PAYROLL CLERK II - FIRE EMERGENCY

County of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

FIRE DEPARTMENT

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
OPEN COMPETITIVE - FIRE EMERGENCY

EXAM NUMBER31334A-FR

APPLICATION FILING PERIOD

Applications will be accepted from Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. (PT) until Wednesday, May 6, 2026 before 5:00 p.m. (PT). All applications must be received before5:00 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, to be accepted.

The LA County Board of Supervisors has unanimously ratified a Proclamation of Local Emergency in response to the windstorms and wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton Fires, that have devastated communities across the County. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to assist the County in mobilizing resources and support needed to help our residents recover and rebuild. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Payroll Clerk II vacancies related to this unprecedented natural disaster.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Payroll Clerk II.

Enters and monitors payroll data necessary to produce total pay using CWTAPPS.
Plans, schedules and evaluates or assists in planning, scheduling, and evaluating the work of the payroll section and maintains work controls.
Acts or assists in acting as a departmental source of payroll knowledge, recommends departmental payroll procedures, interprets County payroll policies, and prepares payroll reports.
Acts as liaison with the Auditor-Controller, the Department of Human Resources and the Chief Administrative Office on payroll matters.
Performs the more difficult payroll work including the resolution of payroll problems.
Trains new employees in the work of the section or unit.
Applies provisions of the Los Angeles County Code, the Payroll Manual, the Interpretive Manual, and applicable Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) in processing the payroll.
Explains payroll policies and procedures to employees and/or to the public.
Reviews CWTAPPS exception reports, and makes corrections as required.
Prepares special reports using CWTAPPS data.

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
One year's payroll clerical experience in a central payroll office of a County department at the level of a Payroll Clerk I* - OR - Two years specialized office clerical experience in Los Angeles County service at the level of a Senior Clerk** performing the full-time timekeeping duties of reviewing and recording CWTAPPS payroll documents or time records.

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class 2 – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
*Payroll Clerk I is defined as processing the payroll for a segment of a County departmental or Health Services payroll operation.

**Senior Clerk is defined as performing highly-specialized clerical duties.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

Applications must be filed online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add diego.gonzalez@fire.lacounty.gov, Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov ,as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com, and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the posting closes as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Department Contact Name:Fire Examination Section
Department Contact Phone:(213) 466-5500
Department Contact Email:Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov
Teletype Phone:(800) 735-2929