**Payroll Assistant (2–3 Month Contract) – San Carlos, CA**

Join a collaborative and fast-paced HR/Payroll team as our next **Payroll Assistant** We’re looking for a detail-driven, resourceful professional to support bi-weekly payroll operations using our PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) system. This short-term contract role is perfect for someone who enjoys accuracy, problem-solving, and ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time.

**What You’ll Do**

* Support bi-weekly payroll processing, including wage calculations, deductions, and adjustments
* Enter and maintain employee data (new hires, terminations, salary changes, tax updates)
* Review and audit timecards using the PeopleSoft Time & Labor module
* Manage employee leave entries (PTO, sick time, FMLA)
* Assist with processing garnishments and other mandated deductions
* Respond to employee payroll inquiries with professionalism and confidentiality
* Provide clerical support such as filing, record maintenance, and operating office equipment
* Generate internal payroll reports and support compliance requirements

**What We’re Looking For**

* High School diploma or GED
* Experience in payroll processing or administrative support (preferred)
* PeopleSoft HCM experience, especially Time & Labor (highly preferred)
* Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and analytical thinking
* Familiarity with payroll regulations and basic accounting concepts

This is a great opportunity to contribute immediately, work with a supportive team, and strengthen your payroll experience with a leading enterprise system.

Be a part of a promising future with an amazing government Agency!!

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.