Deferred Technician

Introduction

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification. Applications and supplemental questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.

APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THIS RECRUITMENT WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.

The Treasurer-Tax Collector Department's mission is to provide County departments and other depositing agencies with a secured and convenient countywide central banking facility and related administration services. This includes the investment of monies on deposit with the Treasurer in the Treasurer's Investment Pool, real estate and personal property tax billing and collection, business licensing services in unincorporated areas of the County, and in-house administration of the County's deferred compensation plan programs for eligible employees.

Under general supervision, to provide para-professional specialized plan administration and participant service support duties to the County’s Deferred Compensation Plan participants; provide back up for the Deferred Compensation Specialist; respond to deferred compensation administration inquiries from the Deferred Compensation Program Manager, Deferred Compensation Specialist, plan participants and plan retirees; assist participants with the accurate completion of various forms required by the plan;

process deferred compensation payroll modifications and catch-up calculations; monitor the Third-Party Administrator (TPA) website for reports requiring action and perform the necessary tasks to update the information where appropriate; perform other related duties as required.

The Deferred Compensation Technician classification is located only in the County of Alameda (County) Treasurer-Tax Collector’s and reports directly to the Deferred Compensation Manager. The employees in this classification are responsible for providing overall para-professional support within the Deferred Compensation Plan unit, including ensuring the completeness of all necessary enrollment documentation. The employee also assists with the day-to-day inquiries about the program.

The Deferred Compensation Technician classification is distinguished from the higher-level classification of Deferred Compensation Specialist in that the responsibilities of the latter classification involve independent decision-making, development, or oversight of a program or function, the limited availability or nature of supervision received and a greater scope and complexity of activities, regulations, and guidelines.

For more detailed information about the job classification, visit:
Deferred Compensation Technician (#1541).

TO QUALIFY FOR THE COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, YOU MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BY FULFILLING ONE OF THE PATTERNS LISTED BELOW.

• Either I
  
  Education:
  
  Possession of an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• And
• Either II
• Experience:
  
  The equivalent of two (2) years full-time experience in the classification of Specialist Clerk II that included one (1) year full-time experience performing statistical or fiscal work or full-time experience performing payroll or benefits administration duties in the County of Alameda classified service.
• Or II:
  
  Experience:
  
  The equivalent of three (3) years of full-time experience performing payroll, benefits administration, or statistical, accounting, or fiscal-related work.
• Substitution:
  Additional years of experience may be substituted for the required years of education on a year-for-year basis.
• Note:
  
  The Civil Service Commission may modify the Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

• Basic personnel and payroll…