Payroll Specialist

Raytheon; Post Falls (ID); On-site; USD 51,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a relentlessly curious Payroll Specialist to partner with leadership on accountability, planning, and capital decisions in a contract role in Post Falls, Idaho.

You will own payroll-related processes, ensure unemployment and withholding accounts are accurate, and help the finance team deliver timely, decision-ready numbers. The position offers growth, mentorship, and a clear path to long-term development.

Qualifications

• CFA Certification required or in progress.
• Ability to work under Post Falls, ID deadlines.
• Experience with accounting and payroll concepts.

Responsibilities

• Keep unemployment and withholding accounts square.
• Build the junior analyst's first reconciliation checklist from scratch.
• Draft the board deck that turns numbers into a decision.
• Convert a messy chart of accounts into something a newcomer can read.
• Catch the misclassified entry three months before the auditor would.
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting.

Skills

CFA Certification

Deadline-driven

Communication

Team player

Education

CFA Certification

Job description

We are recruiting a relentlessly curious Payroll Specialist to partner with leadership on Accountability, planning, and capital decisions. A contract Payroll Specialist role that values ownership over busywork, pays $51,000 - $72,000, and invests in your long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep the ID unemployment and withholding accounts perfectly square
• Build the junior analyst's first reconciliation checklist from scratch
• Draft the board deck that turns numbers into a decision
• Convert a messy chart of accounts into something a newcomer can read
• Catch the misclassified entry three months before the auditor would
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting

What You'll Bring

• Practical CFA Certification skills sharpened in a contract setting
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Post Falls, ID deadlines bring
• A Post Falls network, or the hustle to build one from scratch
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• A team player who lifts up colleagues and shares credit
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery

What began as two engineers and a whiteboard in Post Falls is now Raytheon, an impact-driven team obsessed with getting CFA Certification right. At Raytheon the org chart is flat enough that good ideas don't need a passport to travel.

We are offering $51,000 - $72,000, a clear growth track, hands-on mentorship, and the kind of flexibility that keeps ID talent happy.

Demand on the finance team has us moving fast to fill this seat.