Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist

Location: Houston, TX
Pay Rate: Up to $ 28.85/hour
Schedule: Full-Time | Temp-to-Hire

About the Opportunity

A large, nationally recognized organization is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join its Shared Services team in Houston. This is a high-volume, fast-paced payroll environment supporting both union and non-union employees across multiple states. The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter who thrives in a dynamic setting, adapts quickly to change, and takes ownership of their work. The client is looking for someone with a positive attitude, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to hit the ground running.


Key Responsibilities

• Process high-volume weekly, biweekly, and semimonthly payrolls accurately and on schedule.
• Support payroll processing through imports from timekeeping systems, spreadsheet uploads, and manual entry.
• Reconcile payroll data and research discrepancies prior to payroll transmission.
• Process overtime, bonuses, incentive payments, and taxable fringe benefits.
• Maintain employee payroll records including direct deposit setup, tax elections, and garnishments.
• Calculate and process manual checks when needed.
• Support union payroll administration and maintain related documentation and records.
• Research and resolve payroll-related inquiries from employees, managers, and HR partners.
• Ensure compliance with payroll regulations, company policies, and internal controls.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of payroll information.
• Assist with special projects and process improvement initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of recent payroll processing experience in a high-volume environment.
• Experience processing payroll for large employee populations preferred.
• Multi-state payroll experience required; Canadian payroll exposure is highly preferred.
• Experience with gross-to-net payroll processing strongly preferred.
• Union payroll experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of garnishment processing, payroll taxes, and payroll compliance requirements.
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency working with payroll and timekeeping systems.
• Excellent customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and capable of working with minimal supervision.

Preferred Experience

• Multi-state payroll including California employees.
• Payroll systems such as ADP, UKG Workforce Management, or similar enterprise payroll platforms.
• Experience supporting both union and non-union employee populations.
• Strong reconciliation and payroll balancing experience.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to join a stable and well-established organization.
• Temp-to-hire position with long-term potential.
• Collaborative team environment.
• Exposure to complex payroll operations and large-scale employee populations.
• Competitive pay up to $ 28.85/hour .

Apply today if you're looking for a fast-paced payroll opportunity where your attention to detail, sense of urgency, and ability to adapt will be highly valued.

Pay Details: $26.00 to $28.85 per hour

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Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.


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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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