Senior Payroll Specialist
CFS
Vernon Hills, Illinois, US
About the Role
Senior Payroll Specialist
Privately held construction industry client has a new permanent opportunity for a Senior Payroll Specialist due to growth. Company works throughout the US and they are recognized as an industry leader in their sector. The Senior Payroll Specialist will be part of a larger team dedicated to company wide payroll. Company promotes from within, offers a strong promotion track, great benefits, long term employees and is seeing strong business growth.
Approximate Salary of 85,000 - 105,000 + Bonus
Responsibilities of the Senior Payroll Specialist:
Ideal Experience for the Senior Payroll Specialist Role:
Highlights of the Senior Payroll Specialist position:
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Privately held construction industry client has a new permanent opportunity for a Senior Payroll Specialist due to growth. Company works throughout the US and they are recognized as an industry leader in their sector. The Senior Payroll Specialist will be part of a larger team dedicated to company wide payroll. Company promotes from within, offers a strong promotion track, great benefits, long term employees and is seeing strong business growth.
Approximate Salary of 85,000 - 105,000 + Bonus
Responsibilities of the Senior Payroll Specialist:
- Assist leading team processing and reviewing payroll, completing checks, direct deposits, and union allocations
- Assist with creating, maintaining and reviews of employee information including compensation, deductions, and status changes
- Responsible for retirement contribution processes, including 401(k) and communicating accurate data to financial institutions and third-parties
- Handle employment verifications, garnishments, multi-state and local tax requirement to ensure compliance
- Assist with payroll tax returns and W-2s
- Point of contact for employees for payroll discrepancies, union benefit calculations, tax withholdings, etc.
- Assist with improvements to payroll processes, systems, and internal controls
- Assist with guidance and mentoring of payroll staff
Ideal Experience for the Senior Payroll Specialist Role:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5+ years of high volume payroll experience
- Engineering, construction, industrial services, manufacturing and/or related industry a plus
- Union payroll experience
- Experience with payroll tax filing
- Strong systems experience
Highlights of the Senior Payroll Specialist position:
- Advancement opportunities, promotes from within
- 401K, Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance
- Company is growing, has lots of long term employees
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Responsibilities
- Assist leading team processing and reviewing payroll, completing checks, direct deposits, and union allocations
- Handle employment verifications, garnishments, multi-state and local tax requirement to ensure compliance
- Assist with payroll tax returns and W-2s
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years of high volume payroll experience
- Union payroll experience
Benefits
401K
Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
Required Skills
payroll processing
tax compliance
W-2s
union deductions
employee data management
Keywords
senior payroll
construction payroll
payroll tax
multi-state payroll
union payroll
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