Payroll Specialist

Vaco Recruiter Services; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco Arizona is partnering with a top company in Phoenix to hire a Payroll Specialist for a direct-hire, onsite role. The position offers up to $30/hour and requires experience with high-volume, full-cycle payroll and strong Excel skills.

The ideal candidate will review time records, process payroll, handle off-cycle payments, and maintain comprehensive payroll records while ensuring accuracy and compliance. Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle payroll processing experience.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Process high-volume, full-cycle payroll while ensuring accuracy and timely employee payments.
• Review and validate employee time records, resolve discrepancies, and prepare payroll for processing.
• Process off-cycle payroll transactions, including final paychecks, retroactive pay, corrections, and one-time payments.
• Maintain employee payroll records, including new hires, tax forms, personnel changes, and wage updates.
• Prepare certified payroll reports and assist with payroll tax payments, garnishments, ACH returns, and account reconciliations.
• Review and process employee expense reimbursements and payroll adjustments.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and resolve payroll issues in a timely manner.
• Generate payroll reports, support ad hoc requests, and identify opportunities to improve payroll processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Vaco Arizona is partnering with a top company in Phoenix to hire a Payroll Specialist. This is a direct-hire, onsite opportunity offering up to $30/hour. The ideal candidate will have experience processing high-volume, full-cycle payroll andExcel skills.

Responsibilities

• Process high-volume, full-cycle payroll while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely employee payments.
• Review and validate employee time records, resolve discrepancies, and prepare payroll for processing.
• Process off-cycle payroll transactions, including final paychecks, retroactive pay, corrections, and one-time payments.
• Maintain employee payroll records, including new hires, tax forms, personnel changes, and wage updates.
• Prepare certified payroll reports and assist with payroll tax payments, garnishments, ACH returns, and account reconciliations.
• Review and process employee expense reimbursements and payroll adjustments.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and resolve payroll issues in a timely manner.
• Generate payroll reports, support ad hoc requests, and identify opportunities to improve payroll processes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle payroll processing experience.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.