Payroll Specialist
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role overview
As a Payroll Specialist at Lysterra, you’ll manage accurate, timely payroll for small businesses and service teams. You’ll check approved hours and employee changes, prepare payroll runs, reconcile reports, and answer routine payroll questions. This remote contract role calls for careful handling of confidential information and reliable communication around every payroll deadline.
responsibilities
• Review approved timesheets, employee changes, and payroll inputs
• Prepare and check scheduled payroll runs before approval
• Reconcile payroll reports and document corrections
• Coordinate payroll deadlines and resolve routine client questions
• Maintain secure records and escalate complex compliance questions to the appropriate specialist
qualifications
• 2+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience
• Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail
• Experience using payroll software and spreadsheets
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines independently
• Clear communication and discretion with confidential employee information
nice-to-haves
• Experience supporting multiple small-business clients
• Familiarity with payroll-to-accounting reconciliations
• Experience documenting repeatable payroll workflows
benefits & perks
• Flexible remote contract arrangement
• Clear scope, schedule, and agreed project rates
• Structured handover and access to the wider accounting team
• Opportunities to deepen payroll systems expertise
department
Operations
location
San Francisco, CA
Remote
Employment type
Contract
Salary range
$78,000
$95,000