Payroll Specialist

Energy Innovation Corp; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon in Glendale, CA is hiring a Payroll Specialist for a temporary role. You will turn raw financial data into clear insights for leadership, with a salary range of $104,000 - $149,000 and real ownership over your work.

The position emphasizes timely payroll processing, SOX-compliant controls, and a path to growth within a fast-paced finance team. This opportunity is immediate and located in Glendale, CA.

Qualifications

• SOX compliance experience in a fast-moving finance environment.
• Willingness to take ownership and escalate as needed.
• Familiarity with temporary schedules and team norms.
• Five+ years of finance experience demonstrating process discipline.
• California work history or ability to thrive in Glendale, CA.

Responsibilities

• Own the mid-level sign-off on journal entries above the threshold.
• Carry the temporary payroll run from gross calc to filed tax deposit.
• Turn quarter-end into the calmest week of the finance cycle.
• Validate revenue recognition in line with current accounting standards.
• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against every lender statement.
• Shepherd the year-end audit from PBC list to signed opinion.
• Reconcile bank and balance-sheet accounts down to the last cent.

Skills

SOX compliance

Ownership mindset

Analytical thinking

Curiosity

5+ years finance experience

CA work history

Problem-solving

Job description

As a Payroll Specialist based in Glendale, CA, you will turn raw financial data into clear insights leadership can act on. This temporary Payroll Specialist role offers a $104,000 - $149,000 salary, real ownership over your work, and a clear path to grow alongside a team that ships.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the mid-level sign-off on journal entries above the threshold
• Carry the temporary payroll run from gross calc to filed tax deposit
• Turn quarter-end into the calmest week of the finance cycle
• Validate revenue recognition in line with current accounting standards
• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against every lender statement
• Shepherd the year-end craft-obsessed audit from PBC list to signed opinion
• Reconcile bank and balance-sheet accounts down to the last cent

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated SOX Compliance expertise in a fast-moving finance environment
• An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
• Working familiarity with temporary schedules and team norms at Raytheon
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• 5 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
• A CA work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Raytheon is a candor-rich, customer-obsessed finance company proudly built in Glendale, CA. Nobody at Raytheon will hover over your shoulder; we hand you the keys and trust you to drive.

Picture $104,000 - $149,000 as the floor, not the ceiling, with growth coaching and a benefits package that actually flexes around your life.

Hiring is happening now, not last quarter, for this Payroll Specialist seat.

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