Payroll Specialist

Energy Innovation Corp; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortive is seeking a Payroll Specialist in Chula Vista, CA. The role emphasizes translating raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders and leading budget reforecast rounds with leadership.

You will strengthen internal controls and manage depreciation and deferred revenue schedules as contracts renew. Ideal candidates have 1 year of finance experience, familiarity with external audit, tax compliance, and SAP.

Qualifications

• Requires experience in external audit and finance processes.
• Ability to translate numbers into dashboards for stakeholders.
• Experience with internal controls and tax compliance.

Responsibilities

• Translate raw numbers into dashboards for non-finance stakeholders.
• Carry the junior budget reforecast through three rounds of leadership review.
• Stand up internal controls that survive a surprise audit.
• Keep depreciation schedules synced as assets retire across Chula Vista
• Keep deferred revenue schedules airtight as contracts renew
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
• Spot the duplicate payment before it leaves the account

Skills

External Audit

Financial Modeling

Internal Controls

Tax Compliance

Data dashboards

Tools

SAP

Job description

Some companies hide their finances; Fortive hands the keys to a Payroll Specialist and asks for the unvarnished view. Take ownership, lean on your 1 years of External Audit, and earn $65,000 - $100,000 as part of a team that grows with you.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders
• Carry the junior budget reforecast through three rounds of leadership review
• Stand up internal controls that survive a surprise audit
• Keep depreciation schedules synced as assets retire across Chula Vista
• Keep deferred revenue schedules airtight as contracts renew
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
• Spot the duplicate payment before it leaves the account

What You'll Bring

• Resilience measured across 1 years of finance cycles
• Fluency across External Audit and Financial Modeling, with strong opinions on both
• Strong working knowledge of SAP and Tax Compliance
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, data-honest environment
• Demonstrated calm when a Chula Vista, CA client changes scope mid-stream
• The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly

We are Fortive, a design-led finance company headquartered in Chula Vista, CA. Learning out loud is encouraged here, so share the SAP rabbit hole you fell down yesterday.

We reward your Stress Management with $65,000 - $100,000, surround it with mentorship and benefits, and let your schedule flex around Chula Vista.

This req breathes: refreshed hours ago and still very much alive.

The version of you that already works at Fortive is just one application ahead.