Payroll Specialist

A well-known, large construction company is looking to hire a Payroll Specialist to join their rapidly expanding team. This is "One of the Best Companies to Work for" in Austin with outstanding career growth/mentorship, benefits, very generous bonuses & amazing culture. This is a big firm yet very family-oriented with both a fun and professional culture. This role supports multi-rate and job-costed labor, union and/or prevailing wage compliance, and close coordination with project management and accounting to ensure proper labor distribution, deductions, and reporting.

This position is fully onsite in South Austin.

• Review, validate, and key weekly timecards for field crews and shop employees
• Follow up on missing or incorrect data
• Enter new hires into the payroll system accurately and completely, including pay rates, deductions, direct deposit, and tax setup
• Ensure labor is properly allocated to jobs/cost codes for job costing
• Coordinate corrections with project managers and accounting
• Maintain employee pay profiles including multiple rates, union classifications, fringes, deductions, garnishments, and direct deposit
• Respond to employee pay questions and resolve routine issues with attention to confidentiality
• Support the payroll team during weekly payroll close, month-end, and year-end tasks as directed
• Maintain organized records and documentation in line with retention requirements
• Support continuous improvement of payroll processes and controls; document procedures and participate in system upgrades/testing

• 2-4 years of hands-on payroll processing experience
• Construction or field-employee payroll a plus
• Working knowledge of basic payroll concepts: pay rates, deductions, garnishments, taxes, and direct deposit
• Proficiency with payroll or timekeeping software; comfortable in Excel (sorting, filters, basic lookups)
• Preferred:
  Experience with Viewpoint Vista or a similar construction ERP/payroll system
• Familiarity with job costing or labor distribution

Salary ranges $60K-$65K, DOE with phenomenal benefits, career growth, company events, profit sharing and more!