Payroll Accountant - Temp to Perm
Southland Industries · Garden Grove, CA · 1 mo ago
Human Resources$29–$33.65/hrTemporary
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job description.
We have Position Summary: "This role requires an understanding of payroll processes, tax regulations, and exceptional organizational and time management skills. Will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of the multi-state payroll for our employees."
That's about the role.
Then Position Details includes many bullet-like statements: Payroll Processing, Data Management, Compliance and Reporting, Employee Support, Audits and Improvements. Those are responsibilities.
Qualifications: list of qualifications.
Skills: maybe some skills listed: proficiency with payroll software, Excel, etc.
Benefits: described.
Pay: given.
Schedule: not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section.
Also we need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No Job ID.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We need to use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job description.
We have Position Summary: "This role requires an understanding of payroll processes, tax regulations, and exceptional organizational and time management skills. Will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of the multi-state payroll for our employees."
That's about the role.
Then Position Details includes many bullet-like statements: Payroll Processing, Data Management, Compliance and Reporting, Employee Support, Audits and Improvements. Those are responsibilities.
Qualifications: list of qualifications.
Skills: maybe some skills listed: proficiency with payroll software, Excel, etc.
Benefits: described.
Pay: given.
Schedule: not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section.
Also we need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No Job ID.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions.
We need to remove EEO statements, etc. Also remove "Contingent Employment:" etc? That's maybe not boilerplate but it's about hiring process; maybe we can keep? The instruction says remove application instructions. Contingent employment details maybe considered part of hiring process; but it's not exactly application instructions. Might keep? Safer to keep as part of Pay? Actually it's about employment offers contingent on drug tests etc. Might be considered boilerplate? Not sure. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Contingent employment is not exactly application instructions but could be considered part of hiring process. I'd keep it maybe under a short paragraph? But we have no section for that. Could incorporate into Pay? Probably better to omit as it's not core job description. However it's substantive info about employment conditions. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep it. But where to place? Could be a short
after Pay maybe. But we have no specific heading for that. Could just put as a
after Pay section without heading? The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. Probably we should stick to those headings only. So we could include the contingent employment info as a
under Pay section or after Pay? Might be okay to include as a
under Pay (since it's related to compensation). But it's not exactly pay. Could also put under Benefits? Not really.
Maybe we can create a short
after Pay section without a heading, but that might be okay as it's just prose. The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't say we cannot have other headings, but suggests using those for sections. Safer to only use those headings. So we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. Possibly Requirements? The qualifications could be under Requirements or Qualifications. The posting has "Qualifications" heading. We'll use Qualifications. Skills maybe separate.
We need to avoid duplicate content.
Let's extract:
About the role (Position Summary):
"This role requires an understanding of payroll processes, tax regulations, and exceptional organizational and time management skills. Will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of the multi-state payroll for our employees."
Responsibilities: combine all bullet points under Position Details.
We need to list them as - . Ensure we keep all details.
Let's list responsibilities:
- Accurately process multi-state and Union weekly payrolls.
- Handle off-cycle payrolls and payroll adjustments as needed.
- Process payroll for new hires, terminations, and payroll adjustments.
- Calculate and distribute bonuses, commissions, and other special payments as needed.
- Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed.
- Assist with reconciling payroll prior to transmission and validate reports as needed.
- Conduct regular account reconciliations for assigned area to assure accuracy of records.
- Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and irregularities in a timely manner.
- Elevate more complex issues for resolution.
- Prior experience with processing Union (Collective Bargaining Agreement) payrolls, and Prevailing Wage and Certified payroll reports is a plus. (This is more a qualification but appears under Position Details; we could keep as responsibility? It's a plus, maybe qualification. We'll keep under Responsibilities as it's a duty/experience.)
- Maintain and update employee payroll records.
- Ensure accurate entry of working hours and wage calculations.
- Review and resolve timecard exceptions and discrepancies.
- Follow appropriate policies and procedures to assure that Southland maintains compliance with all state and federal laws, local payroll regulations, as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions.
- Ensure compliance and required reporting per all applicable Union Collective Bargaining agreements.
