Payroll Specialist

Position Title: Part-time Payroll Specialist

Location: McLean - fully on-site ~3x/week

Assignment Type: Contract with potential for contract-to-hire

Compensation
: $33-36/hr

Benefits
:
This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Qualifications:

• Experience managing full-cycle payroll for a workforce of 150-200+ employees with 3+ years of hands-on experience
• Background in manual payroll environment, taking ownership of the payroll cycle from start to finish.
• Advanced Excel skills - including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs

Job Description:

• Process payroll data for semi-monthly payroll cycles, ensuring timely and accurate employee payments while preparing payroll reports and payment requests.
• Reconcile payroll and benefit accounts, investigate discrepancies, and prepare related journal entries to support month-end and year-end close activities.
• Maintain payroll records, reports, and documentation in compliance with company policies, legal requirements, and applicable labor regulations.
• Provide payroll support to employees and external contacts by resolving inquiries and assisting with iPay statement resets.
• Verify monthly timesheets and bonus information within the Ptelea system and generate monthly Crosstab reports.
• Review and validate semi-annual performance bonus payments for accuracy before processing.
• Reconcile quarterly and annual payroll tax filings to ensure compliance with agency reporting requirements.
• Assist with audits for employee benefit plans, including 401(k) and Workers' Compensation programs.
• Update annual budget spreadsheets using industry salary survey data to support compensation planning.
• Maintain Performance Management raise tracking spreadsheets and other compensation-related records.
• Generate payroll and workforce reports to support various organizational initiatives and business projects.
• Update the company roster and recurring payroll reports on a semi-monthly schedule.

This content is provided by Addison Group as an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.