Payroll Specialist
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Job overview
The Payroll Specialist processes payroll for hourly and salaried employees, verifies timesheets and calculations, maintains accurate records, and handles adjustments and employee pay questions. The role also supports payroll reporting, tax compliance, audits, and coordination with human resources and accounting. The posting prefers two or more years of payroll experience and familiarity with multi-state payroll and payroll platforms such as ADP, Workday, or UKG.
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Description
Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to join their team. This role is ideal for a payroll professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can manage payroll processing with accuracy, confidentiality, and efficiency. The Payroll Specialist will play a key role in ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time while maintaining compliance with company policies and payroll regulations.
Key Responsibilities
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Process payroll for hourly and salaried employees on a regular schedule.
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Review and verify timesheets, wage calculations, and payroll deductions.
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Maintain employee payroll records and ensure data accuracy in the payroll system.
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Handle payroll adjustments, garnishments, bonuses, and other special payments.
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Respond to employee questions related to pay, deductions, and payroll procedures.
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Reconcile payroll reports and support month-end and year-end payroll activities.
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Assist with tax reporting, W-2 preparation, and payroll compliance requirements.
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Collaborate with human resources and accounting teams to ensure accurate employee and compensation data.
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Support audits and maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee information.
Requirements
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2+ years of payroll experience preferred.
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Knowledge of payroll laws, tax regulations, and standard payroll practices.
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Experience with payroll software and Microsoft Excel.
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Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and problem-solving abilities.
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Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
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Strong communication and customer service skills.
Preferred Skills
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Experience processing multi-state payroll.
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Familiarity with payroll systems such as ADP, Workday, UKG, or similar platforms.
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Understanding of benefits deductions, garnishments, and payroll reconciliations.
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How this job compares
Set against the 602 open Payroll Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$65–90K/yr80 salary ranges
- US median$27–32/hr159 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 53 open Payroll Specialist jobs in California and 602 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Robert Half Accountemps (this employer)15 open
- H&R Block4 open
- Robert Half Finance & Accounting4 open
- Experience
- Payroll Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (422 postings).
- Education
- 34 of the 602 open Payroll Specialist jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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