Payroll Specialist

Cambridge, MA, us on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted February 23, 2026 Last posted February 23, 2026
Job description

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com.


Reponsibilities:

helping in the processing and reconciling multi-state, multi-site biweekly payroll with approximately 5000 employees. Process and verify in a timely and accurate manner New Hires, W4’s, Terminations, Rate Changes, Status Changes, Rehires, etc.

Requirements:
3+ years of dedicated payroll experience; including experience troubleshooting and resolving issues, reviewing and auditing payroll data and resolving employee issues.
Hands on Ceridian Web based Payroll Knowledge preferred. ADP experience would also be relevant.
Strong systems skills in MS office, including Access and Excel
Oracle Time and Labor Experience preferred
Experience in Workday is a plus, but not required
Good organization skills with dealing with large amounts of data.
Strong communication skills to act as contact for employee questions.

Critical Job Functions:

Ability to work independently or as part of a diverse team, Ability to prioritize, multi-task while meeting deadlines, etc. needed: MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Requirements:
3+ years of dedicated payroll experience;
including experience troubleshooting and resolving issues, reviewing and
auditing payroll data and resolving employee issues.
Hands on Ceridian Web based Payroll Knowledge preferred. ADP experience would also be relevant.
Strong systems skills in MS office, including Access and Excel
Oracle Time and Labor Experience preferred
Experience in Workday is a plus, but not required
Good organization skills with dealing with large amounts of data.
Strong communication skills to act as contact for employee questions

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About this role

Summary

Manage payroll processing, data reconciliation, and employee inquiries for large workforce.

Job title

Payroll Specialist

Experience level

3+ years

Industry

recruiting

Location requirements

Cambridge, MA, US; on-site preferred, remote possible

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

payrollCeridianADPExcelAccessOracle Time and LaborWorkday

Preferred skills

system troubleshootingmulti-taskingorganization

Specializations

payrollHR systemsdata managementemployee relations
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cambridge, MA, USA

On-site City