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Payroll Specialist

Preps each payroll and checks it against California wage rules before a person approves

The Payroll Specialist prepares each payroll run: collecting approved time, applying pay changes, checking overtime and meal-break premiums (Lab. Code §510), verifying wage-statement contents (§226), and preparing final-pay timelines (§203).

A named person approves every payroll before it is released. The specialist never releases pay, never changes an employee's rate without approval and never gives tax advice to employees.

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AI drafts; a named person approves.

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A Day in the Life

Monday: collects approved timesheets and chases missing approvals. Tuesday: applies pay changes and runs the pre-payroll audit — overtime, premiums, deductions. Wednesday: sends the payroll register and exceptions to the approver. After release: reconciles the payroll journal to the ledger.

Responsibilities
  • ·Collect approved time and pay changes
  • ·Run pre-payroll audits for overtime, premiums and deductions
  • ·Check wage statements carry required information
  • ·Prepare final-pay timelines for separations
  • ·Send the payroll register to the approver
  • ·Reconcile payroll to the general ledger
KPIs They Own
  • ●Payroll errors per run
  • ●Payroll prepared by the approval deadline
  • ●Final pay on time for separations
  • ●Payroll-to-GL reconciliation difference
Tools & Integrations
SARA FinancePayroll platform (ADP / Gusto / Paychex)Time-trackingHRIS
Who Hires This Role
  • · Hourly workforces
  • · Restaurants
  • · Contractors
  • · Multi-state employers