Payroll Specialist

Job Brief – Payroll Specialist

Our client is a leading workforce management and staffing solutions company that partners with businesses across various industries. This role offers an opportunity to support essential payroll and employment operations for clients and contingent workers while collaborating with experienced teams across staffing, compliance, and workforce management.

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented, proactive, and service-focused Payroll Specialist to manage payroll and employment support for assigned clients, Managed Service Provider (MSP) partners, and contingent workers. The role covers the full payroll lifecycle, from employee assignment setup and weekly payroll processing to audits, issue resolution, reporting, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will combine strong analytical and organizational skills with responsive, professional client and employee support.

• →Payroll Processing & Audits: Process weekly payroll accurately and on time using timekeeping, VMS, and internal payroll systems; audit payroll data and resolve discrepancies or processing errors.
• →Timekeeping & Payroll Adjustments: Follow up on missing or incomplete timecards and process approved pay rate changes, assignment extensions, bonuses, reimbursements, and related payroll transactions.
• →Assignment Administration: Set up and maintain employee assignments accurately to support payroll, client billing, reporting, and workers’ compensation coverage.
• →Client & Employee Support: Serve as a primary payroll contact for clients, MSP partners, and contingent workers; promptly address payroll, timekeeping, onboarding, and employment-related inquiries.
• →Compliance & Risk Management: Apply relevant federal, state, and local employment requirements, including wage and hour rules, overtime, tax withholding, reimbursements, and final pay; follow client contracts and program requirements.
• →Issue Resolution & Reporting: Investigate payroll and employment issues, coordinate with internal teams, and support discrepancy reports, aging reports, audits, and required compliance documentation.
• →Recordkeeping & Program Coordination: Maintain accurate payroll and employee records, client trackers, census reports, process guides, and audit-ready SharePoint documentation.
• →Operational Continuity & Improvement: Manage competing deadlines, maintain clear account documentation and coverage plans, support cross-training, and identify opportunities to strengthen payroll processes and service quality.

• At least 2 years of experience in payroll processing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a client-first approach and the ability to build trusted working relationships.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines independently.
• Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency, particularly Excel; familiarity with formulas, PivotTables, and XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP is preferred.
• Strong technology aptitude and the ability to learn payroll applications, timekeeping systems, and new platforms quickly.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and a commitment to protecting confidential employee and client information.
• An associate’s degree or equivalent work experience is preferred.
• Payroll processing experience; exposure to staffing, Employer of Record (EOR), MSP, VMS, HRIS, contingent workforce programs, or multi-state employment requirements is an advantage.

To deliver accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations while providing dependable, high-quality support to clients, MSP partners, and contingent workers. The Payroll Specialist will take ownership of assigned accounts, resolve issues proactively, and help ensure a seamless payroll experience through reliable documentation, communication, and follow-through.

This is an online role open for candidates based in Pakistan.

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