Payroll Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Payroll Specialist | Fully Remote Opportunity

Base Comp To $90K + Bonus DOE + 100% Employer-Paid Benefits

Client Facing Role | High-Trust, High-Accountability Environment | Strong Work-Life Balance

If you’re someone who truly understands payroll from start to finish and takes pride in getting it right, this role was built for you.

Our client, a fast-growing remote accounting and advisory firm, is expanding and looking to add a Payroll Specialist who can take ownership of payroll processing across multiple clients in a professional, fast-paced environment.

This is not a time-entry role. This is full-cycle payroll ownership, including compliance, tax filings, and tax resolution.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Setting up, managing, and running payroll in Gusto for multiple clients

• Owning the full payroll life cycle including wage and hour compliance, calculations, deductions, garnishments, and adjustments

• Running off-cycle, bonus, and commission payrolls as needed

• Preparing and filing payroll tax returns and making quarterly payments in multiple states

• Registering clients for state payroll accounts

• Responding to and resolving state and federal payroll tax notices

• Correcting issues within state payroll tax agency portals

• Recording payroll-related journal entries and assisting with month-end close on non-payroll days

• Supporting bookkeeping tasks as needed when payroll workload allows

• Communicating with clients in a clear, professional, and timely manner

You will be trusted to own payroll completely, not just pass information along.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• Payroll is processed accurately, on time, every time

• Payroll tax filings and payments are handled proactively, not reactively

• Agency notices are resolved efficiently and correctly

• Clients feel confident knowing payroll is handled by an expert

• You manage multiple clients without things slipping through the cracks

What We’re Looking For

• 3 or more years of full-cycle payroll experience

• Demonstrated experience running payroll for multiple clients, entities, or 1000+ employees

• Hands-on experience with payroll tax filings, payments, and tax resolution

• Ability to read and resolve state and federal tax notices, including manual filings when required

• Strong understanding of payroll laws, employee classifications, and compliance requirements

• Experience with cloud-based payroll systems; Gusto experience is a plus but not required

• Proficiency in Google Sheets and Excel

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, remote environment

• College degree preferred but not required

How We Work

• Fully remote

• Payroll responsibilities do not require full-time hours year-round

• Flexible scheduling with availability during core business hours

• Someone who understands that in a remote setting, a "Cameras On" philosophy is needed to help in building stronger team and client-facing connections

• Clients are professional, respectful, and aligned with how we work

• Low micromanagement culture with high individual accountability

If you are used to owning payroll end-to-end and being trusted as the expert, you will thrive here.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary up to $90K DOE

• Annual bonus opportunity

• 401(k) with company match

• 100 percent employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Additional benefits for dependents

• Company-provided equipment and technology

Interested?

If this sounds like the kind of role where you’d do your best work, we would love to talk. Apply or message us directly to start the conversation.