Payroll Accounting Clerk

Aston Carter•Happy Valley, OR

2d•$27 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Payroll Accounting Specialist manages payroll processes, ensures employee information is accurate, and supports administrative tasks related to payroll, reception, purchasing, and payables. The role contributes to distributing paychecks and maintaining employee records. It is a contract-to-hire position based fully onsite in Portland, Oregon, within an engineering, construction, fabrication, and installation company.

Requirements

Proficiency in payroll processing, data entry, and accounting.
Experience with job costing and entering new employees into systems.
Ability to create timecards from job timesheets.
Familiarity with multi-state payroll and union payroll processes.
Strong customer service skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office365 applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
Experience with VoIP phone systems and office equipment such as printers, copiers, and scanners.
Understanding of job cost accounting principles.
Associate degree focused in accounting or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Navision accounting software.
Experience with Microsoft Navision Attain accounting system.
Experience in union workplace payroll.

Responsibilities

Review union dispatch and I-9 forms for regulatory compliance.
Enter new employees into the system and verify existing employee information.
Create timecards from job timesheets, enter time into journals, and reconcile entries to job timesheets.
Assist with distributing paychecks by mail, courier, and FedEx.
Provide backup support to the Payroll Administrator during vacations and to balance workloads.
Provide tier 2 queue coverage for incoming calls in the reception area.
Contact vendors to obtain final invoices for Purchase Orders when jobs are completed.
Verify rental returns and confirm invoices for Purchase Orders.
Assist Accounts Payable with invoice entry during busy periods.

Benefits

100% paid health, dental, and vision premiums for employees and their families, as described in the work environment.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage.
401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available.
Voluntary life insurance and AD&D for employees and dependents.
Short- and long-term disability.
Health Spending Account (HSA).
Transportation benefits.
Employee Assistance Program.
Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave.
Healthcare plan with a low deductible and maximum out-of-pocket costs for co-insurance.