Payroll Specialist

Egreenservices; Joliet (IL); In loco; USD 78.000 - 112.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Civic Solutions Group in Joliet, IL is seeking a Payroll Specialist who owns the payroll process and collaborates with department heads to keep spending aligned with budgets. This role emphasizes ownership, accuracy, and a proactive approach to financial controls.

You’ll handle accruals, reconcile card statements, and contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual statements while identifying cost-saving opportunities and maintaining strong banking relationships.

Competenze

• Mid-level mastery of External Audit.
• Portfolio or work samples demonstrating finance expertise.
• Documentation-first attitude and eagerness to learn new skills.
• Humble enough to revise opinions when data argues back.
• Comfort with freelance arrangements and the rhythms of a proudly-imperfect workplace.
• Grit to work under time pressure and at odd hours if needed.

Mansioni

• Partner with department heads to track spending against budgets.
• Resolve billing disputes and aged receivables for collection.
• Trim days off the AP cycle without straining vendors.
• Own the compensation accrual and the math behind every line.
• Reconcile credit-card feeds against receipts.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through spend analysis.
• Manage banking relationships and optimize treasury operations.

Conoscenze

External Audit

Portfolio/work samples

Documentation

Open-mindedness

Freelance-friendly

Persistence under pressure

Finance knowledge

Strumenti

SQL

Due Diligence

Descrizione del lavoro

Bring your fluency in Internal Audit; Civic Solutions Group will hand you a Payroll Specialist mandate that actually moves the needle. A $78,000 - $112,000 Payroll Specialist role for a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a genuine path forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets
• Resolve billing disputes and resolve aged receivables for collection
• Trim days off the AP cycle without straining a single vendor
• Own the $78,000 - $112,000 compensation accrual and the math behind every line
• Reconcile the credit-card feed against receipts nobody wants to chase
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis
• Manage banking relationships and optimize treasury operations

What You’ll Bring

• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Mid-level mastery of External Audit, validated by people who'd hire you again
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your finance expertise
• A documentation-first attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Comfort with freelance arrangements and the rhythms of a proudly-imperfect workplace
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint

Civic Solutions Group is a deeply collaborative engineering shop in Joliet, IL where SQL and Due Diligence are treated as the same discipline. Nobody at Civic Solutions Group will hover over your shoulder; we hand you the keys and trust you to drive.

The package is honest: $78,000 - $112,000, a benefits plan that works, mentorship that lasts, and the flexibility to live in Joliet, IL.

We touched the timestamp today; the Payroll Specialist hunt continues in earnest.