Payroll Coordinator

Payroll Coordinator | Temp-to-Hire Ready for your next payroll opportunity with the potential to grow into a long-term position? LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Coordinator for a temp-to-hire opportunity with a collaborative and growing organization. This role offers a great mix of payroll ownership, employee interaction, and exposure to accounts receivable and billing. What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage key steps of the semi-monthly payroll process, from time-entry review through final payroll audits.
• Calculate regular wages, overtime, PTO, sick time, and other payroll adjustments.
• Maintain payroll deductions, garnishments, liens, reimbursements, and employee payroll changes.
• Assist employees with payroll questions and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Support payroll tax payments, quarterly filings, W-2 preparation, and year-end reporting.
• Handle prevailing wage and certified payroll requirements when applicable.
• Apply customer payments and maintain accurate accounts receivable records.
• Reconcile customer accounts and research payment discrepancies.
• Prepare customer invoices and progress billings based on contractual requirements.
• Process payment applications, lien notices and waivers, W-9s, change orders, and related billing documentation.
• Assist with new customer setup and ongoing account reviews.

What We’re Looking For

• Hands-on payroll processing experience at least 2 years.
• Knowledge of payroll regulations, taxes, garnishments, and deductions.
• Accounts receivable, billing, or cash application experience preferred.
• Prevailing wage or certified payroll experience is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with payroll and accounting systems.
• Excellent accuracy, organization, and follow-through.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to handle confidential information professionally.

Why You’ll Love This Opportunity

• Temp-to-hire opportunity with the potential to transition into a long-term position.
• Broad exposure to both payroll and accounting functions.
• Collaborative team environment.
• Opportunity to expand your experience in payroll, AR, billing, and compliance.

LHH Benefits

Benefit offerings available to eligible employees during the temporary assignment may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Additional voluntary benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan

Apply today at LHH.com. This role is in office daily in Sacramento, CA.

Pay Details: $28.00 to $31.87 per hour

Search managed by: Anne OBrien Silveira

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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