Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities

• Payroll Processing
• Process and reconcile bi-weekly or semi-monthly payroll within company payroll and timekeeping systems
• Review employee timesheets for completeness, proper approvals, and compliance with company policies
• Avoid inaccurate allocation of regular, overtime, and premium pay to the correct project codes
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements, including multi-state taxation
• Timekeeping & Labor Reporting
• Ensure all employee timesheets are submitted and approved according to company deadlines
• Monitor compliance with project-based time reporting standards to support accurate job costing and billing
• Review labor distribution reports to confirm hours are charged to appropriate projects and cost categories
• Aid Project Managers and Project Accountants with labor corrections and reclassifications
• Support month-end close by ensuring labor postings are accurate and reconciled

Qualifications

• Educational Background
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred
• Equivalent professional experience will be considered
• Experience
• 4+ years of payroll or accounting experience
• Experience in an Architecture/Engineering or professional services firm strongly preferred
• Experience with project-based timekeeping and labor costing systems preferred