ACARA Jobs
Payroll Specialist
Apply- ID: 557770
- Posted: 2/27/2026
- Location: Cary, NC
- Category: Pro - Human Resources/Recruiting
- Job Type: Temporary
- Duration: 9 - 12 Months
Are you a Payroll Specialist looking to join one of the top companies in the Manufacturing industry?
Are you looking to further your career and grow?
Do you have experience in SAP and HRIS?
If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!
Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in Cary, NC. Interested?
Here's what you'd do:
- This role is well-suited to an ambitious professional looking to take the next step in their payroll and timekeeping career.
- As a Payroll Professional – Timekeeper, you will serve as a subject matter expert for timekeeping and pay accuracy, supporting Customer Service Engineers (CSEs), Regional Service Managers (RSMs), and field leadership.
- You will be responsible for managing complex timecard corrections, schedule creation and changes, pay rule interpretation, and SAP payroll error resolution.
- Maintain, audit, and correct CSE timecards, including complex and high-impact corrections.
- Create new schedules and process ongoing schedule changes to support operational needs.
- Perform historical timecard corrections after payroll periods have closed.
- Interpret and explain complex pay rules.
- Create, analyze, and validate time and pay data.
- Resolve SAP workpool pay errors.
- Maintain documentation for audit and compliance purposes.
- Support & Issue Resolution.
- Respond to timekeeping and payroll support requests.
- Investigate and resolve SAP and HRWS system errors.
- Partner with payroll, HR, and field management on escalations.
- Prioritize work based on impact and payroll deadlines.
Here's what you'll get:
Pay: $29.49 / hr.
Hours: 40 hrs/Week. (1st shift).
Length: Contract (12 months).
Sound like a good fit?
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About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider—we help companies attract and retain top talent. With a legacy of experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customise visionary talent solutions that drive the business outcomes they seek. We leverage decades of experience to deliver comprehensive staffing solutions, including contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services, worldwide.
- Associate Degree.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in SAP and HRIS.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a customer-related, fast-paced role.
- This role needs good analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to clearly explain complex pay concepts to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Skills & Attributes for Success.
- Good customer focus and teamwork.
- Ability to analyze complex data and problems.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
- Good Excel and analytical skills.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.