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Payroll Specialist -Temporary Role
Irvine, CAOnsiteTemporary$36–$41 /hrPosted 7 days ago
Required skills
- detail-oriented
- analytical
- accuracy
- strict deadlines
- confidentiality
- sensitive information
- flagging issues proactively
Nice to have
- high-volume environment
- complex payroll scenarios
Role summary
DZYNE Technologies, now part of Ondas Sentinel, is seeking a temporary Payroll Specialist for approximately 3 months to support the Payroll Supervisor. This onsite role in Irvine, CA, involves assisting with full-cycle, multi-state payroll processing across multiple entities. Responsibilities include ensuring accuracy of hours, earnings, deductions, and tax withholdings, maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local laws, reconciling payroll data, and addressing employee inquiries. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and experienced with payroll systems, compliance regulations, and internal controls in a fast-paced environment.
About Our Transition to Ondas Sentinel DZYNE Technologies was recently acquired by Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) and, together with World View, has joined forces to create Ondas Sentinel. Ondas Sentinel is a next‑generation U.S. defense platform integrating long‑endurance ISR, autonomous systems, counter‑UAS technologies, and mission intelligence. While DZYNE is now part of Ondas Sentinel, we are still legally operating as DZYNE as we complete the formal integration of our systems and processes. As a result, you may see roles cross‑posted across DZYNE and World View, during this transition. All positions represent opportunities within the same combined organization. What does this mean for candidates?
- 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.
