Accounting Clerk & Payroll Administrator

About Us

Serving both public and private clients in Nassau and Suffolk counties, we offer complete electrical maintenance, renovation, and new construction. Our project experience covers a wide range of commercial environments, industrial facilities, and transportation systems.

Welsbach Electric Corp. of L.I. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly traded EMCOR Group Inc. EMCOR is the world’s leading provider of mechanical and electrical services. Welsbach Electric Corp. of L.I. provides complete electrical construction and preventative maintenance services to commercial and industrial businesses, schools, and municipal organizations in Nassau and Suffolk counties. With strategic footholds in the transportation and industrial markets, we have been able to capitalize on existing and emerging technologies to become one of the major electrical contractors on Long Island.

Welsbach Electric Corp. of L.I. is seeking an Accounting Clerk/Payroll Administrator who will be responsible for assisting accounting with the quick and efficient processing of payroll and accounting clerk duties. The ideal candidate must have strong analytical thinking skills, an attention to detail, and most importantly, the ability to retain confidential information. Excellent interpersonal skills, pleasant phone manners, efficient typing ability (data entry), and familiarity with payroll software.

$60,000/year - $70,000/year, Full Time, Non-Exempt, On site

Bonus eligible

• Ensures accurate and timely processing of weekly union payroll.
• Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
• Review, correct and enter time sheets into database and payroll software for multiple union employees on a weekly basis; payroll is in-house and may include printing and distribution of checks.
• Process certified payrolls accurately on a weekly basis adhering to Department of Labor guidelines.
• Process weekly submissions for union benefits, maintain awareness and adherence to union contracts.
• Familiarity with different union fringes and benefits for processing purposes.
• Generate and distribute necessary reports internally and externally.
• Gather documentation for company audits on a timely basis.
• Process and mail weekly union and payroll checks.
• Assist Human Resources with employee verifications and scanning of employee personnel files pursuant to legal requests.
• Prepare weekly labor production reports.
• Light dispatching.
• Additional assistance as needed with AR/AP data entry and processing, ad hoc accounting.
• General department administrative aid organizing/filing/processing reports and paperwork
• Assist Accounting Supervisor with departmental projects as needed.
• Maintain utmost confidentiality of company information.
• Comply with Company established policies and procedures.
• Escalate critical and/or sensitive issues to the Accounting Supervisor with recommendation for resolution.
• Perform additional assignments as required by the company or as directed by management.

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note:

Experience Preferred but Not Required

• 2 - 5 years working in a payroll capacity, preferably with other electrical construction or union contractors.
• Bachelor’s Degree or currently pursuing preferred.
• Working knowledge of the construction industry, operations management, and safety practices a plus.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines.

• Business writing and reporting skills
• Excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Time management skills – ability to meet frequent deadlines
• Strategic, analytical, and multi-tasking skills
• Attention to detail

• Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office…