Certified Payroll Specialist

Robert Half Accountemps

Full-time other-general
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Location
Concord, CA, United States
Posted
July 26, 2026

Job Description

Description
Certified Payroll Specialist

Pay: $30 - $40 hourly

Employment Type: Contract to hire
Position Summary:

The Certified Payroll Specialist is responsible for processing payroll accurately and on time, maintaining payroll records, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, and supporting audits, reporting, and employee payroll inquiries. This role typically requires strong knowledge of payroll systems, tax withholding, garnishments, benefits deductions, and certified payroll reporting requirements.
Key Responsibilities:

+ Process weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly payroll for employees

+ Prepare and submit certified payroll reports as required

+ Maintain payroll records, earnings, deductions, taxes, and direct deposit information

+ Ensure compliance with prevailing wage, union, and government contract payroll requirements

+ Reconcile payroll reports, general le...