Payroll Specialist
Job Description
Build Your Career with PDS Tech Commercial as a Payroll Specialist!
Make an Impact Behind the Scenes of the Construction Industry
Location: Appleton, WI (onsite) | Schedule: 8am to 5pm | Pay: $23- $25/hour | Start: ASAP | Contract Length: 12 months to start
PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the construction industry to hire a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist. In this critical role, you'll ensure employees are paid accurately and on time while supporting compliance with union payroll regulations and government reporting requirements. As a Payroll Specialist, you'll play a key role in supporting payroll operations for union employees by ensuring accuracy, compliance, and exceptional service. Your responsibilities passionate about payroll, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy solving complex challenges, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
What You'll Do
As a Payroll Specialist, you'll play a key role in supporting payroll operations for union employees by ensuring accuracy, compliance, and exceptional service. Your responsibilities will include:
Coordinate with field management to collect and review union new hire paperwork, ensuring all documentation is complete and accurate.
Create and maintain union employee records in the ERP system, including employment status changes, severance, terminations, and disciplinary updates.
Review field time entry reports to identify and resolve discrepancies involving hours worked, union classifications, pay classes, and per diem before payroll processing.
Process weekly union payroll and off-cycle payrolls by importing and validating time data, ensuring accurate calculation of wages, deductions, garnishments, union liabilities, and taxes.
Prepare and reconcile monthly union remittances, submit payment requests, and ensure payments are made accurately to the appropriate benefit funds.
Generate payroll and compliance reports, verify data accuracy, and resolve discrepancies.
Respond promptly to employee and management inquiries related to union payroll.
Submit required new hire reports to state agencies.
Process child support orders and other court-ordered payroll deductions.
Support payroll compliance and maintain accurate business records.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or GED.
Minimum of three years of payroll experience.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Advanced Excel skills with the ability to manipulate and analyze payroll data.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience processing union construction payroll.
Construction payroll experience.
Experience working with Oracle or other enterprise ERP/payroll systems.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you're an experienced payroll professional who enjoys working in a dynamic environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, compliant payroll, we want to hear from you. Apply today and discover how PDS Tech Commercial can help you build the next chapter of your career.
Pay Details: $23.00 to $25.00 per hour
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 California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
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