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Title: Payroll Audit for Retail, remote in the US | Deftridge
Summary: Payroll Audit for a senior Payroll Specialist, remote in the US. $53-$62 an hour, about 8 hours in total. Posted by a retail chain selling furniture.

One-off Posted Oct 20 · DT-7425240

# Payroll Audit · Retail

Senior · Payroll Specialist · Remote · United States

**$53–$62** / hour About $290–$690 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** Retail chain selling furniture · 201–500 employeesCL-44538 · based in Champaign

- **Where** Remote · United States

- **Format** One-off task

- **Time needed** about 8 h in total

- **Start** Starts within 7 days

- **Level** Senior · 5-10 years

- **When you work** Weekday evenings1 h a week overlap with CT

**766** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

## About this task

This retail chain selling furniture (201–500 employees) is looking for a senior 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 retailer with stores and an online channel, and the team works to a weekly trading rhythm.

The work is fully remote. Any location in United States works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (CT).

## What you deliver

- Audit 12 months of payroll for 40 employees and report rate errors, missed deductions and overtime issues.

- A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer

- 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 when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail.

## Tools

Excel ADP

## Who fits

- 5-10 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

- A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late

- Experience in a similar industry

## Not included

- Travel or work at a fixed location

- 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** Excel, ADP

- **Offers** 8 hours in total, weekday evenings

- **Rate** $58 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

## How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $58 an hour, is **above** the median senior Payroll Specialist rate in the United States ($55). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

Median $55

This task $58

$41 $69

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## 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-44538 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 · Retail is noted. A recruiter writes to you from a @deftridge.com address within one working day; the next steps are listed on this page.

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**$53–$62 / hr** I'm interested
