Payroll Assistant

About the role

Join a stable, growing organization supporting large workforce projects. Gain hands-on experience with union payroll and specialized pay requirements. Work in a high-impact role that directly supports payroll accuracy and compliance. Exposure to large employee populations and complex timekeeping processes. Opportunity to collaborate with field leadership and payroll teams across multiple projects.

Location: North Bergen, NJ

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, and review employee timesheets from multiple foremen and project sites.
• Enter and verify timekeeping data from both electronic and paper-based records.
• Assist with union payroll adjustments, including holiday pay and other contract-specific earnings.
• Track employee hours across multiple projects to ensure accurate payroll processing.
• Coordinate with field teams and payroll personnel to resolve discrepancies and missing information.

Qualifications

• Prior payroll, timekeeping, or payroll support experience a plus.
• Experience reviewing high volumes of data.
• Strong follow up skills.
• Comfortable speaking to employees via phone and email.
• Knowledge of union payroll or construction payroll processes a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll/timekeeping systems.

Pay

$30-37 per hour

Schedule

7am-4pm or 8am-5pm, fully on site