Payroll Specialist
DZYNE Technologies • Irvine, CA • Contractor
Posted on Sat, Oct 17, 2026
- You’re joining a team that is accelerating the future of autonomous defense.
- You’ll be part of a company backed by significant investment, strong growth, and mission‑proven technology.
- You’ll work alongside world‑class engineers and innovators who have already delivered thousands of operational flight hours, high‑impact ISR capabilities, leading counter‑UAS systems, and breakthrough autonomous effects.
- You’ll help shape a unified platform that enables operators to see more, decide faster, and act with confidence across the modern battlespace.
- Prepare and support processing of payroll runs across multiple U.S. states and entities, ensuring accuracy of hours, earnings, deductions, tax withholdings and compliance with internal policies and wage rules.
- Help maintain compliance across U.S. states, including staying current on Federal, State, and Local payroll laws.
- Support reconciliation of payroll data and benefits across systems, ledgers and vendors
- Maintain organized payroll documentation, tax records and update employee information to support accurate recordkeeping and payroll processing.
- Investigate payroll questions, address discrepancies, and provide timely support to employees regarding pay-related matters, questions, errors and escalate to payroll supervisor as necessary.
- Prepare payroll reconciliations, internal reviews, audits (internal and external) and reporting activities.
- Ad hoc requests as necessary.
- Extensive knowledge of payroll processing, including payroll taxes, reconciliations, and internal controls
- Strong analytical, detail oriented, accuracy, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet strict deadlines
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
- Familiarity with payroll/HRIS platforms and Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to work independently while flagging issues proactively.
- 4+ years of progressive payroll experience, preferably in a high-volume environment.
- Experience processing multi-state payroll and handling complex payroll scenarios preferred.
- Must have the ability to stoop, stand, climb, occasionally lift a minimum of 25 lbs.
- Involves movement between departments, floors, and worksites to facilitate work.
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $52,000–$73,000 per year (median ~$59,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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