Certified Payroll Specialist

Lee Hecht Harrison
  • Liberty Township, OH
  • $28–$37 Per Hour
7 days ago

Job Description

Our client, a large and growing organization in the construction industry, is seeking a Certified Payroll Specialist to support a rapidly expanding certified payroll and compliance function. This position will sit onsite in Liberty Township, OH. This role was created due to increased reporting demands, growth in prevailing wage projects, and a substantial increase in weekly certified payroll volume.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional with certified payroll, prevailing wage, and construction payroll experience who enjoys working in a compliance-focused environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and submit certified payroll reports to support prevailing wage and compliance requirements

  • Extract payroll data from payroll and ERP systems and upload information into compliance tracking platforms

  • Investigate and resolve payroll compliance notices, discrepancies, and reporting issues

  • Manage large volumes of payroll data, ensuring accuracy across multiple reporting submissions

  • Maintain compliance documentation, wage deduction records, and tracking spreadsheets

  • Assist with prevailing wage administration and ongoing certified payroll reporting requirements

Qualifications:

  • At least 2 years of certified payroll, prevailing wage, or construction payroll experience

  • Working knowledge of certified payroll compliance and reporting requirements

  • Strong Excel skills, including data manipulation and reconciliation

  • Experience working with large data sets while maintaining a high level of accuracy

  • Ability to work independently, troubleshoot issues, and meet reporting deadlines

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Pay Details: $28.00 to $37.00 per hour

Search managed by: Jessica Robbins

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Numbers & Facts

LocationLiberty Township, OH
Salary$28–$37 Per Hour

Skills

  • Constructionunmatched
  • Data Setsunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Discrepancy Reportunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched

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