Payroll Manager - Electrical Contracting

Enterprise Electrical is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead our payroll operations and ensure the accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and integrity of payroll for our growing field and office workforce.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer
, the Payroll Manager will oversee payroll for hourly craft employees, salaried personnel, and employees working across multiple projects, locations, and jurisdictions. This position serves as a key technical resource for payroll compliance, wage and hour requirements, prevailing wages, certified payroll, per diem, supplemental pay, payroll taxation, and related reporting.

The Payroll Manager will work closely with Human Resources, Benefits, Accounting, Operations, and project leadership to resolve complex payroll matters, maintain accurate job costing and financial reporting, and continuously improve payroll systems, controls, and processes.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical payroll expertise, sound judgment, a high level of confidentiality, and proven leadership experience in a complex, high-volume environment.
Construction or electrical contracting industry experience is highly preferred.

• Lead all regular and off-cycle payroll processes, including payroll schedules, workflow assignments, payroll register reviews, exceptions, funding requirements, and corrections.
• Validate time records, approvals, employee changes, pay rates, project assignments, overtime, deductions, and other payroll inputs prior to processing.
• Oversee payroll for employees working across multiple projects, locations, and jurisdictions, including multiple pay rates and proper allocation of labor costs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state wage and hour requirements, including overtime, compensable time, authorized deductions, final pay, and payroll recordkeeping.
• Monitor changes in payroll laws, tax requirements, agency guidance, and project-specific requirements and incorporate changes into payroll procedures and systems.
• Review prevailing wage determinations and project payroll requirements, including worker classifications, wage rates, apprentice requirements, and fringe benefit obligations.
• Oversee certified payroll reporting, reconciliation, submission, corrections, and supporting documentation.
• Validate fringe benefit credits and cash payments in lieu of benefits for prevailing wage projects.
• Administer and review per diem, travel allowances, mileage, lodging reimbursements, and other field-related allowances.
• Oversee supplemental pay, including shift differentials, project premiums, incentive payments, bonuses, retroactive pay, and other approved earnings.
• Ensure timely payroll tax deposits, quarterly and annual filings, W-2 preparation, corrections, and payroll tax reconciliations.
• Oversee deductions and remittances related to benefits, retirement contributions, garnishments, and other authorized deductions.
• Maintain strong payroll internal controls, segregation of duties, approval authority, system access, audit trails, and confidential employee records.
• Reconcile payroll totals, liabilities, general ledger entries, and job cost allocations while supporting month-end and year-end close activities.
• Partner with Accounting and project teams regarding subcontractor certified payroll documentation and compliance requirements.
• Lead payroll system administration and integrations across payroll, HRIS, timekeeping, accounting, and related platforms.
• Investigate employee payroll concerns, communicate findings, complete approved corrections, and identify solutions that prevent recurring issues.
• Coordinate payroll audits and respond to agency, customer, or internal requests for payroll documentation.
• Develop payroll procedures, cross-training, and…