Payroll Specialist

Contract-to-Hire Opportunity in Cincinnati, OH

Robert Half is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist for a contract-to-hire opportunity with a growing and well-established organization. This role is ideal for a payroll professional with 1-2 years of experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and exceptional employee support.

Responsibilities

• Enter new hire information into the payroll system and verify all required employment documentation.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee payroll records.
• Audit timekeeping records to ensure compliance with company policies, government regulations, and union requirements, when applicable.
• Manually enter time and attendance information for jobs not utilizing automated timekeeping systems.
• Process payroll accurately and timely based on established payroll cycles.
• Research and process payroll adjustments, corrections, shortages, and off-cycle payments.
• Verify and process vacation, sick, holiday, and other paid time off requests.
• Ensure compliance with overtime rules, prevailing wage requirements, union rates, and other special pay structures.
• Process garnishments, tax levies, unemployment claims, certified payrolls, and other payroll-related transactions.
• Prepare and maintain payroll reports, including CIP reporting and employment verifications.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and resolve discrepancies in a timely and professional manner.
• Support payroll audits and assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end payroll activities.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of payroll processing experience required.
• Associate degree or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Understanding of payroll regulations, wage and hour laws, and payroll compliance requirements.
• Experience with garnishments, certified payroll reporting, and prevailing wage payroll is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll software systems.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Preferred Experience

• Multi-state payroll processing.
• Union payroll administration.
• Payroll audits and compliance reporting.
• HRIS, payroll, and timekeeping software systems.

Why Apply?

• Contract-to-hire opportunity with long-term career potential.
• Competitive pay and benefits upon permanent hire.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to expand payroll and compliance expertise with a growing organization.

If you have payroll experience, enjoy working with numbers, and thrive in a detail-driven environment, we encourage you to apply today.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of payroll processing experience required.
• Associate degree or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Understanding of payroll regulations, wage and hour laws, and payroll compliance requirements.
• Experience with garnishments, certified payroll reporting, and prevailing wage payroll is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll software systems.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Preferred Experience

• Multi-state payroll processing.
• Union payroll administration.
• Payroll audits and compliance reporting.
• HRIS, payroll, and timekeeping software systems.

Why Apply?

• Contract-to-hire opportunity with long-term career potential.
• Competitive pay and benefits upon permanent hire.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to expand payroll and compliance expertise with a growing organization.

Compensation

About Us

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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