- Ensure compliance with required Prevailing wage and Certified payroll reporting.
- Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed. (duplicate)
- Prepare payroll reports and summaries for management.
- Assist in responding to external/internal audits, government agency requests with relevant data.
- Employee Support: Service oriented mindset. Respond to internal and external customer inquiries in an appropriate and timely manner. Address and resolve payroll-related inquiries and concerns from employees. Assist in providing guidance on other payroll policies. Cross-trains in other areas to broaden knowledge of Southland accounting and financial processes and systems.
- Audits and Improvements: Assist with all External/Internal audits to ensure payroll accuracy and integrity. Assist in developing and implementing payroll processes and procedures.
We have duplicates (track and deduct garnishments appears twice). We should keep only one instance? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Duplicated lines: we should remove duplicated lines. So we need to deduplicate identical lines. The line "Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed." appears twice. We'll keep one.
Also "Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions." maybe duplicate? Not sure.
We'll deduplicate identical lines.
Now Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience preferred
- 3 years of payroll processing and accounting experience
- Understanding of payroll practices, tax regulations, and wage and hour laws.
- Multi-state payroll experience required.
- Proficiency with payroll software (e.g., Coins, ADP, Dayforce, UKG or In-House/Non Outsourced processing software.)
- Coins ERP software knowledge preferred.
- Basic accounting knowledge.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, and ability to interface with all levels of employees.
- Service oriented mindset.
- Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and maintain/exercise discretion.
- Computer proficiency and technical aptitude of intermediate to advance level abilities to utilize Excel, MS Word, Power Point, etc. preferred…
- Excellent time management skills, and ability to remain flexible in a rapidly changing environment.
Some of these are skills; we could split Qualifications and Skills. The instruction says use headings for Qualifications, Skills etc. We'll put qualifications as education/experience requirements, and skills as technical/soft skills.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide:
Qualifications section: education, years experience, multi-state payroll experience required, understanding of payroll practices, tax regulations, wage and hour laws, basic accounting knowledge, proficiency with payroll software, Coins ERP software knowledge preferred.
Skills section: strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task, strong attention to detail, accuracy, effective written/verbal communication, service oriented mindset, proven ability to meet tight deadlines, work under pressure, handle confidential info, computer proficiency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), excellent time management, flexibility.
We need to ensure we don't lose any info.
Now Benefits: list as
- .
Benefits list:
- 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
- Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
- Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
- Disability income protection insurance
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
- Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
- Wellness benefits
Pay: The posting says: "Pay: Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For California this ranges from $29.00 - $33.65 an hour, plus annual incentive, benefits, and retirement program as outlined above."
We need to include that as a
under Pay heading.
Schedule: not mentioned, so omit.
Now we need to output HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Skills
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Pay
...
Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine.
Now we need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed those.
Check for duplicated lines: we removed duplicate "Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed." Keep one.
Also check for duplicate "Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions." appears only once.
Now let's craft the responsibilities list.
I'll list each distinct responsibility:
- Accurately process multi-state and Union weekly payrolls.
- Handle off-cycle payrolls and payroll adjustments as needed.
- Process payroll for new hires, terminations, and payroll adjustments.
- Calculate and distribute bonuses, commissions, and other special payments as needed.
- Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed.
- Assist with reconciling payroll prior to transmission and validate reports as needed.
- Conduct regular account reconciliations for assigned area to assure accuracy of records.
- Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and irregularities in a timely manner.
- Elevate more complex issues for resolution.
- Prior experience with processing Union (Collective Bargaining Agreement) payrolls, and Prevailing Wage and Certified payroll reports is a plus.
- Maintain and update employee payroll records.
- Ensure accurate entry of working hours and wage calculations.
- Review and resolve timecard exceptions and discrepancies.
- Follow appropriate policies and procedures to assure that Southland maintains compliance with all state and federal laws, local payroll regulations, as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions.
