Payment Technician IV - Payment Services

Job Summary

Working independently with minimal supervision of the Payment Services Manager, the Accounts Payable Technician IV serves as a senior-level specialist and departmental lead responsible for independently processing a high volume of complex invoices and payment requests. This role ensures accuracy, compliance, and adherence to University, CSU, State, and Federal regulations while exercising strong judgment and initiative in resolving issues and improving workflows. Acting as a key resource and first point of contact for system-related matters, the Payment Technician IV also supports operational continuity and contributes to process improvements, training, and strategic initiatives within Accounts Payable.

Department Summary

The Strategic Business Services (SBS) division within Cal Poly's Administration & Finance organization provides vital services across the procure-to-pay lifecycle, travel coordination, enterprise risk management, and real estate operations. SBS supports daily operational needs while promoting innovative initiatives and strategic partnerships.

Within SBS, the Payment Services - Accounts Payable (PSAP) team ensures timely and accurate non-payroll disbursements to vendors, suppliers, and university stakeholders. The team is essential to maintaining the university’s financial integrity and compliance with state and federal regulations.

Key Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of accounts payable, financial record-keeping, office procedures, and accepted accounting principles, including advanced understanding of AP practices, rules, processes, and standards.
• Ability to apply, interpret, and enforce accounts payable procedures, guidelines, standards, and policies to resolve discrepancies and handle complex financial situations.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in reviewing documents, completing data entry, and preparing financial analysis and reporting.
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to compute numbers quickly and accurately and resolve complex transactional issues.
• Advanced proficiency with ERP/financial systems, document imaging, spreadsheets, word processing, web browsers, and records-management systems, including the ability to troubleshoot complex system issues and serve as the department's primary resource and first point of contact for system-related matters

Education and Experience

• A combination of experience and education which has provided the above knowledge and abilities which at minimum includes equivalent to seven years of accounts payable experience or closely related financial recordkeeping experience.

Salary and Benefits

Anticipated Hiring Range: $71,376 - $80,376 per year

Classification Range: $62,136 - $90,516 per year

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Anticipated Hiring Range referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Classification Range may be broader than what the University anticipates paying for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information.

Cal Poly

Cal Poly is a nationally-ranked public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, and known for its Learn by Doing philosophy. Each year more than 20,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities and the built environment. Cal Poly’s hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit calpoly.edu .

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Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Cal Poly complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.

Cal Poly is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At Cal Poly, excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.

Supplemental Information

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. Cal Poly will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Cal Poly is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions. Applicants for staff and management positions must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.

Advertised: Jul 15 2026 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close:

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