Contract Payroll Operations Assistant (Workday + ServiceNow)

Houlihan Lokey; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Discretionary incentive compensation

Job summary

Houlihan Lokey is seeking an Interim / Temporary Payroll Assistant to support the US payroll team in Los Angeles. The role focuses on high-volume ticket resolution, data entry, new-hire setups, and routine administrative tasks to ensure smooth payroll execution.

The contractor will triage daily payroll tickets, process data in Workday templates, audit new hires for accuracy, and coordinate with Benefits on retroactive adjustments while maintaining strict confidentiality and meeting daily cutoffs.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of hands-on US payroll, HR operations, or data entry experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Workday or similar HRIS and ServiceNow or similar ticketing platform is preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (filters, formatting, basic functions).

Responsibilities

• Triage and resolve daily payroll tickets in ServiceNow with tier-1 responses.
• Populate and format Workday EIB templates for earnings, deductions and adjustments.
• Audit new hire profiles for complete tax forms, addresses and direct deposit details.
• Follow standard payroll checklists for status changes and leaves of absence.
• Coordinate with Benefits for retroactive adjustments and escalate time-sensitive PCNs.

Skills

Payroll experience

US payroll

Data entry

Attention to detail

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Excel

Job description

Houlihan Lokey is seeking an Interim / Temporary Payroll Assistant to support the US payroll team in Los Angeles. The role focuses on high-volume ticket resolution, data entry, new-hire setups, and routine administrative tasks to ensure smooth payroll execution.

The contractor will triage daily payroll tickets, process data in Workday templates, audit new hires for accuracy, and coordinate with Benefits on retroactive adjustments while maintaining strict confidentiality and meeting daily cutoffs.