Payroll Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to support accurate and timely payroll operations for an organization in Portland, Oregon. This is a Long-term Contract position suited for someone who can manage end-to-end payroll activities, maintain compliance, and handle employee pay matters with care and precision. The ideal candidate brings strong experience processing payroll for a mid-sized workforce and resolving items such as garnishments and related deductions.

Responsibilities:
• Administer complete payroll processing from initial data review through final pay distribution for employees in a mid-sized organization.
• Verify hours, earnings, deductions, and adjustments to ensure each payroll cycle is completed accurately and on schedule.
• Manage payroll records and maintain up-to-date documentation to support compliance, reporting, and audit readiness.
• Review and process garnishments, levies, and other court-ordered deductions in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Investigate payroll discrepancies, respond to employee questions, and resolve issues related to pay, deductions, and withholding.
• Coordinate with internal partners to collect payroll changes such as new hires, status updates, compensation adjustments, and terminations.
• Prepare payroll-related reports and reconcile payroll data to confirm accuracy across each processing cycle.• Proven experience in payroll administration, including full-cycle payroll processing.
• Background handling payroll for organizations with approximately 101 to 500 employees.
• Working knowledge of garnishments and other required payroll deductions.
• Ability to process payroll with a high level of accuracy, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with payroll compliance practices, recordkeeping standards, and issue resolution.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage deadlines in a high-volume payroll environment.