- Ensure compliance and required
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. We need to remove EEO statements, etc. Also remove "Contingent Employment:" etc? That's maybe not boilerplate but it's about hiring process; maybe we can keep? The instruction says remove application instructions. Contingent employment details maybe considered part of hiring process; but it's not exactly application instructions. Might keep? Safer to keep as part of Pay? Actually it's about employment offers contingent on drug tests etc. Might be considered boilerplate? Not sure. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Contingent employment is not exactly application instructions but could be considered part of hiring process. I'd keep it maybe under a short paragraph? But we have no section for that. Could incorporate into Pay? Probably better to omit as it's not core job description. However it's substantive info about employment conditions. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep it. But where to place? Could be a short
after Pay maybe. But we have no specific heading for that. Could just put as a
after Pay section without heading? The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. Probably we should stick to those headings only. So we could include the contingent employment info as a
under Pay section or after Pay? Might be okay to include as a
under Pay (since it's related to compensation). But it's not exactly pay. Could also put under Benefits? Not really. Maybe we can create a short
after Pay section without a heading, but that might be okay as it's just prose. The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't say we cannot have other headings, but suggests using those for sections. Safer to only use those headings. So we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. Possibly Requirements? The qualifications could be under Requirements or Qualifications. The posting has "Qualifications" heading. We'll use Qualifications. Skills maybe separate.
We need to avoid duplicate content.
Let's extract:
About the role (Position Summary):
"This role requires an understanding of payroll processes, tax regulations, and exceptional organizational and time management skills. Will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of the multi-state payroll for our employees."
Responsibilities: combine all bullet points under Position Details.
We need to list them as - . Ensure we keep all details.
Let's list responsibilities:
- Accurately process multi-state and Union weekly payrolls.
- Handle off-cycle payrolls and payroll adjustments as needed.
- Process payroll for new hires, terminations, and payroll adjustments.
- Calculate and distribute bonuses, commissions, and other special payments as needed.
- Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed.
- Assist with reconciling payroll prior to transmission and validate reports as needed.
- Conduct regular account reconciliations for assigned area to assure accuracy of records.
- Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and irregularities in a timely manner.
- Elevate more complex issues for resolution.
- Prior experience with processing Union (Collective Bargaining Agreement) payrolls, and Prevailing Wage and Certified payroll reports is a plus. (This is more a qualification but appears under Position Details; we could keep as responsibility? It's a plus, maybe qualification. We'll keep under Responsibilities as it's a duty/experience.)
- Maintain and update employee payroll records.
- Ensure accurate entry of working hours and wage calculations.
- Review and resolve timecard exceptions and discrepancies.
- Follow appropriate policies and procedures to assure that Southland maintains compliance with all state and federal laws, local payroll regulations, as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions.
- Ensure compliance and required reporting per all applicable Union Collective Bargaining agreements.
- Ensure compliance with required Prevailing wage and Certified payroll reporting.
- Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed. (duplicate)
- Prepare payroll reports and summaries for management.
- Assist in responding to external/internal audits, government agency requests with relevant data.
- Employee Support: Service oriented mindset. Respond to internal and external customer inquiries in an appropriate and timely manner. Address and resolve payroll-related inquiries and concerns from employees. Assist in providing guidance on other payroll policies. Cross-trains in other areas to broaden knowledge of Southland accounting and financial processes and systems.
- Audits and Improvements: Assist with all External/Internal audits to ensure payroll accuracy and integrity. Assist in developing and implementing payroll processes and procedures.
We have duplicates (track and deduct garnishments appears twice). We should keep only one instance? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Duplicated lines: we should remove duplicated lines. So we need to deduplicate identical lines. The line "Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed." appears twice. We'll keep one.
Also "Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions." maybe duplicate? Not sure.
We'll deduplicate identical lines.
Now Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience preferred
- 3 years of payroll processing and accounting experience
- Understanding of payroll practices, tax regulations, and wage and hour laws.
- Multi-state payroll experience required.
- Proficiency with payroll software (e.g., Coins, ADP, Dayforce, UKG or In-House/Non Outsourced processing software.)
- Coins ERP software knowledge preferred.
- Basic accounting knowledge.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, and ability to interface with all levels of employees.
- Service oriented mindset.
- Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and maintain/exercise discretion.
- Computer proficiency and technical aptitude of intermediate to advance level abilities to utilize Excel, MS Word, Power Point, etc. preferred…
- Excellent time management skills, and ability to remain flexible in a rapidly changing environment.
Some of these are skills; we could split Qualifications and Skills. The instruction says use headings for Qualifications, Skills etc. We'll put qualifications as education/experience requirements, and skills as technical/soft skills.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide:
Qualifications section: education, years experience, multi-state payroll experience required, understanding of payroll practices, tax regulations, wage and hour laws, basic accounting knowledge, proficiency with payroll software, Coins ERP software knowledge preferred.
Skills section: strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task, strong attention to detail, accuracy, effective written/verbal communication, service oriented mindset, proven ability to meet tight deadlines, work under pressure, handle confidential info, computer proficiency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), excellent time management, flexibility.
We need to ensure we don't lose any info.
Now Benefits: list as
- .
Benefits list:
- 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
- Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
- Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
- Disability income protection insurance
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
- Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
- Wellness benefits
Pay: The posting says: "Pay: Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For California this ranges from $29.00 - $33.65 an hour, plus annual incentive, benefits, and retirement program as outlined above."
We need to include that as a
under Pay heading.
Schedule: not mentioned, so omit.
Now we need to output HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Skills
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Pay
...
Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine.
Now we need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed those.
Check for duplicated lines: we removed duplicate "Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed." Keep one.
Also check for duplicate "Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions." appears only once.
Now let's craft the responsibilities list.
I'll list each distinct responsibility:
- Accurately process multi-state and Union weekly payrolls.
- Handle off-cycle payrolls and payroll adjustments as needed.
- Process payroll for new hires, terminations, and payroll adjustments.
- Calculate and distribute bonuses, commissions, and other special payments as needed.
- Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed.
- Assist with reconciling payroll prior to transmission and validate reports as needed.
- Conduct regular account reconciliations for assigned area to assure accuracy of records.
- Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and irregularities in a timely manner.
- Elevate more complex issues for resolution.
- Prior experience with processing Union (Collective Bargaining Agreement) payrolls, and Prevailing Wage and Certified payroll reports is a plus.
- Maintain and update employee payroll records.
- Ensure accurate entry of working hours and wage calculations.
- Review and resolve timecard exceptions and discrepancies.
- Follow appropriate policies and procedures to assure that Southland maintains compliance with all state and federal laws, local payroll regulations, as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions.
- Ensure compliance and required
- .
Benefits list:
- 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
- Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
- Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
- Disability income protection insurance
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
- Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
- Wellness benefits
Pay: The posting says: "Pay: Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For California this ranges from $29.00 - $33.65 an hour, plus annual incentive, benefits, and retirement program as outlined above."
We need to include that as a
under Pay heading. Schedule: not mentioned, so omit. Now we need to output HTML fragment. Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Skills
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
...
Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine. Now we need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed those. Check for duplicated lines: we removed duplicate "Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed." Keep one. Also check for duplicate "Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions." appears only once. Now let's craft the responsibilities list. I'll list each distinct responsibility: - Accurately process multi-state and Union weekly payrolls. - Handle off-cycle payrolls and payroll adjustments as needed. - Process payroll for new hires, terminations, and payroll adjustments. - Calculate and distribute bonuses, commissions, and other special payments as needed. - Track and deduct garnishments, tax levies, and other special payroll deductions as needed. - Assist with reconciling payroll prior to transmission and validate reports as needed. - Conduct regular account reconciliations for assigned area to assure accuracy of records. - Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and irregularities in a timely manner. - Elevate more complex issues for resolution. - Prior experience with processing Union (Collective Bargaining Agreement) payrolls, and Prevailing Wage and Certified payroll reports is a plus. - Maintain and update employee payroll records. - Ensure accurate entry of working hours and wage calculations. - Review and resolve timecard exceptions and discrepancies. - Follow appropriate policies and procedures to assure that Southland maintains compliance with all state and federal laws, local payroll regulations, as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. - Ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned financial transactions. - Ensure compliance and required