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Payroll Specialist

Tarvos Talent
Pearland, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/4/2026

At Tarvos Talent, we are partnering with a well-established, project-based services company in the Pearland / South Houston area to identify a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist. This role is ideal for a payroll professional with strong accounting fundamentals and hands-on experience posting and reconciling payroll journal entries.

Role Highlights

  • Process and validate payroll and timekeeping data in ADP Workforce Now
  • Prepare weekly certified payroll reports for project-based work
  • Partner with department leaders to resolve payroll discrepancies
  • Post, review, and reconcile payroll journal entries to the general ledger; support month-end close
  • Maintain organized payroll documentation to support audits and compliance
  • Process employee changes and manage PTO/accrual updates

Ideal Background

  • 2 years of payroll experience (ADP Workforce Now preferred)
  • Strong understanding of payroll accounting and GL posting
  • Certified payroll experience a plus

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