Job Details


Accounting/Finance


Payroll Specialist  Schenectady, NY  Posted: 3/31/2026
Job Description

Job ID#:

5179

Job Category:

Accounting/Finance


Payroll Specialist

Location: Schenectady, NY
 Salary: $65,000 - $75,000
 Type: Full-Time | Onsite

A growing construction-related organization is seeking a detail-driven Payroll Specialist to manage weekly payroll for both field and office employees. This role is essential to ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Responsibilities

  • Process complex weekly payroll using multiple payroll systems
  • Review and reconcile timesheets, earnings, deductions, and net pay
  • Apply union pay rules, overtime, double time, and prevailing wage requirements
  • Prepare and submit certified payroll and compliance reports
  • Maintain employee payroll records, direct deposits, deductions, and tax data
  • Support union reporting, fringe benefits, and retirement contributions

 
Job Requirements

 

Qualifications

  • 3?5+ years of payroll experience, preferably in construction or union environments
  • Strong knowledge of certified payroll and prevailing wage requirements
  • Experience with enterprise payroll systems
  • Advanced Excel skills and exceptional attention to detail

 

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