Senior Payroll Specialist

The Senior Payroll Specialist serves as the point of contact for the payroll team and works alongside the Payroll Manager to ensure that the payroll team accurately issues pay to employees in accordance with established practices and guidelines. Performs various payroll-related duties as outlined.

Main Job Tasks & Responsibilities

• Serves as the team’s point of contact regarding questions


• Communicates employee concerns and suggestions to the manager


• Performs data entry and reconciles timesheets


• Processes child support and garnishments


• Processes and file all weekly, monthly, quarterly, city and school taxes


• Pays weekly federal and state payroll taxes


• Communicate with internal departments to obtain necessary information


• Sorts and mails paychecks


• Tracks/processes payment and reports on per diem


• Processes unemployment claims and taxes


• Assists with audit preparation


• Assists with and processes union fringe payments


• Enters and processes union raises


• Assists with and/or completes check runs and reporting


• Covers the work duties of the Payroll Manager when the manager is away from the office


• Other tasks as assigned 

Skills & Requirements

• Understanding of various union policies and procedures


• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications


• Strong communication, customer service, and organizational skills

Education & Experience

• Minimum high school diploma 


• Comparable and/or actual progressive experience working in a construction-based payroll department

Physical Demands 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity

The Beaver Companies provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.