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Payroll Specialist
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A Payroll Specialist manages the financial and accounting work involved in processing payroll for a company or organization. Manages employee benefits programs and payroll deductions, or assists with evaluating compensation levels for different job categories and titles.
$50,524 / year median in Ohio
-10% projected decline
Job Description
Start building your career with us Stevens Construction, founded in 1919, and Eddie Painton and Associates, started in 1915, merged in 1970 to form STEVENS Painton Corporation. Over the years, STEVENS has evolved from a highway bridge builder, excavation contractor to a significant player in wastewater treatment plants to heavy industrial construction. In 1991, the company added CDMG , a multi-disciplined engineering firm that provides custom industrial design solutions to companies throughout the country. We provide service to our clients throughout the surrounding areas of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, and Michigan. STEVENS specializes in heavy rigging, civil concrete, earthwork, demolition, and excavation. We also have expertise in structural steel erection, mechanical equipment setting and alignment, construction management, and plant maintenance, including shutdown and turnaround services. As a sole-source provider of design/build services, we have effectively merged outstanding technical, engineering, construction, and management expertise to better enable our clients, large and small, to overcome their most challenging project obstacles. When you choose to work at STEVENS, you aren't choosing a job. You're choosing your career where you get to create the world. At STEVENS , you are building the community you work in. Be a part of a company that is making the world a better place, one day at a time, one project at a time. Payroll Specialist Stevens Engineers & Constructors has an excellent opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Payroll Specialist to become a member of the Cleveland Operations Team. This individual will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of multi-craft union payroll information. The ideal candidate will be results driven, have a client focus approach and will work well independently and as part of the project team. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Process weekly payroll transactions for union employees. Process payroll information (e.g., new hires, re-hires, layoffs, address changes, changes to tax withholdings, etc.). Process time and equipment adjustments. Uploading and processing of daily field timesheets (responsibility of Payroll Generalist if applicable). Provide assistance to Payroll Specialists in other divisions. Maintain accurate records and prepare reports as needed. Resolve issues and answer payroll-related questions. Assist in obtaining updated rate sheets and reporting forms from locals. Assemble and provide new hire packets for job sites (responsibility of Payroll Generalist if applicable). E-Verify all new employees and re-hires (responsibility of Payroll Generalist if applicable). Collect and file new hire documents (responsibility of Payroll Generalist if applicable). Assist Payroll Manager in audits throughout the year as needed. Ensure compliance with relevant laws and internal policies. Keep current with union labor agreement, rates, and State and Federal basic labor laws. Maintaining confidential information by adhering to legal and ethical standards. Required Skills Knowledge of business finance including accounting principles and practices. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to manage multiple projects or assignments at one time and ability to multi-task. Excellent research and problem-solving skills. Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining compliance and regulatory standards. Provide a balanced and common-sense approach to routine and complex issues. Work well while under pressure or in stressful situations. Must have proficient computer skills Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and become familiar with payroll software and systems. Equal Opportunity Employer Stevens Engineers & Constructors, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, marital status, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic or category. We are proud to be a Drug Free Workplace that places Safety First!