Certified Payroll Specialist

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Job description

Pay Rate: Up to $39.00/hour

1 st Shift: 8:00am-5:00pm

6-Month Contract to Permanent Placement

The Certified Payroll Specialist is responsible in supporting projects requiring certified payroll and prevailing wages within region/business unit, as well as maintaining electronic certified payroll compliance system and assist with project site audits, subcontractor understanding, and compliance for prevailing wages.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitor certified payroll for both internal self-perform projects and external subcontractors.

Gather, review and input employee pay and project hours data for certified payroll.

Maintain all Labor Compliance and Certified Payroll documents throughout project in a timely and efficient manner.

Understanding of certified payroll requirements for federal, state, and local regulations.

Interact via verbal and/or correspondence with general contractors to satisfy labor compliance requirements.

Review and verify payroll records, benefit statements, and apprenticeship paperwork to determine compliance with applicable rules and regulations.

Proficiency with using the DOL website and/or software for Certified Payroll reporting.

Prepare Fringe Benefit Statements.

Liaison between project managers, HRBP's, customers, and operation managers for multiple projects.

Responds to requests from the DIR and general contractors regarding missing and/or revised documentation to ensure compliance.

Review payrolls to minimize audits, underpayments, fines, and penalties if applicable.

Investigate complaints of noncompliance with prevailing wage payments, benefit payments, and apprenticeship violations; takes written or recorded statements to establish facts; compiles reports, records.

Monitor and stay abreast of any Certified payroll laws and regulations changes.

Complete special projects as requested.

Ensures compliance with city & county specific to prevailing wage and labor compliance requirements.

Position Requirements:

A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Certified Payroll & Labor Compliance Specialist is preferred.

Proficient with prevailing wages reporting websites.

Extensive understanding of Labor Compliance policies, procedures, and practices.

In depth understanding of the David-Bacon related act.

Experience performing audits on certified payroll documents.

Experience calculating fines/penalties regarding audits; Experience analyzing documents using critical thinking

Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills

Must possess a strong working knowledge of computer programs such as Excel, Word and Outlook.

Must be able to complete tasks with little or no supervision

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