Payroll Accountant

Rosendin•San Jose, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Rosendin offers meaningful career growth opportunities for both recent graduates and seasoned professionals, providing a true sense of ownership as employees work with a proven industry leader on high-profile projects. The company, established over 100 years ago, is one of the largest employee-owned electrical contractors in the United States, fostering a culture of integrity, empowerment, diversity, and shared success. Employees benefit from competitive compensation, full benefits, and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The Field Payroll Accountant is specifically responsible for establishing and maintaining payroll tables to control pay rates and fringe benefit rates in accordance with union agreements.

Requirements

Accounting, 10-key, and data entry skills are required
Proficient in using a computer and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access etc.)
Prioritize and manage multiple tasks, changing priorities as necessary
Work under pressure and adapt to changing requirements with a positive attitude
Oral and written communication skills as required for the position
Self-motivated, proactive and an effective team player
Interact effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, both management and staff alike, vendors, clients, and others
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline
Minimum 5 years’ work experience with a union employer

Nice To Haves

Oracle preferred
American Payroll Association (APA) membership is desirable

Responsibilities

Assist with processing monthly fringe benefit reporting, transmittals, and payments to all unions.
Assist in Prevailing Wage reporting and audits.
Reconcile Fringe Benefit accruals against payments and GL.
Interpret union contracts and process the upload of union rate & fringe changes.
Keep alert for Prevailing Wage/Certified Payroll requirements and process appropriate set-ups.
Set-up new union job and fringe structures in Oracle.
Work with trust funds on monthly reporting requirements.
Set-up and maintain fringe reporting requirements in Access.
Process Certified Payroll, both online and paper copies.
Work with other departments to correct and re-file certified payrolls as needed.
Implement and maintain union portability accruals, payments, and payroll deductions for out-of- area agreements.
Responsible for timely and accurate process of union fringe benefit transmittals.
Reconcile monthly fringe accruals and payments to general ledger.
Implement procedures to correct union accrual/payment variances.
Comply with government statistical reporting and wage surveys.
Maintain Company assigned vehicles log in employee payroll master file and ensure accurate taxability is applied to personnel.
Address processes that need streamlining or automation.
Scan and index union contracts and update details into an imaging system.