Job Summary Required Qualifications and Skills
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Administrator for a full-time, direct hire opportunity in Gardena, CA. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented payroll professional who enjoys owning weekly payroll operations, maintaining accurate records, and supporting employees and managers with timely payroll solutions.
The Payroll Administrator will oversee in-house payroll processing, reconcile paper and electronic timekeeping records, resolve discrepancies, and help ensure compliance with wage and hour requirements. This is a strong opportunity for someone who values accuracy, consistency, and working with a collaborative headquarters team. The environment is well suited for a payroll professional who appreciates supportive leadership, clear processes, teamwork with Human Resources and management, and the stability of a direct hire role.
Key Responsibilities
- Process accurate and timely weekly payroll for employees in accordance with payroll schedules, internal controls, and company procedures.
- Review, validate, reconcile, and enter paper timecards and electronic timekeeping records to ensure complete payroll data.
- Investigate payroll exceptions, pay variances, and timekeeping discrepancies, then coordinate corrections before payroll finalization.
- Maintain complete payroll records, supporting documentation, and audit trails in alignment with recordkeeping standards.
- Partner with managers, employees, and Human Resources to resolve payroll questions and pay-related issues professionally and efficiently.
- Prepare payroll reports and provide payroll data to support audits, compliance reviews, and operational needs.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay: $35 per hour.
- Job Type: Direct hire.
- Schedule: Full-time.
- Location: Gardena, CA.
- Benefits: 401(k), dental insurance, health insurance, paid time off, and vision insurance.
- Own weekly payroll processing for all employees while meeting strict payroll deadlines.
- Reconcile manual and electronic timekeeping data across payroll systems.
- Resolve payroll discrepancies, exceptions, and pay-related inquiries.
- Prepare payroll reports and maintain accurate payroll records for compliance and audit support.
- At least 5 years of payroll processing experience required.
- Experience with paper-based and electronic timekeeping records.
- Ability to handle multi-location payroll processing on a weekly basis.
- Familiarity with HRIS and payroll systems, including Foundation or similar platforms.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel for reviewing, reconciling, and managing payroll data.
- Knowledge of payroll regulations, wage and hour requirements, and standard payroll recordkeeping practices.
- Strong attention to detail, discretion, organization, and time management skills.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to work professionally with employees, managers, and Human Resources.
- High school diploma or GED required.
Preferred Qualifications
- 7 or more years of payroll processing experience preferred.
- Experience in a fast-paced or high-volume payroll environment preferred.
- Bilingual English and Spanish skills preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
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