Strategic Remote Payroll & Accounting Specialist

somewhere; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Somewhere is seeking a Payroll & Accounting Specialist to manage payroll operations, reconciliations, and related accounting tasks in a remote, full-time contractor role. You will own payroll processing, UKG/HRIS system activities, and collaborate with HR, Ops, and vendors to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in payroll processing, a Bachelor's in Accounting or related field, and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on payroll processing experience.
• Experience performing payroll reconciliations, payroll journal entries, payroll tax review, benefit deduction reconciliation, and payroll audits strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting payroll for varied employee classifications, schedules, compensation arrangements, or client-based workforce models preferred.
• Experience with UKG or a comparable payroll/HRIS platform strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owns assigned payroll processing activities and ensures payroll is completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with established schedules and controls.
• Processes payroll data from applicable systems and maintains accurate and current employee payroll records.
• Owns the payroll processing calendar and coordinates inputs, approvals, and deadlines with HR, Operations, Finance, and other stakeholders.
• Prepares and records payroll journal entries and reconciles payroll activity between payroll and accounting systems.
• Reviews and reconciles employee accrual balances and investigates discrepancies as needed.
• Responds to payroll inquiries and provides payroll information to employees and management.

Skills

Payroll processes

Attention to detail

Ownership of responsibilities

Analytical thinking

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

UKG Payroll/HRIS

Job description

Somewhere is seeking a Payroll & Accounting Specialist to manage payroll operations, reconciliations, and related accounting tasks in a remote, full-time contractor role. You will own payroll processing, UKG/HRIS system activities, and collaborate with HR, Ops, and vendors to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in payroll processing, a Bachelor's in Accounting or related field, and strong attention to detail.