Payroll Clerk

Responsibilities

• Manage weekly payroll processing for union employees, verifying pay details for accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable agreements.
• Serve as a point of contact for union-related payroll questions and coordinate effectively to address issues that affect employee pay or records.
• Provide administrative support for workers’ compensation cases, including documentation follow-up and maintenance of related files.
• Administer payroll deductions and related obligations such as benefits withholdings, garnishments, child support orders, and tax levies.
• Investigate and respond to employee inquiries involving pay, deductions, and benefit matters, ensuring issues are resolved promptly and professionally.
• Support onboarding activities for new hires by preparing payroll-related records and ensuring employee information is entered correctly.
• Aid in annual benefits enrollment by answering questions and helping process elections accurately.
• Maintain payroll system updates for employee status changes, including hires, separations, leave events, pay adjustments, and personal information updates.
• Organize and safeguard confidential personnel, payroll, and workers’ compensation records in accordance with company policies.
• Partner with contract staffing agencies to coordinate contract-to-permanent recruiting activity and track employee progress toward permanent placement.

Requirements

• Experience processing payroll from start to finish, preferably in an environment supporting 100 to 500 employees.
• Working knowledge of union payroll practices and the ability to interpret contract-related pay requirements.
• Familiarity with payroll deductions and legal withholdings, including garnishments, child support, and tax levies.
• Background in payroll administration and HR support with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency using ADP Payroll or a comparable payroll platform.
• Ability to handle sensitive employee information with discretion and maintain organized records.
• Strong communication skills to assist employees, collaborate with unions, and work with external staffing partners.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate is organized, responsive, and comfortable handling confidential information in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Confidentiality
• Communication
• Time management
• Problem-solving

Benefits

Visit roberthalf.com/benefits for more information about available benefits.

Pay

Competitive compensation and benefits are offered to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance.

Schedule

Contract/temporary professionals hired through Robert Half are eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan.