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Multi-State Payroll Setup (ADP)

Manager · Payroll Specialist · Hybrid · Waco

$60–$73/ hour About $270–$670 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
Machinery maker supplying aerospace · 1,001–5,000 employeesCL-97992 · based in Waco
Where
Hybrid · Waco
Format
One-off task
Time needed
about 7 h in total
Start
Starts within 2 weeks
Level
Manager · 7-12 years
When you work
Evenings or weekends1 h a week overlap with CT

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.

4 professionals have asked about this task235 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This machinery maker supplying aerospace (1,001–5,000 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.

The company has a deadline, no one free to own it, and wants a person who has done the same job before. It manufactures physical products, and the office team works to month-end and plant schedules.

The team sits in Waco. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Evenings or weekends are fine, as long as the agreed weekly output is there. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (CT).

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 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer
  • 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 on the company's written OK. If something is missed, you fix it in the same week at no extra charge to either side.

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

  • A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late
  • Used to short written handovers

Not included

  • On-call availability outside the agreed window
  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately
  • 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
$66 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $66 an hour, is above the median manager Payroll Specialist rate in Texas ($65). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Payroll Specialist jobs in United States · Payroll Specialist rates in Texas · 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-97992 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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