Heather Qi is the Division Chief of the Countywide Payroll Division. She is responsible for the delivery of accurate and timely payroll to employees across the County. She oversees all payroll operations, including the remittance of benefit and deduction payments to payroll and tax agencies, and ensures that system configurations and processes remain compliant with applicable policies, regulations, and practices. Ms. Qi joined the Auditor‑Controller’s Countywide Payroll Division in 2003. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting.

Countywide Payroll

The Auditor-Controller is responsible for the issuance of the payroll to employees of the County of Los Angeles. Over 103,000 employees receive a payment each payday and over 113,000 W-2s are issued for active and out-of-service employees. Countywide Payroll is responsible for implementing pay practices negotiated with bargaining units, withhold both mandatory and voluntary deductions, and withhold earnings payable to various creditors and agencies for garnishments, Federal and State tax levies and child support. These and many other tasks are accomplished through the use of the County's Human Resource and Payroll system, eHR.