Payroll Specialist (up to $30/hour) Job at ProPivotal Staffing, Cambridge, MA

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  • ProPivotal Staffing
  • Cambridge, MA

Job Description

Payroll Specialist (up to $30/hour)

Join a respected organization where your payroll expertise drives accuracy, compliance, and service excellence. As a Payroll Specialist, you'll manage complex payroll transactions, support compliance efforts, and enhance HR operations. This role is ideal for detail-driven professionals who thrive in fast-paced environments and are looking to make an immediate impact.

Why You’ll Love This Job:

  • Competitive hourly rate of up to $30/hour with a full-time, Monday to Friday schedule
  • Hybrid flexibility—work on-site part of the week, remote the rest
  • Ongoing contract with potential for extension
  • High-impact role supporting payroll operations for a diverse workforce
  • Exposure to enterprise systems like SAP and collaboration with multiple internal departments and agencies

Key Responsibilities:

  • Process and validate high-volume payroll and HR transactions using tools like SAP, APR, GAP, and student hourly platforms
  • Respond to employee inquiries via the HR ticketing system with professionalism and urgency
  • Manage compliance deductions, such as child support, IRS levies, and workers' comp
  • Administer healthcare imputed income, tuition tax adjustments, and relocation transactions
  • Coordinate onboarding and payroll for union staff, long-term disability cases, and retiree records
  • Perform manual deductions (housing, loans, faculty mortgages) and process reimbursements
  • Maintain HR documentation and execute employment verifications

Required Experience:

  • 3+ years in payroll, finance, or HR operations
  • Experience managing sensitive data in deadline-driven settings

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with SAP or ERP systems
  • Payroll data auditing and reconciliation
  • Analytical mindset with proactive problem-solving

There are no costs for candidates utilizing our services as our clients pay for all related hiring fees. All ProPivotal job postings are either actual positions we had available at the time of posting and/or are representative of positions we typically fill or expect to fill. If you see a job that interests you, respond to the ad or give us a call so that we can help you find a job you'll love. As one of the area's largest staffing firms, we help 2,500 people find jobs a year so chances are good that we can help you too.

ProPivotal is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, color, religion, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Second job, Ongoing contract, Immediate start, Relocation, Monday to Friday,

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