Payroll & HR Specialist — Multi-State Compliance

Kelley Create; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental/Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Account Options

Supplemental insurance

401K with company contribution

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Ongoing training opportunities

Job summary

Kelley Create is hiring a Payroll Accountant to manage full-cycle payroll for a multi-state workforce. The role covers hourly, salaried, commission, and draw-based pay structures, ensuring compliance with wage and hour laws and accurate payroll records.

Join a small payroll team focused on precision and confidentiality, with opportunities for reporting and audit support across benefits and taxes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of payroll accounting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of payroll tax compliance (federal, state, and local).
• Hands‑on experience with ADP Workforce Now or similar payroll systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP).
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly full-cycle payroll for multi-state employees, including hourly, salaried, commission, and draw-based compensation structures.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, including multi-state tax requirements.
• Maintain and reconcile payroll records across earnings, deductions, and tax withholdings.
• Reconcile and audit benefit deductions (medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA).
• Prepare, review, and submit state and local payroll tax filings; support audits.
• Collaborate with Finance and HR to support payroll-related reporting and GL alignment.

Skills

Payroll accounting

Payroll tax compliance

Excel

ADP workforce now

Education

Associate degree in Accounting

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Kelley Create is hiring a Payroll Accountant to manage full-cycle payroll for a multi-state workforce. The role covers hourly, salaried, commission, and draw-based pay structures, ensuring compliance with wage and hour laws and accurate payroll records.

Join a small payroll team focused on precision and confidentiality, with opportunities for reporting and audit support across benefits and taxes.