Payroll Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Process payroll for ~120 employees, including hourly, salaried, and overtime-eligible staff
  
• Accurately calculate overtime, shift differentials, on-call pay, travel time, commissions, bonuses, and prevailing wage where applicable
  
• Review and validate timecards submitted by field technicians and service teams
  
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws
  
• Manage payroll deductions including benefits, garnishments, and taxes
  
• Maintain employee payroll records, rate changes, and job costing data
  
• Coordinate with HR on new hires, terminations, status changes, and benefits deductions
  
• Reconcile payroll reports and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
  
• Support year-end payroll activities including W-2 processing and audits
  
• Respond to employee payroll questions and provide excellent internal customer service
  
• Assist with workers’ compensation reporting, union reporting (if applicable), and labor audits
  
• Partner with accounting to ensure accurate general ledger postings