Source: https://deftridge.com/job/payroll-audit-california-dt-3920135/ Title: Payroll Audit (Excel), remote in California | Deftridge Summary: Payroll Audit (Excel) for a manager Payroll Specialist, remote in California. $59-$70 an hour, about 8 hours in total. Posted by an education foundation. One-off Posted Oct 22 · DT-3920135 # Payroll Audit (Excel) Manager · Payroll Specialist · Remote · California only **$59–$70** / hour About $320–$770 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** Education foundation · 51–200 employeesCL-85308 · based in Oceanside - **Where** Remote · California only - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 8 h in total - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Manager · 7-12 years - **When you work** Evenings or weekends1 h a week overlap with PT **8** professionals have asked about this task **766** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This education foundation (51–200 employees) is looking for a manager Payroll Specialist for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Samples payroll across a year and tests rates, deductions and overtime. The company has a deadline, no one free to own it, and wants a person who has done the same job before. It is a nonprofit, so budgets are tight and grant reporting dates are fixed. The work is fully remote, but the company can only contract people who live in California, so this one is for residents there. 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 (PT). ## What you deliver - Audit 8 months of payroll for 25 employees and report rate errors, missed deductions and overtime issues. - 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 - One round of edits after the company's review is included ## How the work runs - Day 1: kickoff call and access to the files - Days 2 to 6: the work, with questions answered the same day - Last day: delivery and a short walkthrough **Duration:** about 10 working days. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included. ## Tools Excel ADP ## Who fits - 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Payroll Specialist, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Excel and ADP - 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 - Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader ## Not included - Travel or work at a fixed location - On-call availability outside the agreed window - 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** Manager Payroll Specialist - **Experience** 7-12 years in finance & accounting - **Tools** Excel, ADP - **Offers** 8 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 **below** the median manager Payroll Specialist rate in California ($85). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $85 This task $64 $54 $111 [All Payroll Specialist jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/payroll-specialist/united-states/) · [Payroll Specialist rates in California](https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/california/) · [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-85308 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, Payroll Audit (Excel) is noted. 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