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Payroll/Accounting

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a Payroll Specialist responsible for managing the full weekly payroll cycle and related tax work for approximately 150 employees. You will focus on payroll processing and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance in payroll operations.

Qualifications

  • Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to follow a structured, repeatable process and meet weekly deadlines
  • Comfortable working with payroll data, tax filings, and reconciliations
  • Preferred: Some accounting knowledge (entry-level candidates are welcome)
  • Preferred: Experience with Spectrum is preferred; willingness to learn is essential

Responsibilities

  • Review and post employee timesheets daily.
  • Finalize timesheets and verify payroll rates on Monday and Tuesday.
  • Upload payroll and process payment on Wednesday.
  • Perform benefit and balance sheet reconciliations related to payroll on Friday.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Detail Oriented
  • Time Management
  • Communication

About the company

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Remote Raven

  • Staffing & Recruiting
  • 11–50
Remote Raven is a US-based global staffing company connecting businesses with top-tier, pre-screened virtual assistants across 100+ industries. Our mission is simple: give you your time back — so you can focus on growing your business, spending time with family, or achieving a better quality of life. Unlike traditional staffing agencies, we take a personalized approach. Our local recruitment specialists deeply understand your organization before matching you with the right talent from the Philippines, Africa, Latin America, and beyond. ✔ Full-time placements only ✔ Zero start-up fees ✔ 10,000+ projects completed ✔ College-educated, fluent English-speaking professionals ✔ Ongoing IT and performance support included Ready to hire your Raven? Visit hireremoteraven.com or call 800-940-5919.

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Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to own the full weekly payroll cycle and related tax work for approximately 150 employees. The role is focused on payroll and the balance sheet reconciliations that relate to payroll. Beginners are welcome, provided they have some accounting knowledge, strong attention to detail, and the discipline to follow a defined process every week.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Daily

- Review and post employee timesheets each day

Weekly Payroll Cycle

- Monday and Tuesday: finalize timesheets, double check PTO and premiums, and verify certified payroll rates

- Wednesday: upload payroll and process payment

- Wednesday and Thursday: complete payroll tax filings and certified payroll reports

Friday - Reconciliations and Other Duties

- Perform benefit reconciliations and 401(k) reconciliations

- Complete balance sheet reconciliations related to payroll

- Upload and post equipment entries

REQUIREMENTS

- Some accounting knowledge (entry-level candidates are welcome)

- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy

- Ability to follow a structured, repeatable process and meet weekly deadlines

- Comfortable working with payroll data, tax filings, and reconciliations

- Experience with Spectrum is preferred; willingness to learn is essential

- Familiarity with certified payroll is a plus

- Excellent written and spoken English

- Reliable internet connection and professional remote work setup

- Availability to work from 2:00 PM Arizona time zone onwards, with ability to start immediately

Requirements

This is a full time role

Up to $7/hr

100% Remote

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