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Multi-State Payroll Setup

Manager · Payroll Specialist · Hybrid · Long Beach

$77–$101/ hour About $360–$890 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
Regional bank focused on commercial property · 201–500 employeesCL-42717 · based in Nashua
Where
Hybrid · Long Beach
Format
One-off task
Time needed
about 7 h in total
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Manager · 7-12 years
When you work
Weekday evenings

235 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This regional bank focused on commercial property (201–500 employees) is looking for a manager Payroll Specialist for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Registers accounts and rules for employees working in new states.

A fresh pair of experienced eyes is needed, and the result is a document or file the team can use straight away. It is a regulated bank; the work is documented and reviewed before anything is signed off.

The team sits in Long Beach. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected.

What you deliver

  • Set up payroll tax accounts and withholding for remote employees in six new states.
  • The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed
  • A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope
  • One round of edits after the company's review is included

How the work runs

  • Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared
  • Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback
  • Last day: final version and handover note

Duration: 2 to 3 weeks. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price.

Tools

ADPGustoExcel

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 Excel
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader
  • Used to short written handovers

Not included

  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately
  • Managing other contractors or employees
  • Travel or work at a fixed location

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, Excel
Offers
7 hours in total, weekday evenings
Rate
$89 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $89 an hour, is above the median manager Payroll Specialist rate in California ($85). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Payroll Specialist jobs in United States · Payroll Specialist rates in California · 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-42717 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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