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Payroll Specialist

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Santa Cruz Staffing

Watsonville, CA (In Person)

$62,400 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 4 days ago (Updated 8 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/22/2026

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Job Description

Job Description:
(Onsite) The Payroll Specialist will perform various tasks needed within the office. Day-to-day life as a Payroll Specialist includes collecting timecards, processing and entering them, and updating various payroll-related worksheets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Coding, highlighting, and entering timecards
  • Verifying employees are being coded to the correct work class.
  • Completes necessary payroll (Excel) worksheets within the payroll weekly packet to ensure accuracy
  • Process physical checks
  • Processes and submits weekly tax, child support, 401 (k), and garnishment payments
  • Responsible for all aspects of certified payroll reporting and related compliance document requests
  • I-9 compliance
  • Assists with the new hire process, including onboarding paperwork and data entry of employee information Knowledge and Skills needed to perform job duties:
  • Attention to detail
  • Reliable and dependable - regular, punctual attendance is required
  • Ability to communicate effectively - written and verbally
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with deadlines
  • Knowledgeable In Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.
  • Bilingual preferred Physical demands: Physical demands will be essential to success in the work environment.
Ability to occasionally lift, move, or carry up to 15 lbs., Ability to sit or stand for a long period of time.
Pay:
$28.00 - $32.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off
Experience:
payroll processing: 1 year (Required)
Language:
Spanish (Preferred) Ability to
Commute:
Watsonville, CA 95076 (Required)
Work Location:
In person

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