Part Time Payroll Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Payroll Specialist (Part-Time)

Location: Northern Kentucky

Pay: $28-$42/hour

Schedule: Part-time (approximately 12-20 hours/week)

Job Type: Contract / Temporary

100% onsite

Overview
Our client is seeking a part-time Payroll Specialist to support payroll operations in a fast-paced environment. This role focuses on ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, maintaining compliance, and supporting employees with payroll-related inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly and/or bi-weekly payroll, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Review and validate timekeeping records for completeness and accuracy
• Maintain and update employee payroll records (new hires, terminations, changes)
• Calculate wages, overtime, bonuses, deductions, and adjustments
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations
• Assist with payroll tax reporting and documentation
• Reconcile payroll discrepancies and collaborate with HR and finance teams
• Respond to employee questions regarding payroll, deductions, and tax withholdings
• Support payroll audits and maintain organized payroll documentation
• Maintain payroll data in HRIS/payroll systems

Qualifications

• 2+ years of payroll processing experience
• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations and compliance standards
• Experience with payroll systems (ADP or similar preferred)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office Suite
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and confidentiality
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience with multi-state payroll is a plus

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with HRIS/payroll systems
• Ability to handle high-volume payroll in a deadline-driven environment
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements

Pay Details: $28.00 to $42.00 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to -privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.