We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Clerk to join our team on a contract basis in Los Angeles, California. This seasonal role is an excellent opportunity to contribute to payroll operations for a high-volume workforce during the holiday season. You will play a vital role in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely resolution of inquiries for over 4,000 employees. Responsibilities: • Complete payroll onboarding processes, including verifying direct deposit details, assigning pay classifications, and ensuring compliance with local tax codes. • Monitor employee clock-ins and address missing time entries with managers before payroll deadlines. • Conduct daily reviews of time and attendance records to identify and resolve exceptions, including retroactive adjustments. • Perform audits of payroll calculations, reconcile tax ceilings, and ensure seasonal employee payroll data is accurate and balanced. • Manage payroll-related inquiries through a ticketing system, providing timely resolutions or routing to the appropriate department. • Administer garnishments, verifying accuracy for initial deductions and compliance with regulations. • Process terminations, ensuring final pay calculations include statutory leave payouts and meet state requirements. • Facilitate large-scale employee transfers, updating leave balances, tenure, and eligibility for benefits. • Generate weekly reports on payroll trends and exceptions, recommending solutions to prevent recurring issues. • Assist with quarter-end payroll data reconciliations by preparing clean files for the core payroll team.

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in high-volume payroll operations. • Knowledge of multi-state wage and hour laws, including statutory sick leave, bereavement accruals, garnishments, and final pay regulations. • Proficiency in using ADP Payroll systems and SmartCompliance. • Strong skills in processing full-cycle payroll for teams ranging from 101-500 employees. • Advanced Excel skills, including proficiency with lookups, pivot tables, and basic macros. • Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities. • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills for resolving payroll inquiries. • Familiarity with payroll compliance and statutory requirements.

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Los Angeles, CA
onsite
Temporary
32.30 - 35.00 USD / Hourly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Clerk to join our team on a contract basis in Los Angeles, California. This seasonal role is an excellent opportunity to contribute to payroll operations for a high-volume workforce during the holiday season. You will play a vital role in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely resolution of inquiries for over 4,000 employees. Responsibilities: • Complete payroll onboarding processes, including verifying direct deposit details, assigning pay classifications, and ensuring compliance with local tax codes. • Monitor employee clock-ins and address missing time entries with managers before payroll deadlines. • Conduct daily reviews of time and attendance records to identify and resolve exceptions, including retroactive adjustments. • Perform audits of payroll calculations, reconcile tax ceilings, and ensure seasonal employee payroll data is accurate and balanced. • Manage payroll-related inquiries through a ticketing system, providing timely resolutions or routing to the appropriate department. • Administer garnishments, verifying accuracy for initial deductions and compliance with regulations. • Process terminations, ensuring final pay calculations include statutory leave payouts and meet state requirements. • Facilitate large-scale employee transfers, updating leave balances, tenure, and eligibility for benefits. • Generate weekly reports on payroll trends and exceptions, recommending solutions to prevent recurring issues. • Assist with quarter-end payroll data reconciliations by preparing clean files for the core payroll team.
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