Payroll Specialist
Skills
AdministrationData IntegrityGarnishmentsGlobal PayrollInternational PayrollPayroll ProcessingSensitive Information
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- 3+ years of payroll processing experience including multi-state payroll
- Working knowledge of California wage and hour laws and multi-state payroll tax and compliance requirements
- Experience with Paychex payroll and QB Time timekeeping software
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy with high volume data
- Excellent communication skills and service-oriented approach
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Ability to explain payroll processes clearly and collaborate with internal teams
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines prioritize tasks and maintain confidentiality
- Technical aptitude and comfort with systems integration and automation support
- Familiarity with BambooHR or similar HRIS and payroll integrations
- Experience administering garnishments and coordinating leave payouts with third-party leave administrators
- Availability during critical payroll processing and month-end close periods
Nice to have
- Detail-oriented
- Service-minded
- Highly organized
- Discreet
- Collaborative
- Process improvement focus
Day to day
- Process accurate semi-monthly payroll for employees and contractors in Paychex, ensuring wages deductions and final pay are correct and compliant.
- Maintain payroll data integrity across integrated systems and keep employee records up to date in QuickBooks QB Time Unanet Paychex and related platforms.
- Review timesheets resolve discrepancies administer garnishments handle leave pay support payroll tax setup and partner with HR finance and accounting on reporting reconciliation and process improvements.