We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Clerk to join our team in Commerce, California. In this long-term contract position, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for a large workforce. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with hands-on experience in payroll operations who thrives in fast-paced environments. Responsibilities:• Manage payroll onboarding processes, including verifying direct deposit details, assigning pay classes and badge IDs, and enrolling employees in state-mandated sick and bereavement plans.• Monitor and confirm first-shift clock-ins within 24 hours, coordinating with managers to resolve missing time punches before deadlines.• Conduct twice-daily sweeps of time and attendance exceptions, posting reminders and entering retroactive hours for late approvals.• Perform audits and reconciliations of payroll data, ensuring tax ceilings are balanced and seasonal employee records are accurate.• Handle payroll-related inquiries through a ticketing system, researching and resolving issues within 24 hours.• Administer garnishments and verify the accuracy of initial deductions.• Execute mass terminations, ensuring compliance with pay-through dates, statutory leave payouts, and issuing same-day final payments where required.• Process employee transfers, rolling over statutory leave balances, tenure, and benefit eligibility data.• Generate weekly summaries of payroll trends and exceptions, recommending proactive solutions to minimize recurring issues.• Assist with quarter-end data reconciliations by providing clean and accurate files for the payroll team.

• Minimum of 1–2 years of experience in high-volume payroll processing using ADP Workforce Now and SmartCompliance. • Solid understanding of multi-state wage and hour laws, including statutory sick accruals, bereavement leave policies, garnishments, and final pay regulations. • Proficiency in handling payroll for employee groups ranging from 101–500 individuals. • Advanced Excel skills, including expertise in lookups, pivot tables, and basic macros. • Demonstrated ability to process full-cycle payroll efficiently and accurately. • Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment. • Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail. • Effective communication skills for interacting with managers and resolving payroll inquiries.

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Los Angeles, CA
onsite
Temporary
21.38 - 24.75 USD / Hourly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Clerk to join our team in Commerce, California. In this long-term contract position, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for a large workforce. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with hands-on experience in payroll operations who thrives in fast-paced environments. Responsibilities:• Manage payroll onboarding processes, including verifying direct deposit details, assigning pay classes and badge IDs, and enrolling employees in state-mandated sick and bereavement plans.• Monitor and confirm first-shift clock-ins within 24 hours, coordinating with managers to resolve missing time punches before deadlines.• Conduct twice-daily sweeps of time and attendance exceptions, posting reminders and entering retroactive hours for late approvals.• Perform audits and reconciliations of payroll data, ensuring tax ceilings are balanced and seasonal employee records are accurate.• Handle payroll-related inquiries through a ticketing system, researching and resolving issues within 24 hours.• Administer garnishments and verify the accuracy of initial deductions.• Execute mass terminations, ensuring compliance with pay-through dates, statutory leave payouts, and issuing same-day final payments where required.• Process employee transfers, rolling over statutory leave balances, tenure, and benefit eligibility data.• Generate weekly summaries of payroll trends and exceptions, recommending proactive solutions to minimize recurring issues.• Assist with quarter-end data reconciliations by providing clean and accurate files for the payroll team.
2025-09-23T17:48:44Z