Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to support accurate and timely payroll operations for a large employee population in California. This is a contract position suited for a hands-on, detail-oriented payroll specialist who can step in quickly, work independently, and manage complex payroll activity with minimal ramp-up time. The ideal candidate brings strong technical payroll knowledge, experience with high-volume processing, and confidence working with non-exempt and piece-rate pay structures.
Responsibilities:
- Process end-to-end payroll for approximately 1,500 employees while maintaining accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.
- Manage multi-state payroll activities, including review of earnings, deductions, taxes, and other payroll inputs across a large workforce.
- Use payroll systems to enter, audit, validate, and finalize payroll data, resolving discrepancies before payroll completion.
- Review non-exempt employee pay records to ensure regular wages, overtime, and piece-rate compensation are calculated correctly.
- Perform payroll reconciliations and verify changes such as new hires, terminations, pay adjustments, and benefit-related deductions.
- Partner with internal teams to address payroll questions, investigate variances, and support smooth payroll execution during each cycle.
- Maintain accurate payroll records and help ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour requirements.
- Assist with payroll-related reporting and support ongoing process needs tied to day-to-day payroll operations.
- At least 2 years of payroll experience in a high-volume environment.
- Proven ability to process full-cycle payroll with accuracy and limited supervision.
- Strong working knowledge of multi-state payroll practices and compliance requirements.
- Hands-on experience with Paycom and Rippling is required.
- Experience supporting payroll for workforces of 500 or more employees.
- Familiarity with non-exempt payroll and piece-rate compensation structures.
- Solid technical skills and the ability to learn payroll processes quickly in a fast-paced setting.