Payroll Specialist

Description We are looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to support accurate and timely payroll operations for a workforce in Bolingbrook, Illinois. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone who brings strong Paychex expertise, thrives in a detail-driven environment, and can manage multiple payroll schedules with confidence. The role focuses on full-cycle payroll processing across salaried and plant employee groups while maintaining compliance and precision in every pay cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Process end-to-end payroll accurately for employees across different pay groups, including biweekly salaried staff and weekly plant teams.

• Manage payroll activities within Paychex, ensuring employee records, earnings, deductions, and tax details are maintained correctly.

• Review payroll data for completeness and accuracy, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues before payroll is finalized.

• Support a highly manual payroll environment by organizing payroll inputs, validating calculations, and maintaining strong documentation.

• Administer payroll for a multi-state employee population while following applicable wage, tax, and reporting requirements.

• Coordinate with internal teams to gather timekeeping and compensation information needed for timely payroll submission.

• Produce payroll-related reports and assist with audits, reconciliations, and other recordkeeping requirements.

• Contribute to payroll process continuity and support system-related payroll activities as needed within the department. Requirements

• At least 5 years of payroll experience, including full-cycle payroll processing.

• Proven hands-on experience using Paychex is required.

• Strong understanding of payroll administration in a manual or high-touch processing environment.

• Experience handling multi-state payroll with careful attention to compliance and accuracy.

• Demonstrated ability to manage payroll for large employee populations, including environments of 500+ employees.

• High level of detail orientation and ability to work accurately under recurring payroll deadlines.

• Familiarity with payroll platforms such as ADP Workforce Now or UKG Pro is beneficial.

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to handle sensitive payroll data professionally.

The salary range for this position is $40/hour to $45/hour. Benefits available to contract/temporary professionals, include medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit reboerthalf.gobenefits.net for more information. Our specialized recruiting professionals apply their expertise and utilize our proprietary AI to find you great job matches faster.

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