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Bi-Weekly Payroll Run · Real estate

Manager · Payroll Specialist · Hybrid · Bellevue

$63–$75/ hour About $1,340 a month at 5 h a week. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so nothing comes out of your rate.
Company
Real-estate services firm in commercial property · 51–200 employeesCL-92946 · based in Bellevue
Where
Hybrid · Bellevue
Format
Regular role
Time needed
3–6 h a week
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Manager · 7-12 years
When you work
Early mornings

The company is already looking at 2 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides.

3 professionals have asked about this task1,294 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This Real-estate services firm in commercial property (51–200 employees) is looking for a manager Payroll Specialist for an ongoing part-time engagement of 3–6 h a week. Collects changes, runs the payroll and checks the register.

The company wants a senior person on this without carrying the cost of a full-time role. It works in real estate and construction, where project documents change often.

The team sits in Bellevue. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. The company prefers early-morning hours, before a normal working day starts.

What you deliver

  • Run the bi-weekly payroll for 80 employees, compare to the prior run and resolve variances above 5%.
  • Questions collected in one thread, answered within one working day
  • A written update every Monday with what was done, what is next and anything blocked
  • Work logged against the agreed list, so the company contact can see progress without a call

What a week looks like

  • Wednesday: 15-minute check-in to agree the week's items
  • Tuesday: main working block (2 hours)
  • Monday: hand-off note with what shipped and what is open

Duration: 12 weeks, renewable. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail.

Tools

ADPGustoRippling

Who fits

  • 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Payroll Specialist, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Comfortable working in ADP, Gusto and Rippling
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • Experience in a similar industry
  • A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late

Not included

  • Managing other contractors or employees
  • On-call availability outside the agreed window
  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately

How you get paid

  • The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
  • Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
  • You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
  • You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

What happens after you say you're interested

  1. Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
AlexManager Payroll Specialist
Experience
7-12 years in finance & accounting
Tools
ADP, Gusto, Rippling
Offers
4 hours a week, weekday evenings
Rate
$69 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $69 an hour, is above the median manager Payroll Specialist rate in Washington ($65). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Payroll Specialist jobs in United States · Payroll Specialist rates in Washington · Finance & Accounting jobs

Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-92946 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

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