on payroll system operations and efficiency, supports audit and policy development, and participates in the preparation of City payroll and payroll records.
Minimum Qualifications
An associate degree in bookkeeping, accounting, or a closely related field; and at least five years of progressively responsible experience performing timekeeping and payroll duties.
Experience in a public agency is especially desirable.
About The Financial & Management Services Department
The Financial & Management Services Department manages the City’s finances and safeguards its assets. We provide a wide range of support services to other City departments, including budget coordination, financial reporting, payroll, billing and accounts receivable, purchasing and central stores, and accounts payable. For more information about the Financial & Management Services Department, please click here .
THE CITY
Moreno Valley was incorporated in 1984 as a General Law City, merging the communities of Moreno, Sunnymead, and Edgemont. The City operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council is comprised of an elected Mayor and four Council Members elected by district. The City has a committed customer-service-oriented workforce comprised of more than 500 employees who provide a wide range of municipal services, including Public Works, Economic Development, Community Development, Parks and Community Services, Financial and Management Services, and Library services. The City contracts with Riverside County for Police and Fire services.
THE SELECTION PROCESS
Applicants possessing the MOST DESIRABLE qualifications at each level, based on a screening of required application materials, including the completed Supplemental Questionnaire, will be invited to continue in the selection process.
The City of Moreno Valley prioritizes and is committed to continuously providing a workplace where equal employment opportunity is afforded to all people. As part of this commitment, the City of Moreno Valley will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the interview pro cess, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or (951) 413-3045.
Keep the City Running—One Paycheck at a Time!
This position works on a 9/80 or 4/10 work schedule.
1st review of applications is planned for Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
This recruitment may close at any time without notice after the first review deadline.
THE POSITION
Under general supervision, the Senior Payroll Technician will support the City’s Payroll Division by performing highly responsible technical and specialized duties in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of the City-wide payroll and related records. The Senior Payroll Technician plays a pivotal role in the accurate and timely execution of the City’s payroll operations. This position is responsible for overseeing the biweekly payroll process, managing special payroll transactions, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and maintaining detailed payroll records. The role demands precision, discretion, and a deep understanding of payroll systems. The Senior Payroll Technician also serves as a key liaison between payroll, human resources, and finance departments.
Find additional information in the Senior Payroll Technician job description.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal Senior Payroll Technician is a highly skilled and dependable payroll professional who thrives in a fast-paced, detail-driven environment. They bring a blend of technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and interpersonal finesse to ensure the City’s payroll operations run smoothly and compliantly. Their background includes hands-on work with complex payroll and timekeeping systems, multiple bargaining units and benefit structures, and experience with CalPERS reporting.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Senior Payroll Technician performs highly responsible duties in the preparation, administration, and maintenance of City payroll transactions and records, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in compliance with all applicable legal requirements.
The Senior Payroll Technician is distinguished from the Senior Management Analyst (Payroll) in that the incumbent in the latter class performs a variety of complex, highly responsible reconciliations and analyses focused on payroll system operations and efficiency, supports audit and policy development, and participates in the preparation of City payroll and payroll records.
Minimum Qualifications
An associate degree in bookkeeping, accounting, or a closely related field; and at least five years of progressively responsible experience performing timekeeping and payroll duties.
Experience in a public agency is especially desirable.
About The Financial & Management Services Department
The Financial & Management Services Department manages the City’s finances and safeguards its assets. We provide a wide range of support services to other City departments, including budget coordination, financial reporting, payroll, billing and accounts receivable, purchasing and central stores, and accounts payable. For more information about the Financial & Management Services Department, please click here .
THE CITY
Moreno Valley was incorporated in 1984 as a General Law City, merging the communities of Moreno, Sunnymead, and Edgemont. The City operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council is comprised of an elected Mayor and four Council Members elected by district. The City has a committed customer-service-oriented workforce comprised of more than 500 employees who provide a wide range of municipal services, including Public Works, Economic Development, Community Development, Parks and Community Services, Financial and Management Services, and Library services. The City contracts with Riverside County for Police and Fire services.
THE SELECTION PROCESS
Applicants possessing the MOST DESIRABLE qualifications at each level, based on a screening of required application materials, including the completed Supplemental Questionnaire, will be invited to continue in the selection process.
The City of Moreno Valley prioritizes and is committed to continuously providing a workplace where equal employment opportunity is afforded to all people. As part of this commitment, the City of Moreno Valley will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the interview pro cess, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or (951) 413-3045.
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