Payroll and Benefits Manager

Reeder General Contractors•River Oaks, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Reeder General Contractors, we are driven by a clear mission: to provide opportunity and add value to the lives of the people we work with. We accomplish this by delivering purpose-driven construction services rooted in a safety-first approach, servant leadership, family values, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Simply put, our mission is to Make People Better—our employees, our partners, and the communities we serve. Payroll is REEDER's largest recurring cash outflow and a direct input to job cost, WIP, and quarterly financials. This position consolidates payroll, labor cost allocation, and benefits administration under one accountable person.

Requirements

5+ years payroll experience, with at least 2 years owning full-cycle payroll.
Multi-state payroll and payroll tax compliance experience.
Working knowledge of benefits administration and 401(k) plan operations.
Proficiency in payroll and HRIS platforms; BambooHR experience preferred.
Advanced Excel; comfortable reconciling to a general ledger.
Demonstrated discretion with confidential compensation data.

Nice To Haves

Construction or project-based industry experience.
Certified payroll and prevailing wage reporting experience.
CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or SHRM-CP / CEBS.
Experience supporting month-end and quarter-end close.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end multi-state payroll processing, funding, and reconciliation for all employees.
Maintain payroll master data in BambooHR and the accounting system; own the integration between them.
Own payroll tax deposits, quarterly 941s, state filings, W-2s, and year-end close.
Own certified payroll, prevailing wage, and Davis-Bacon reporting for public work.
Maintain payroll controls: segregation of duties, approval routing, off-cycle and change documentation.
Allocate labor, burden, and payroll-driven overhead to jobs and cost codes each cycle.
Reconcile labor cost between payroll, job cost, and the general ledger before close.
Deliver payroll and burden inputs to month-end and quarter-end close on a published calendar.
Support workers' comp audits, general liability audits, and union or agency reporting.
Administer health, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) day to day; own enrollments, changes, and terminations.
Support HR through open enrollment and insurance renewals; own the census, cost modeling, and carrier data.
Reconcile all benefit invoices to payroll deductions monthly and resolve variances.
Own 401(k) funding, census, and annual audit or 5500 support.
Maintain ACA, COBRA, FMLA, and leave tracking compliance.
Maintain the compensation band structure and keep employee placement current.
Administer the bonus program: eligibility, calculation, cadence, funding, and payout.
Support the CEO on compensation strategy, market benchmarking, and band adjustments.
Administer the executive phantom stock plan: participant records, valuation inputs, vesting schedules, statements, and payout tracking under CEO and Controller direction.
Maintain confidentiality and documentation standards for all executive compensation records.