Payroll Specialist

Job Title: Payroll Specialist Job Description
The Payroll Specialist processes accurate and timely weekly and bi-weekly payroll while working closely with internal partners to ensure compliance with payroll tax regulations. This role is primarily onsite from Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays. The position offers the opportunity to learn and support basic accounting activities while leveraging strong Excel and payroll system skills.
Responsibilities
- Process weekly and bi-weekly payroll accurately and on time for all eligible employees.
- Enter, review, and verify payroll data, including hours worked, earnings, deductions, and adjustments.
- Use ADP payroll systems to prepare, run, and reconcile payroll cycles.
- Support payroll tax activities by applying knowledge of federal and multi-state payroll tax requirements.
- Assist with payroll reconciliations to ensure that payroll records align with accounting and financial reports.
- Collaborate with colleagues in payroll, accounting, and other departments to resolve payroll questions and issues.
- Maintain accurate and confidential payroll records and documentation in accordance with company policies.
- Identify and escalate discrepancies, errors, or data issues, and help implement corrective actions.
- Learn and support basic accounting tasks as needed, such as reconciliations related to payroll.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of payroll processes and workflows.
Essential Skills
- Proven experience processing weekly and/or bi-weekly payroll.
- Hands-on experience with ADP payroll systems.
- Knowledge of federal and multi-state payroll tax requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data entry, analysis, and reconciliation.
- Ability to perform payroll reconciliations with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Willingness to learn and support basic accounting functions.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills to meet strict payroll deadlines.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience working with payroll tax filings is a plus.
- Background in accounting or finance is beneficial but not required.
- Comfort working with numbers and performing reconciliations.
- Ability to adapt to new systems, processes, and tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to resolving payroll issues.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for collaborating with team members and responding to inquiries.
Work Environment
This role follows a hybrid schedule, with work performed onsite from Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays. The Payroll Specialist primarily works in an office environment using ADP payroll software, Microsoft Excel, and other standard business applications. The position involves frequent collaboration with accounting and other internal teams, as well as focused individual work to meet payroll deadlines. The work is detail-oriented and deadline-driven, requiring consistent accuracy, confidentiality, and professionalism.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Plano, TX 75024.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $33.65/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Plano, TX 75024.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 16, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Plano,TX 75024.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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