Payroll Technician
- Sacramento Regional Transit District
- 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, CA, USA
- $27.70 - $32.84 hourly
Job Description
SALARY
$27.70 - $32.84 Hourly
LOCATION
Sacramento, CA
JOB TYPE
Full Time
DEPARTMENT
Finance
CLOSING DATE
3/16/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
The purpose of this position is to timely and accurately prepare and maintain District payroll function for Operator staff. This is accomplished by collecting, compiling, coding, editing and entering payroll data into a computerized system; troubleshooting record keeping and data entry issues; maintaining timekeeping records and files; preparing reports; answering operators' and supervisors' payroll-related questions. This position requires significant emphasis on attention to detail, accuracy, timeliness and confidentiality. Other duties include mail distribution and maintaining related payroll records.
Examples of Duties
Collects, compiles, codes, edits, enters and reconciles payroll data into a computerized system.
Troubleshoots and resolves recordkeeping and data entry issues; answers internal/external payroll-related inquiries via telephone, email or general correspondence.
Maintains payroll-related records and files including scanning documents; sorts and distributes mail; prepares semi-monthly payroll-related reports; assists accounting staff by providing required documents during audits, performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. SacRT reserves the right to determine the equivalences of education and experience.
Education: Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with six (6) months/one (1) year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency. Accredited community college, vocational, business, technical or correspondence schools are likely sources. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.
Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of professional payroll or timekeeping experience.
Proof of required education beyond high school, such as college transcripts, diplomas, and/or certificates must be submitted at the time of application, if not substituting experience for the education requirement.
Filing Instructions/Supplemental Information
The minimum qualifications as stated on this job announcement represent only the basic requirements of the position. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that the candidate will be invited to participate in other examination segments of the selection process. An employment application is required for this position. Applications and job announcements are available through our website www.sacrt.com.
Completed employment application and proof of education, as outlined above, must be submitted online no later than Monday, March 16, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. SacRT will not process incomplete applications. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application but may be included with the application. For more information on benefits, a summary sheet is available from the Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment process to accommodate candidates with disabilities. For more information, contact the Human Resources Department at (916) 556-0298.
SacRT has a stand-alone pension plan which is not part of, nor does it have reciprocity with CalPERS.
SacRT is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans.
This position falls under the ATU, Local 256 Collective Bargaining Unit.
The Sacramento Regional Transit District, commonly referred to as RT, is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Sacramento, California area. It was established on April 1, 1973,[1] as a result of the acquisition of the Sacramento Transit Authority.
In addition to operating over 60 bus routes with connecting bus service in the Sacramento area covering 418 sq mi (1,082.6 km2),[1] RT also operates a large light rail system. It is currently the eleventh busiest light rail system in the United States.[3]
In addition to the city of Sacramento, RT serves much of the northern portion of Sacramento County which includes the incorporated cities of Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova. The unincorporated areas of Sacramento County under the RT service area include Arden Arcade, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Florin, Gold River, North Highlands, Orangevale, Rio Linda and Rosemont.[4] The system formerly provided express bus service between Downtown Sacramento and Elk Grove until the mid-2000s when that city took over bus operations under the newly created E-tran. It also provided contracted bus service to neighboring Yolo County (covering West Sacramento, Davis and Woodland); those routes and operations were later taken over by Yolo bus after its formation on January 3, 1982.[5] In both cases, e-tran and Yolo bus have retained the RT assigned route numbers for their routes as they continue to service Downtown Sacramento.