Bilingual Evening Payroll Specialist – Seasonal, Onsite

Vaco by Highspring; California; On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Payroll Specialist to support its distribution center during peak season in Santa Fe Springs, CA. This 100% onsite, seasonal contract role processes biweekly payroll for 3,500+ employees and requires bilingual English/Spanish communication for a high-volume workforce.

The position is evenings and weekends with a possibility of longer-term opportunity for the right candidate; conversion is not guaranteed. Pay ranges from $30 to $35 per hour, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of payroll processing experience.
• Hands-on experience with full-cycle payroll.
• Comfortable in a high-volume environment with a large hourly workforce.
• Bilingual English/Spanish required.

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly payroll for 3,500+ employees.
• Support payroll for hourly full-time, hourly part-time, salaried, and temporary employees.
• Review timekeeping records and resolve missing or inaccurate hours with managers.
• Process final paychecks and payroll adjustments.
• Handle shift differentials and other payroll-related updates.
• Maintain employee payroll records, including pay rate, status, and schedule changes.
• Assist new hires with required documentation and timekeeping enrollment.
• Ensure payroll is processed in compliance with policies and applicable laws.
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Handle confidential employee and payroll information with discretion.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Payroll processing

Full-cycle payroll

High-volume payroll

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

ADP Workforce Manager

Excel

Job description

Schedule: Thursday-Monday OR Friday-Tuesday, 3:30 PM-12:00 AM

Work Arrangement: 100% onsite

Duration: ASAP through mid-January, with potential for a longer-term opportunity for the right candidate. Conversion is not guaranteed.

About the Opportunity

Payroll Specialist | Seasonal Contract

Location: Santa Fe Springs, CA

Pay: $30-$35/hour

Schedule: Thursday-Monday OR Friday-Tuesday, 3:30 PM-12:00 AM

Work Arrangement: 100% onsite

Duration: ASAP through mid-January, with potential for a longer-term opportunity for the right candidate. Conversion is not guaranteed.

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a high-growth, well-known fashion and lifestyle company seeking a Payroll Specialist to support its distribution center during its busy peak season.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a high-volume, fast-paced payroll environment and is comfortable supporting a large hourly workforce.

Schedule

Candidates must be comfortable working one of the following schedules:

• Thursday-Monday | 3:30 PM-12:00 AM
• Friday-Tuesday | 3:30 PM-12:00 AM
• Fully onsite in Santa Fe Springs, CA
• Weekend availability is required
  
  

Responsibilities

• Process accurate and timely biweekly payroll for 3,500+ employees, with additional seasonal headcount during peak periods
• Support payroll for hourly full-time, hourly part-time, salaried, and temporary employees
• Review timekeeping records and partner with managers to resolve missing or inaccurate hours
• Process final paychecks and payroll adjustments
• Handle shift differentials and other payroll-related updates
• Maintain employee payroll records, including pay rate, status, and schedule changes
• Assist new hires with required documentation and timekeeping enrollment
• Ensure payroll is processed in compliance with company policies and applicable federal and state regulations
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies
• Handle confidential employee and payroll information with discretion
  
  

Requirements

• Bilingual English/Spanish required
• 2+ years of payroll processing experience
• Hands-on experience with full-cycle payroll
• Comfortable working in a high-volume environment with a large hourly workforce
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees and management
  
  

Preferred

• ADP Workforce Now (ADP WFN) experience
• ADP Workforce Manager/timekeeping experience
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required
  
  

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Join an exciting, rapidly growing fashion and lifestyle organization
• Gain experience supporting a large, complex payroll operation
• Work with a supportive payroll leadership team
• $30-$35/hour
• Potential for the position to become a longer-term opportunity for the right person, although conversion is not guaranteed
  
  

Most Important

🚨 This is an evening/weekend position. Candidates must be able to work Thursday-Monday OR Friday-Tuesday from 3:30 PM-12:00 AM and be fully onsite in Santa Fe Springs.

By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.
Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).