US Payroll Senior Specialist
South Africa (100% Remote) ... This is an independent contractor engagement based in the Philippines., U.S. business hours (night shift, PH-based)ContractSenior
Salary$1.2K – $1.6K per month; Payroll Senior Specialist: $1.2K – $1.6K per month
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Job Details
- Languages
- Confident written and spoken English
- Experience
- 3–5 years of payroll experience, including multi-state and multi-client cycles
- Required Skills
- Microsoft ExcelGoogle Sheets
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related discipline
- 3–5 years of payroll experience, including multi-state and multi-client cycles
- Supervisory experience leading a payroll team
- Intermediate to advanced payroll knowledge with strong problem-resolution skills
- Comfort with payroll platforms (e.g., Gusto, ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling) and cloud accounting tools
- Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills (lookups, pivots)
- Confident written and spoken English; client-facing presence
- Comfortable working U.S. business hours (night shift, PH-based)
- CPP or FPC certification (preferred)
- Experience leading payroll for CPA-firm or accounting-services clients (preferred)
- Payroll system implementation experience (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Own the work that keeps employees paid and clients compliant.
- Drive payroll cycles end-to-end: timekeeping intake, gross-to-net calculations, off-cycle runs, terminations, bonuses, retro pay
- Lead the payroll team and grow the next layer of talent.
- Supervise payroll staff: assign work, review output, and provide timely, substantive feedback
- Build the systems that make every pay cycle survivable.
- Implement and optimize payroll processing systems
- Join client calls, surface impacts (cash, compliance, timing), and deliver clear takeaways leaders can act on
- Keep folders organized, naming consistent, and documentation complete so any reviewer or auditor can follow your work quickly
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