Payroll Specialist

Energy Innovation Corp; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 96,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens seeks a remote Payroll Specialist in a Los Angeles seat to own and optimize the payroll process. The role emphasizes trust, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to grow within a rigorously analytical team.

Expect responsibilities spanning reconciliation, board-ready analytics, and proactive finance modeling, all while maintaining a strong emphasis on discretion and accountability. The position offers a clear path to influence pricing, margins, and unit economics, with a

Qualifications

• Hands-on problem solving in finance workflows and tooling.
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information.
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a no-ego remote team.
• Ownership mindset—treat the company’s money as your own.
• Self-direction that thrives in async Slack channels.
• Comfort steering finance discussions toward a decision.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against lender statements.
• Draft the board deck translating numbers into decisions.
• Spot and prevent duplicate payments before they leave the account.
• Assist Payroll Specialist in modeling pricing, margins, and unit economics.
• Work with the Los Angeles controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries.
• Build cash forecasts to indicate when to draw on credit lines.
• Delve into why rather than stopping at reporting.

Skills

Problem solving

Professionalism

Discretion

Remote team

Ownership

Self-direction

Finance discussions

Job description

Walgreens believes a remote Payroll Specialist earns trust line by line, and this Los Angeles seat is where you start earning it. This ambitious mid-level role offers $96,000 - $136,000, the freedom to own your roadmap, and a team that helps you grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against every lender statement
• Draft the board deck that turns numbers into a decision
• Spot the duplicate payment before it leaves the account
• Support the Payroll Specialist in modeling pricing, margins, and unit economics
• Sit beside the Los Angeles controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries
• Build the cash-forecast that tells Walgreens when to draw the line of credit
• Where most mid-level roles stop at reporting, this one digs into the why

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on experience with modern Problem Solving workflows and tooling
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a no-ego remote team
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
• Comfort steering finance conversations toward a decision

The joyfully-rigorous founders of Walgreens built it in Los Angeles to fix the exact finance problems that drove them crazy elsewhere. The door to every manager at Walgreens is genuinely open, calendar permitting and politics aside.

Expect $96,000 - $136,000, yes, but also expect the kind of benefits and remote flexibility that make Mondays in Los Angeles feel lighter.

We refreshed this Payroll Specialist listing this week to keep it current for applicants.