Payroll Specialist

What Drives Us Our Mission: Learn relentlessly. Compete relentlessly. Deliver every time. Our Vision: To inspire all of us to be the very best version of ourselves through an uncompromising commitment to our Team and our Values. Our Core Value: Everyone Deserves Good Food. Our Purpose: We provide trusted food products that people feel good about feeding their families. What You'll Handle The Payroll Specialist delivers accurate, on-schedule, end-to-end payroll for assigned employee groups. You keep payroll data clean, follow required internal controls, and support reporting and compliance while protecting confidential information. Key responsibilities include entering, processing, and verifying payroll transactions while ensuring the accuracy of time and pay inputs. This role also involves maintaining payroll files, documentation, and audit-ready records. Collaboration with HR, Finance, and Benefits teams is essential to research and resolve pay-related questions. Additionally, the position supports payroll tax fundamentals, wage and hour compliance, and routine reconciliations, while also assisting with updates, enhancements, and process improvements within payroll and timekeeping systems. Required qualifications/skills: 3+ years of full-cycle payroll processing experience Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance (or related coursework plus hands-on experience) Working knowledge of payroll laws, payroll taxes, wage and hour compliance, and timekeeping/payroll systems Intermediate Excel skills; strong accuracy, organization, and customer service Cloud payroll system experience preferred (UKG Pro, Workday, ADP, or similar) Complex payroll experience preferred (multi-location, union, 200+ employees) How Your Day Flows Your day begins between 7–4 or 8–5 onsite in Selah. You will start by checking messages and priorities for the payroll cycle. You spend focused blocks of time moving between your payroll platform, timekeeping screens, and Excel to confirm details and keep your work organized. When questions come in, you respond with clear next steps and keep notes tight so follow-ups don't slip. You'll coordinate quick check-ins with partners to align on what's needed and what's due next. As the day closes, you review what's pending, document where items stand, and set up a clean handoff list for tomorrow. Benefits That Matter Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage; 401(k); Life Insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA); Flexible Spending Account (FSA); Paid Time Off; and a Snack/Drink Room. Pay Information Salary Range: $62,800-$94,200 annually Target Starting Range: $31-$35/hour This range reflects the full pay scale for all roles within this position's grade. The actual salary offer will consider various factors, such as experience and, if applicable, location. Tree Top provides a bi-weekly payroll. This position is eligible for yearly incentive based on company performance. Full benefit details for this position can be found on our website The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. A full job description is available at the time of interview. Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this job with reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis and depends, in part, on the specific requirements for the job, the limitations related to disability and the ability of the department/division to accommodate the limitation. Tree Top does not employ individuals under the age of 18. Tree Top is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. If you require an accommodation to participate in our application process, please contact Human Resources at: View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr