Source: https://deftridge.com/job/contractor-payment-and-1099-preparation-chicago-dt-2971390/ Title: Contractor Payment, CL-63861, $58-70/h | Deftridge Summary: Contractor Payment and 1099 Preparation for a senior Payroll Specialist, on site in Chicago. $58-$70 an hour, about 4 hours in total. Starts within 7 days. One-off Posted Oct 30 · DT-2971390 # Contractor Payment and 1099 Preparation Senior · Payroll Specialist · On-site · Chicago **$58–$70** / hour About $190–$380 in total. 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** Vertical software provider for law firms · 5,000+ employeesCL-63861 · based in Valencia - **Where** On-site · Chicago - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 4 h in total - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async1 h a week overlap with CT **4** professionals have asked about this task **175** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This vertical software provider for law firms (5,000+ employees) is looking for a senior Payroll Specialist for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Collects forms, tests contractor status risks and prepares the year-end filings. It is a self-contained job: scope, checklist and price are agreed before you start. The company sells subscription software, so deadlines follow release and billing cycles. The company prefers a person who can come to Chicago for kickoff and the final review; the rest is remote. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (CT). ## What you deliver - Check W-9 completeness for 60 contractors and prepare the 1099-NEC figures for filing. - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope - A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer - The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed ## How the work runs - Day 1: kickoff call and access to the files - Days 2 to 4: the work, with questions answered the same day - Last day: delivery and a short walkthrough **Duration:** 1 to 2 weeks. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included. ## Tools Gusto Bill.com Excel ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Payroll Specialist, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Gusto, Bill.com and Excel - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Used to short written handovers - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late ## Not included - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - Managing other contractors or employees ## 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 day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You 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 **Alex** Senior Payroll Specialist - **Experience** 5-10 years in finance & accounting - **Tools** Gusto, Bill.com, Excel - **Offers** 4 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** $64 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $64 an hour, is **above** the median senior Payroll Specialist rate in Illinois ($60). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $60 This task $64 $41 $80 [All Payroll Specialist jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/payroll-specialist/united-states/) · [Payroll Specialist rates in Illinois](https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/illinois/) · [Finance & Accounting jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/finance-and-accounting/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-63861 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. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Contractor Payment and 1099 Preparation is noted. 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