Payroll Specialist

Job Summary This role is ideal for a payroll professional who enjoys technical payroll processing, compliance, reconciliation, and employee support in a structured, service-focused environment. The Payroll Specialist will support biweekly payroll preparation and processing, maintain confidential payroll records, resolve payroll discrepancies, and ensure compliance with applicable wage, tax, and payroll regulations. Key Responsibilities Process and support biweekly payroll, including payroll entries, deductions, leave adjustments, wage attachments, manual checks, and related payroll transactions. Maintain, verify, and reconcile complex payroll records using computerized financial and payroll systems. Process wage garnishments, levies, tax‑related items, deferred compensation reports, check requisitions, and wire transfer spreadsheets in accordance with applicable regulations. Respond to payroll inquiries from employees and departments, research discrepancies, and assist in resolving payroll exceptions. Prepare special reports, spreadsheets, supplemental data, audit support materials, and year‑end payroll documentation as needed. Maintain confidential payroll files, control logs, tax payment records, and required payroll documentation in compliance with policies and regulations. Compensation and Benefits Pay Rate: $33 to $42 per hour. Job Type: Temp‑to‑Hire. Location: Sunnyvale, CA. For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required. Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans The Know Your Rights poster is available at The pay transparency policy is available at Reasonable Accommodation We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team. E‑Verify AppleOne participates in the E‑Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E‑Verify program at Fair Chance Hiring We also consider employment for qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider employment‑qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr AppleOne Employment Services