Payroll Assistant
Position Location: North Bergen, NJ
Schedule: 7am-4pm or 8am-5pm, fully on site
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
- Join a stable, growing organization supporting large workforce projects.
- Gain hands-on experience with union payroll and specialized pay requirements.
- Work in a high-impact role that directly supports payroll accuracy and compliance.
- Exposure to large employee populations and complex timekeeping processes.
- Opportunity to collaborate with field leadership and payroll teams across multiple projects.
Target Compensation: $30-37 per hour commensurate with experience
Key Responsibilities for the Payroll Assistant:
- Collect, organize, and review employee timesheets from multiple foremen and project sites.
- Enter and verify timekeeping data from both electronic and paper-based records.
- Assist with union payroll adjustments, including holiday pay and other contract-specific earnings.
- Track employee hours across multiple projects to ensure accurate payroll processing.
- Coordinate with field teams and payroll personnel to resolve discrepancies and missing information.
Qualifications for the Payroll Assistant:
- Prior payroll, timekeeping, or payroll support experience a plus.
- Experience reviewing high volumes of data
- Strong follow up skills
- Comfortable speaking to employees via phone and email
- Knowledge of union payroll or construction payroll processes a plus.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll/timekeeping systems.
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