Payroll & Tax Specialist (Temp Contract)

Growing Organization Seeks Payroll & Tax Specialist for Contracted Opportunity This Jobot Consulting Job is hosted by: Kal Mayer Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $39 - $45 per hour A bit about us: We are a large, established organization within the agriculture and consumer products industry with operations throughout North America. Our vertically integrated business supports a diverse workforce across multiple locations, including both hourly and salaried employees. We are a purpose-driven organization committed to our people, operational excellence, sustainability, and creating a positive impact in the communities where we operate. Why join us? This is a temp-to-hire opportunity offering the chance to make an immediate impact while positioning yourself for long-term growth within the organization. You'll step into a highly visible payroll function where your experience will be put to use immediately. This role offers hands-on ownership of payroll processing, tax issue resolution, reconciliations, process improvement, and documentation for a manageable U.S. employee population of 200+ employees. Temp-to-hire opportunity Immediate impact and meaningful ownership Hands-on payroll and payroll tax exposure Opportunity to improve processes and build stronger SOPs Long-term growth potential within the payroll function We're looking for someone who enjoys solving problems, digging into discrepancies, and seeing issues through to completion. For the right individual, this position offers the opportunity to grow into broader ownership of the payroll function over time. Job Details We are seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist for an immediate, approximately 2 month contract engagement with the potential to be hired on. This position will provide hands-on payroll support in an active, deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate has recent experience personally processing payroll in Dayforce and can step in quickly with minimal training or supervision. Responsibilities: Process weekly payroll directly within Dayforce Prepare, enter, review, and validate payroll data Upload and validate bonuses, commissions, incentives, and other variable compensation Perform pre-payroll audits to identify errors prior to submission Complete post-payroll audits and payroll reconciliations Research and correct payroll discrepancies quickly and accurately Process and reconcile 401(k) deductions, funding, and impounds Assist with payroll reporting and related reconciliations Work with hourly and salaried employee populations Maintain accuracy while meeting strict payroll processing deadlines Utilize Excel for payroll audits, reconciliations, and data validation Qualifications: Recent hands-on Dayforce payroll processing experience is REQUIRED Must have personally run payroll within Dayforce; implementation, system support, or supervisory-only experience will not qualify Experience independently processing weekly payroll Strong payroll auditing and reconciliation experience Experience with incentive, bonus, commission, or other variable-pay processing Hands-on 401(k) payroll deduction and reconciliation experience Empower experience strongly preferred; comparable 401(k) recordkeeper experience considered Advanced Excel skills Multi-state payroll experience preferred Ability to become productive immediately with minimal supervision This is an approximately 2 month contract opportunity beginning on-site, with the flexibility to work hybrid aftger training. 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