Payroll Specialist

Contract-to-Hire Opportunity in Cincinnati, OH

Robert Half is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist for a contract-to-hire opportunity with a growing and well-established organization. This role is ideal for a payroll professional with 1-2 years of experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and exceptional employee support.

• Enter new hire information into the payroll system and verify all required employment documentation.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee payroll records.
• Audit timekeeping records to ensure compliance with company policies, government regulations, and union requirements, when applicable.
• Manually enter time and attendance information for jobs not utilizing automated timekeeping systems.
• Process payroll accurately and timely based on established payroll cycles.
• Research and process payroll adjustments, corrections, shortages, and off-cycle payments.
• Verify and process vacation, sick, holiday, and other paid time off requests.
• Ensure compliance with overtime rules, prevailing wage requirements, union rates, and other special pay structures.
• Process garnishments, tax levies, unemployment claims, certified payrolls, and other payroll-related transactions.
• Prepare and maintain payroll reports, including CIP reporting and employment verifications.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and resolve discrepancies in a timely and professional manner.
• Support payroll audits and assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end payroll activities.

• 1-2 years of payroll processing experience required.
• Associate degree or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Understanding of payroll regulations, wage and hour laws, and payroll compliance requirements.
• Experience with garnishments, certified payroll reporting, and prevailing wage payroll is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll software systems.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

• Multi-state payroll processing.
• Union payroll administration.
• Payroll audits and compliance reporting.
• HRIS, payroll, and timekeeping software systems.

If you have payroll experience, enjoy working with numbers, and thrive in a detail-driven environment, we encourage you to apply today.