Associate Human Resources Analyst, Pay & Benefits

Overview

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Associate Human Resources Analyst for the Pay & Benefits unit of the Human Resources office.

As an Associate Human Resources Analyst, this position provides the full range of payroll and benefits services to an assigned group of Judicial Council and Appellate Court employees. The Associate HR Analyst ensures employees’ personnel, payroll, and benefits records are updated timely in the State Controller’s Office (SCO) and Human Resources and Education System (HREMS). This position also researches, evaluates, analyzes, and applies policies and procedures in responding to employees’ personnel, payroll, and benefits questions in a timely manner. In addition, this position ensures that employees’ payroll checks are issued timely, benefits are processed, and deductions are implemented.
 

The Judicial Council 
The Judicial Council of California is the policy setting body for the state court system and has constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This authority includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget. A majority of Council members are California state justices and judges; however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court administrators.

By enhancing its role as a leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the Judicial Council’s staff organization seeks to continue to evolve as one of California’s most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access to justice for all Californians by innovating and responding to the changing needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving the statewide administration of justice, the Judicial Council has multiple offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations. As employees of the council, every member of staff should view and approach their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Judicial Council strives for work-life balance, including substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package, including pension, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, and retirement savings plans. The San Francisco office is only a 7-minute walk from the downtown Civic Center BART station. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.

The Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person at the Judicial Council’s San Francisco office at least two days per week, based on their office leader’s direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these locations.
 

Responsibilities

• Reviews personnel changes on Personnel Action Request forms, documents, and process in the SCO and HREMS. The types of transactions that are processed includes new hires, promotions, step increases, reclassifications, transfers, out-of-class assignments, separations, retirements, terminations, time base changes, and other types of salary adjustments.
• Audits separated employees leave and request the issuance of lumpsum pay prior to separation dates.
• Prepares packets and conducts orientation for new and separating employees. Provides detailed information on all entitled benefits.
• Reviews and approves benefits forms received from employees. Updates health benefits records in the CalPERS system and uploads/mail other benefit forms to SCO for processing.
• Ensures all assigned employees timesheet are submitted and approved in HREMS-TL system by designated deadline. Reviews and ensures forms/documents are submitted and reasons are provided for overtime, jury duty, bereavement leave.
• Processes received leave changes request and adjusts employees leave balances.
• Updates employees budgeted positions in the HREMS. Completes and submits Std 607 to JC Budget office and Accounting for review and approval, then to SCO for processing.  
• Coordinates and/or provides assistance with the annual benefits fair. Reviews and works with other JC offices in the production or printing of benefits brochures and handouts.
• Implements leave buyback/sellback by reviewing request and requesting payment from SCO and updating employees leave in SCO/HREMS systems.
• Serves as back-up or provides assistance in the absence of PB staff including the NDI (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance) Desk.
   

Other Information

Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility or authorization to work in the United States will be required.

How To Apply

This position requires the submission of our official application, responses to the supplemental questions, and a resume. Please apply by 5:00 P.M. on October 24, 2025.

The Judicial Council provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities who request such accommodation. Reasonable accommodation needs should be requested through Human Resources at (415) 865-4260.

Pay and Benefits

$6,909 - $9,673 per month

Please note due to statewide fiscal conditions, the posted salary range is subject to a temporary 3% reduction. In exchange for this temporary reduction, judicial branch employees accrue an additional 5 hours of paid personal leave per month through June 30, 2027.

Some highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
• 1 personal holiday per year
• Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs 
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• FlexElect Program
• Pretax Parking
• Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)
   

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Judicial Council of California Is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in human resources, business administration, psychology, or a directly related field that would provide the knowledge and skills necessary for the assigned area. An additional four (4) years of professional human resources experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Supplemental Questions

To better assess the qualifications of each applicant, please provide a response to the following questions. Your answers should not exceed a total of three pages.

1. Please explain why you are interested in this position.
2. Describe your work experience and length of time you were involved in managing or handling payroll and benefits.
3. Describe your experience and role in working with payroll and human resources systems. Include whether your experience is within the private and/or public sector.