Payroll Clerk
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Contract Duration: 5 Months
Schedule: Remote
Pay Range: $18hr
About the Role
We’re supporting a Fortune 500 company in Costa Mesa, CA that’s looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Clerk to join their corporate payroll team. This department ensures accurate, timely payroll processing for employees across the organization and compliance with all federal, state, and local tax regulations.
You’ll play a key role in reviewing and processing payroll data, auditing timesheets, and reconciling discrepancies to keep operations running smoothly.
Responsibilities
- Compile and process payroll data from time sheets and employee records
- Verify accuracy of hours worked, pay rates, and deductions
- Perform payroll calculations, including taxes, insurance, and retirement deductions
- Enter and update payroll information in Oracle and/or Ceridian systems
- Reconcile payroll errors and maintain employee pay records
- Prepare and submit reports of earnings, deductions, and taxes
- Support payroll team with audits and reporting as needed
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of payroll or accounting experience
- High school diploma or GED required
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy under deadlines
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel and data entry
- Experience with Oracle or Ceridian payroll systems (preferred)
- Knowledge of payroll laws and compliance standards
Why Apply?
- Gain hands-on experience in a large corporate payroll department
- Contribute to a nationally recognized organization known for operational excellence
- Opportunity for contract extension based on performance and business needs
Company Description
At Swoon, we believe the future is built by great teams working on the technologies that keep the world running. That’s why we focus on more than just filling roles. We help companies build the right teams at the right time – teams that move big ideas forward.
Across the US and Canada, leading organizations trust us to leverage our expertise to help them build, secure, and scale the technologies that are shaping tomorrow. The result isn’t just successful hires. It’s a hiring journey that’s as rewarding as the outcome: teams that thrive, cultures that grow stronger, and results that exceed expectations.
Because at the end of the day, we exist to help companies and people achieve their boldest ambitions.