Payroll Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to join a Contract assignment supporting a municipality in Compton, California. This role will contribute to a time-sensitive payroll initiative focused on retroactive pay updates while also assisting with day-to-day payroll operations. The ideal candidate brings strong payroll knowledge, works carefully with detailed data, and can remain effective in a high-volume environment. This is a fully onsite opportunity with an immediate start and an expected project duration through approximately the end of August.

Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed retroactive pay calculations for a large employee group and verify results before submission.

• Provide hands-on support for regular payroll cycles, including review activities and related reconciliations.

• Examine payroll changes to confirm accuracy, policy alignment, and proper employee pay treatment.

• Use the organization's payroll platform to enter, update, and maintain payroll-related records.

• Partner with the payroll team to manage elevated processing volumes and complete project-based assignments.

• Prepare and organize payroll documentation, supporting records, and reports as requested.

• Assist with special payroll tasks tied to adjustment processing and other department priorities.

• Prior experience handling payroll processing in a payroll setting is required.
• Background working with full-cycle payroll is strongly preferred.
• Experience with high-volume payroll environments, including employee populations of 500 or more, is preferred.
• Strong accuracy skills and close attention to detail are essential for success in this role.
• Comfort with manual payroll calculations and adjustment review is required.
• Proficiency in Excel and the ability to work efficiently with payroll data are preferred.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now is highly desirable.
• Public sector or municipal payroll experience, as well as exposure to multi-state payroll, is a plus.