**Job Title: Payroll Specialist** **Location:** Onsite 2 days/week in San Francisco, CA **Pay Range:** $40-50/hr. W2 (depending on experience) Jefferson Wells is seeking an experienced **Payroll Specialist** for a 6-month opportunity with our client located in San Francisco. Key duties include ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing, maintaining payroll records, and ensuring compliance with company policies and tax regulations. Ideal candidates have current or recent experience with multi-state payroll and strong Excel skills, preferably in a professional services firm, law firm, or similar environment. Responsibilities: + Process regular and off-cycle payroll for employees accurately and timely. + Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. + Prepare and maintain payroll records and reports. + Assist with payroll-related inquiries from employees and management. + Track and calculate payments for Leave of Absence, applying relevant policies. + Manage employee benefit deductions, retirement plans, and non-cash benefits. + Apply IRS rules on non-cash benefits and complex tax scenarios. Requirements: + 5+ years of payroll processing experience. + Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline strongly preferred. + Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations. + Proficient in Payroll systems, HRIS systems, and Microsoft Office (with strong Excel capabilities). + FPC or CPP certifications a plus. + Highly detail oriented, determined, collaborative, and organized in work with strong interpersonal and communication skills. + Eligible to work in the U.S. and pass a background check. + Must be able to be onsite twice weekly in San Francisco, CA. _What's in it for you?_ + Pay rate range = $40-50/hr. W2 (depending on experience). + Full-time Contract; 6 months in duration with potential to extend. + Opportunity to work hybrid with 2 days in the office. _Why should you choose Jefferson Wells?_ + Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k. + Weekly pay with direct deposit. + Free training to upgrade your skills. Jefferson Wells ( www.jeffersonwells.com ) is a professional services firm delivering solutions in Finance & Accounting, Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance, and Tax. We provide project consulting, integrated resourcing, and executive search. Our people leverage their extensive industry & technical experience to deliver practical and actionable solutions. Our tailored solutions and flexible delivery model, ranging from standalone projects and integrated teams through to full outsource, results in business acceleration for our clients. Our experience & independent solutions combined with practical and proven methodologies drives a lower relative cost of delivery. We serve clients, including Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, from offices worldwide leveraging the workforce capabilities of the ManpowerGroup. Jefferson Wells is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.