New Hire and Termination Processing

About this task

This Growth-stage analytics software company for hospitals and clinics (501–1,000 employees) is looking for a senior Payroll Specialist for an ongoing part-time engagement of 2–4 h a week. Sets up new hires and finals correctly, including state forms.

The company wants a senior person on this without carrying the cost of a full-time role. The company sells subscription software, so deadlines follow release and billing cycles.

The company prefers a person who can come to San Francisco for kickoff and the final review; the rest is remote. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (PT).

What you deliver

• Set up eight new hires in four states and prepare final pay for three leavers.
• A short handover note when the engagement pauses or ends
• Questions collected in one thread, answered within one working day
• Work logged against the agreed list, so the company contact can see progress without a call

What a week looks like

• Daily: one hour at a time that suits you, inside the agreed window
• Thursday: ten-minute sync if anything is blocked
• Monday: weekly summary posted to the shared thread

Duration: 8 weeks, renewable. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included.

Tools

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.

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $86 an hour, is above the median senior Payroll Specialist rate in California ($65). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

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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.