Payroll Specialist

CONFIDENTIAL; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

CONFIDENTIAL is seeking a highly experienced Payroll Specialist to support high-volume payroll operations in California. The role focuses on full-cycle payroll across multiple schedules, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance. You will review timecards, manage deductions, and collaborate with HR to maintain precise payroll records.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of hands-on payroll experience, excels in a fast-paced environment, and maintains strict confidentiality of payroll data.

Qualifications

• Experience in full-cycle payroll processing.
• Ability to handle high-volume payroll.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations.

Responsibilities

• Process high-volume, full-cycle payroll for employees across multiple payroll schedules, including monthly and bi-weekly cycles.
• Review, verify, and process employee timecards, attendance records, and payroll adjustments.
• Ensure accurate calculation of regular hours, overtime, deductions, reimbursements, and other payroll-related earnings.
• Maintain and update employee payroll records, including pay rates, tax withholdings, direct deposit information, and other relevant changes.
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies, employee inquiries, and payment issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and in accordance with established deadlines and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Assist with payroll reporting, reconciliations, and auditing as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee and payroll information.
• Collaborate with HR and other departments to ensure smooth and accurate payroll operations.

Skills

Payroll processing

Timekeeping

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to support high-volume payroll operations. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of hands-on, full-cycle payroll experience and be comfortable managing multiple payroll schedules in a fast-paced environment.

This position will be responsible for supporting both monthly and bi-weekly payroll cycles, ensuring accurate and timely processing while maintaining compliance with applicable payroll regulations.

• Process high-volume, full-cycle payroll for employees across multiple payroll schedules, including monthly and bi-weekly cycles.
• Review, verify, and process employee timecards, attendance records, and payroll adjustments.
• Ensure accurate calculation of regular hours, overtime, deductions, reimbursements, and other payroll-related earnings.
• Maintain and update employee payroll records, including pay rates, tax withholdings, direct deposit information, and other relevant changes.
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies, employee inquiries, and payment issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and in accordance with established deadlines and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Assist with payroll reporting, reconciliations, and auditing as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee and payroll information.
• Collaborate with HR and other departments to ensure smooth and accurate payroll operations.