Payroll Specialist
Location: San Diego, California
Country: United States
Category: Accounting & Finance
Workplace Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract To Hire
Posted Date: March 3, 2026
Job ID: 644651
Job Description
Job Title: Payroll Specialist
Location: Remote
Contract length: 6 months
Schedule: Full-time, M-F, 8a to 5p Pacific
Pay: $28 to $30/hr
Job Description:
The primary role of the Financial Shared Services function is to provide daily operational and documentation support related to accounts payable/receivable, invoice processing, payroll, etc. Key deliverables include, but are not limited to, processing various time- and non-time-related payments and employee expense management. Accurately computing and documenting all time and labor changes. Reviewing and posting receipts, reconciliations, and journal entries.
Key Responsibilities:
- Full-cycle payroll processing using ADP
- Manual payroll calculations, including overtime, final pay, and PTO payouts
- Understanding and applying state-specific labor laws, especially California's
- Creating and validating payroll inputs and outputs
- Troubleshooting and correcting system errors (e.g., ADP quirks)
- Generating manual checks when necessary
- Reviewing timecards and ensuring accurate hours for salaried and hourly employees
Other Job Responsibilities:
- Process salaries and wages for employees accurately and timely
- Partnering with outsourced/external providers to ensure effective end-to-end processing
- Compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements in relation to payroll administration
- Responding to queries internally and externally
- Preparation and provision of payroll reporting
- Knowledge of fundamental themes, principles and concepts
- Builds productive internal/external working relationships
- Occasionally leads the work of project teams and might formally train junior staff
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience
- ADP experience is strongly preferred
- Strong attention to detail and ability to calculate payroll manually
- Deep understanding of payroll fundamentals and state labor laws
- Ability to work independently and validate own work
- Experience with high-volume payroll environments
Soft Skills & Team Fit:
- Must be a self-starter with foundational payroll knowledge
- Should be able to “make the peanut butter & jelly sandwich” without needing step-by-step instructions—i.e., demonstrate initiative and problem-solving
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative team
- Open to learning from mistakes and improving continuously
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Developing professional expertise and applying company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues
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