City of Laguna Beach

The City of Laguna Beach is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Payroll Supervisor to lead the City’s payroll operations within the Finance Department. This is a key working-supervisor role responsible for overseeing and executing full-cycle, biweekly payroll for a diverse municipal workforce, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable laws, MOUs, and CalPERS requirements. The ideal candidate brings strong technical payroll expertise, sound judgment, and a collaborative, customer-service-oriented approach. This position plays a critical role in maintaining and optimizing payroll processes, supporting Citywide operations, and serving as a subject-matter expert for the City’s payroll system. Experience with full-cycle payroll in a CalPERS public agency environment and Tyler ERP is highly desirable. Executing accurate, full-cycle biweekly payroll Interpreting and applying MOUs, payroll laws, and regulations Reviewing time records and resolving payroll discrepancies Ensuring compliance with CalPERS, tax, and audit requirements Supervising and supporting payroll staff Maintaining and improving payroll processes in Tyler ERP Communicating clearly with employees, departments, and HR Providing responsive, professional customer service Apply now to be part of the first review! Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis, with the first review on February 18, 2026.