Salary : $115,909.92 - $140,889.12 Annually
Location : Compton, CA
Job Type: 12 Months
Job Number: 26/27 - 41
Department: Risk Management
Opening Date: 10/27/2026
Closing Date: 11/17/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Position Details
Under the direction of the Associate Superintendent, Business and Administrative Services, supervises, planning, development and financial management operations of the Payroll and Risk Management/Insurance program for the District; serves as the District's Safety Officer and directs and leads committees, training and regulatory compliance programs related to District safety issues; supervise, train and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel; perform other related duties.
Essential Functions - Typical Duties
Supervises the long-and-short range plans for payroll operation and risk management programs.
Continuously monitors, controls and reports the evaluation of the Payroll and Risk Management status of the District to improve financial management and accounting practices to ensure compliance with federal, state, county, district and professional standards. Maintain current knowledge of government legislation affecting risk management.
Attends workshops, staff, management and advisory board meetings and makes oral presentations; conducts staff and management meetings. Supervises the preparation of extensive written back-up for advisory board agenda meetings.
Supervises and evaluated Payroll and Risk Management Personnel. Conduct performance evaluations for assigned staff; recommends employee recognition and discipline and processes formal and informal grievances; counsels employees regarding performance and employment status.
Coordinate with other departments payroll preparation and maintain records, funds, accounting, payable/receivable transactions and related issues.
Reviews methods and procedures to determine effectiveness and makes improvements.
Assesses financial needs of departments. Develops department budget for Payroll and Risk Management. Maintains appropriate district-wide position payroll operation and risk management functions.
Oversees loss avoidance, loss prevention/reduction insurance, risk management and employee benefit programs. Conducts research and detailed, comprehensive analysis in risk management area including liability, property, theft and on the job accidents/injury and determines recommended preventative actions. Recommends the means to contain or reduce the incidence and costs of losses, insurance and other expenditures, as well as to fund and manage losses.
Directs a self-insured worker's compensation program; establishes, implements and improves methods of proper reporting, investigating and paying claims and benefits; develops RFPs for approval and evaluates and recommends their-party administrators, legal counsel and investigators for litigation cases; monitors activities of third party administrators; within level of authority, develops and makes recommendations regarding all claims and makes decisions on individual claims, including determining next level of care or if an employee is physically able to return to work.
Minimum Qualifications - Education and Experience
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in business administration, public administration or related field and four years of administrative experience with responsibility for organization-wide financial management, risk management and payroll. Two of these years should include supervisory-level responsibility.
Desirable Qualifications:
Risk Management Certification.
Licenses and Other Requirements:
Valid California Class C Driver's License with proof of insurance.
• Health and Welfare Plan for employees and eligible dependents. Plan includes District/Employee paid premium for health, dental, and vision.
• Vacation days: 22 paid days.
• Holidays: 16 days paid per fiscal year.
• District paid and voluntary insurance plan.
• Mileage reimbursement.
