Hire the Best Payroll Specialists in California

I’m Jeremiah Headley, a Certified Public Bookkeeper (CPB) and Certified Payroll Specialist (CPS) with 10+ years of hands on experience in bookkeeping, payroll, and payroll tax. I’m the person behind the work. When I take on a client, I’m the one actually getting into the books, tracing transactions, reconciling accounts, rebuilding records, and figuring out what went wrong. I primarily work with service based businesses, including contractors, construction companies, consultants, professional services, agencies, marketing and media, beauty and wellness, fitness, restaurants, hospitality, private education, in home support, and other service businesses. A lot of the work I do involves businesses where the financial records have gotten messy over time. Books are behind, accounts don’t reconcile, payroll doesn’t match, QuickBooks has gotten out of hand, or nobody can really explain what happened. That’s where I do my best work. I handle bookkeeping, historical reconstruction, reconciliations, QuickBooks, payroll, payroll reconstruction, federal and state payroll tax filings, multi state payroll compliance, financial reporting, and financial system setup. I’ve personally handled payroll environments with hundreds of employees and worked through payroll situations across multiple states, including California, North Carolina, and Puerto Rico. I’m pretty straightforward about how I work. I don’t believe bookkeeping is just entering transactions and calling it a day. The accounts need to reconcile, payroll needs to tie out, filings need to line up with the underlying records, and the financials need to actually tell the truth about what happened. And if something is wrong, I want to know why it’s wrong. That’s the part of the work I enjoy. Digging into the mess, figuring it out, and getting everything back in order. I’m not interested in making things look fixed. I want them actually fixed.

Need payroll that goes out accurately and on time, every cycle? That is what we do best. At PayAdvisors, you are not hiring one freelancer. You are bringing on a full payroll and HR team that owns the whole process, from running each pay run to staying ahead of tax filings and multi-state compliance. We work inside the systems you already use, so nothing skips a beat during the transition. Our team includes former ADP specialists and PHR and SHRM-CP certified HR pros with decades of combined experience. We support clients on ADP Workforce Now, Gusto, Paylocity, and Rippling, and we are comfortable with the cases that trip up most providers, like California final pay rules and multi-state setups. Payroll is our core focus. When you need it, we also cover the full HR side: onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration, policy guidance, employee relations, and compliance audits. One team, one point of contact, everything handled under one roof. Whether you want to hand off payroll completely or add backup to your current setup, we make the switch seamless and keep it that way. Send a message and we can set up a quick call to map out exactly what you need.

💼 Certified ProAdvisor Bookkeeper | Property Management and HR Accounting Expert Hi there. I’m Christine, a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor Bookkeeper and Licensed Tax Preparer with more than 10 years of full cycle accounting experience and eight years of HR and payroll expertise. I have supported small businesses, property management companies, nonprofits, and service based organizations by keeping their financials clean, accurate, and easy to understand. While I am new to Upwork and just beginning my journey here, I am determined, motivated, and a true go getter. I bring strong commitment and reliability to every client partnership, and I am excited to build long term relationships on this platform. Here is what I can help you with: ✅ Full cycle bookkeeping including accounts receivable, accounts payable, reconciliations, and journal entries ✅ Monthly financial statements, budgeting, and cash flow management ✅ Property management accounting in Buildium, AppFolio, and QuickBooks ✅ Payroll processing in Gusto, ADP, Paychex and support with benefits administration ✅ Tax preparation for Schedule C, 1065, and 1120 along with compliance reporting ✅ HR support including onboarding, employee records, and improving internal processes Tools I use daily include QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Buildium, AppFolio, Bill.com, Gusto, ADP, QuickBooks Time, Vagaro, Meevo, and Excel. I genuinely enjoy helping business owners feel confident in their numbers so they can focus on growth while I handle the financial details. Whether you need ongoing bookkeeping, a full cleanup or catch up, property management accounting, or combined accounting and HR support, I will treat your business with accuracy, transparency, and care. Let’s make your financials make sense and look great doing it.

QBO & QBD Expert! I am providing all-inclusive accounting and virtual business solutions with over 28 years of professional corporate and government experience while often at the same time serving over 300 private clients with complex accounting, tax preparation, financial analysis, loan navigations, full-charge bookkeeping, human resources, administration, and business development. I have an established reputation and an impressive client list from various industries, including film, entertainment, construction, e-commerce, restaurant, retail, IT, professional sports, imports, interior design, and a host of other industries. Additionally, I have established and published credentials on IMDB. Recent clients include working as an Accounting Manager for over a year for a company that owned an interior design business, custom imports, thirteen commercial properties, and a host of other real estate investment properties. I was responsible for handling and maintaining the day to day finances for all businesses, preparing and reviewing appropriate ledger entries, reconciliations, journal entries, moving money across entities, bank loans and lending instruments, payroll, real estate contracts, liability, and loss insurance, maintaining the general ledger systems, preparing financial statements, year-end loan compliances, worker's compensation, employee benefits, regulatory reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cashflows, and special projects as needed. Another recent client where I fulfilled the role as an Accountant for a boutique-style real estate, development, and construction company. In this role, I was primarily responsible for preparing tax returns for all three businesses, requesting and recording bank draws, preparing loan documents, monthly lender compliances and reporting, payroll, vendor deliverable management, monitoring spending and budgets, auditing and analyzing financial performance, financial forecasting, and risk analysis, advising on how to reduce costs and increase profits, compiling and presenting financial and budget reports, ensure that financial statements and records comply with laws and regulations, keeping account books and systems up to date, and improving processes, automating systems while increasing quality, and productivity. My educational background is vast and constantly evolving. It includes: BA Communications Central University N.C. BA Accounting Central University N.C. Double Major QuickBooks Certified Human Resource Certified & Compliant IRS Certified Professional Preparer My professional background and constant evolvement ensure that I'm up to date with the latest technological advances, laws, and compliances; you'll receive quality work, experience, professionalism, loyalty, and excellent command of the English language, including written, verbal, and comprehension.