TerraPower
Payroll Specialist
$88K–$154K
Bellevue, WA · Full-time · Posted Apr 2, 2026
- Experience
- A minimum of seven years of payroll administration experience.
- Education
- At a minimum, four-year BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or General Business.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) are evaluated under U.S. Government export-control requirements. Applicants are asked to identify their U.S. citizenship or immigration status; the company may not consider applicants from countries where timely export approval is impracticable.
About the job
The Payroll Specialist administers multi-state and global payroll and benefits, supports compliance and audits, and assists employees and HR with payroll, benefits, onboarding, and leave matters.
What you'll do
- Process multi-state and global payroll, taxes, benefits, and related reconciliations.
- Support benefits and leave administration, employee enrollment, onboarding, offboarding, and employee questions.
- Maintain compliance documentation and deadlines; assist with audits, HRIS/ADP integration, and process improvements.
What they ask for
- At least a four-year BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or General Business.
- At least seven years of payroll administration experience, including health, disability, life, 401(k), and ancillary benefits.
- Experience with global payroll and benefits and processing multi-state payroll.
- Experience completing payroll journal entries and month-end payroll reconciliation, with understanding of accounting principles.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of payroll systems; ADP experience preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to finance and accounting systems such as Oracle Fusion and ADP.
Pay
$97,158-$126,647 USD (base salary); $87,686 — $154,206 USD (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Office, Oracle Fusion, ADP, HRIS
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