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Payroll Specialist

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Robert Half

Sacramento, CA (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 5 days ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/30/2026

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Job Description

Our client in Sacramento is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist for a temporary-to-hire opportunity. This role is ideal for a payroll professional with strong analytical skills, a high level of accuracy, and experience processing payroll in a fast-paced environment. Based on general knowledge.

The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for processing payroll, maintaining payroll records, ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable regulations, and responding to employee payroll-related inquiries. Based on general knowledge.
Key Responsibilities:
Process full-cycle payroll accurately and on schedule for employees. Based on general knowledge.

Review and verify timekeeping records, payroll changes, deductions, and adjustments. Based on general knowledge.

Maintain employee payroll data and ensure records are current and accurate. Based on general knowledge.

Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner. Based on general knowledge.

Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations. Based on general knowledge.

Handle garnishments, benefits deductions, tax withholdings, and other payroll-related items. Based on general knowledge.

Respond to employee questions regarding pay, deductions, and payroll procedures. Based on general knowledge.

Support payroll reporting, audits, and other related accounting or HR functions as needed. Based on general knowledge.