Payroll Specialist
New Hope, MNContract / Full-time$34–38/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Beacon Hill Financial is seeking a contract-to-hire Payroll Specialist for a client in the Minneapolis metro area. The role is 100% onsite and pays $34–$38 per hour, depending on experience. The specialist processes weekly payroll for more than 500 employees, maintains payroll records, prepares payroll reports, and supports tax filings and compliance. An associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
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Job Duties
Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing.
Beacon Hill Financial is seeking a Contract to Hire Payroll Specialist for our client in the Minneapolis Metro Area. This role is 100% Onsite and offers pay ranging from $34-$38 per hour, depending on experience.
If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity-or other accounting and finance roles Beacon Hill Financial recruits for-we encourage you to apply!
Duties
Process weekly payroll for 500+ employees, including hours, earnings, deductions, and payroll adjustments.
Maintain accurate employee payroll records, including tax withholdings, direct deposits, pay changes, and terminations.
Review timecards and resolve payroll, earnings, and deduction discrepancies.
Prepare certified payroll reports, union benefit reports, and related payments.
Assist with federal and state payroll tax filings and payroll compliance.
Partner with HR on new-hire payroll setup, employment verifications, and related employee documentation.
Prepare payroll, utilization, and workforce reports as needed.
Qualifications
1-3 years of payroll or related payroll systems experience.
Working knowledge of payroll processes, wage requirements, and payroll tax compliance.
Construction, union payroll, or certified payroll experience is a strong plus.
Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
Strong attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to handle confidential employee and payroll information with discretion.
Associate or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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Company Profile:
Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.
Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.
Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com .
Benefits Information:
Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.
We look forward to working with you.
Beacon Hill. Employing the Future
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Minimum Education Required
Not Specified
Minimum Experience Required
Not Specified
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Compensation
$34.00 - $38.00 / Hourly
Postal Code
55442
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
109008
Job Benefits
See job description
How this job compares
Set against the 627 open Payroll Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$34–38/hr
- US median$27–33/hr178 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $36/hr, is 20% above the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the middle half of Payroll Specialist hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Payroll Specialist jobs in Minnesota and 627 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Payroll Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (441 postings).
- Education
- 31 of the 627 open Payroll Specialist jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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