Payroll Specialist

Advantex Professional Services; San Dimas (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantex Professional Services is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist for a hands-on role in San Dimas to support day-to-day payroll processing, reconciliations, and compliance.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll regulations, and advanced Excel skills. You will handle timekeeping reviews, journal entries, garnishments, and year-end activities while maintaining strict confidentiality and accuracy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience.
• Experience reviewing and reconciling payroll reports.
• Knowledge of federal and state payroll and wage regulations.
• Experience with payroll taxes, garnishments, W-2s, and payroll journal entries.
• Strong accounting and reconciliation skills.
• Advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and PivotTables.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information.
• Experience working with payroll or HRIS systems.

Responsibilities

• Support bi-weekly payroll processing and maintain accurate payroll records.
• Review payroll data and reports for accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Perform payroll reconciliations and validate information before processing.
• Prepare payroll-related journal entries and supporting documentation.
• Review timekeeping information and payroll-related data.
• Process payroll adjustments and manual checks as needed.
• Assist with garnishments and other payroll deductions.
• Support payroll tax reporting and related compliance requirements.
• Assist with quarterly and year-end payroll activities.
• Review W-2 information and wage reconciliations.
• Help ensure payroll transactions are completed accurately and on schedule.

Skills

Payroll processing

Reconciliations

Advanced Excel

HRIS systems

Attention to detail

Confidential information handling

Tools

HRIS system

Job description

We’re seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist for a temp-to-hire opportunity in San Dimas. This position will support day-to-day payroll processing and is a good fit for someone with strong payroll knowledge, reconciliation experience, and advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities:

• Support bi-weekly payroll processing and maintain accurate payroll records
• Review payroll data and reports for accuracy and resolve discrepancies
• Perform payroll reconciliations and validate information before processing
• Prepare payroll-related journal entries and supporting documentation
• Review timekeeping information and payroll-related data
• Process payroll adjustments and manual checks as needed
• Assist with garnishments and other payroll deductions
• Support payroll tax reporting and related compliance requirements
• Assist with quarterly and year-end payroll activities
• Review W-2 information and wage reconciliations
• Help ensure payroll transactions are completed accurately and on schedule

Requirements:

• 3+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience
• Experience reviewing and reconciling payroll reports
• Knowledge of federal and state payroll and wage regulations
• Experience with payroll taxes, garnishments, W-2s, and payroll journal entries
• Strong accounting and reconciliation skills
• Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and PivotTables
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information
• Experience working with payroll or HRIS systems

This is a hands‑on payroll opportunity for someone who is comfortable working across payroll processing, reconciliations, reporting, and compliance.