Payroll Specialist

Energy Innovation Corp; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

paid learning

health coverage

mentorship

flexible Visalia, CA setup

Job summary

StartupEdge in Visalia, CA is seeking a Payroll Specialist who can close the books and explain what they mean. With about 5 years in Revenue Recognition, you will own the monthly payroll cycle and ensure accuracy across CA unemployment and withholding accounts.

This mid-level role offers $80,000–$108,000 per year, plus perks like paid learning, health coverage, mentorship, and a flexible Visalia setup. You will deliver forecasts leadership can trust and help safeguard assets through solid

Qualifications

• Problem-solving mindset with a bias for action.
• Ability to surface risk before it becomes an issue.
• Clear communication and eagerness to learn new skills.
• Independent thinker with a viewpoint and ability to defend it.

Responsibilities

• Turn quarter-end into the calmest week of the finance cycle.
• Keep CA unemployment and withholding accounts accurately aligned.
• Implement and document internal controls to safeguard assets.
• Provide leadership with a forecast they can trust for hiring decisions.
• Identify and surface expense items impacting the finance margin.

Job description

Half the job is closing the books; the other half is explaining what they mean, and StartupEdge needs both from its Payroll Specialist. If 5 years of Revenue Recognition sits behind you, StartupEdge offers $80,000 - $108,000, an internship setup, and a ladder worth climbing.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn quarter-end into the calmest week of the finance cycle
• Keep the CA unemployment and withholding accounts perfectly square
• Implement and document internal controls to safeguard company assets
• Hand leadership a forecast they trust enough to hire against
• Surface the three expense lines quietly eating the finance margin

What You'll Bring

• Fast-growing problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
• A clarity-seeking attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume

StartupEdge took a tired corner of the finance world and rebuilt it, brick by brick, from a small office in Visalia, CA. Trust is the default setting at StartupEdge; you have to actively spend it to lose it.

Salary opens at $80,000 - $108,000 and the perks compound:

• paid learning
• health coverage
• mentorship
• flexible Visalia, CA setup

Newly timestamped, StartupEdge keeps this mid-level opening on the active board.