Payroll Assistant - Minneapolis, MN

Sir-Lines-A-Lot•Minneapolis, MN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Sir Lines-A-Lot provides traffic control and pavement markings on roads and parking lot. We take pride in the quality of our work, value the safety of our employees, and work with integrity as a team. We currently have offices in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Iowa. This position will be in person at our Minneapolis office with the ability to train and work out of our St. Michael office as needed. This position reports to the Payroll Lead and is primarily responsible for assisting in weekly payroll and certified payroll processing and reporting. It requires tracking of payroll details to ensure employees are paid correctly each week, generating, and validating certified payroll reports, and responding to inquiries by employees, prime contractors or government contracts.

Requirements

High School education or equivalent
Regular attendance in the office required
4+ years of experience in processing payroll
2+ years of experience with certified payroll reporting preferred
High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook

Nice To Haves

associate or bachelor's degree preferred
Highway or construction office experience preferred

Responsibilities

Assist with the timely completion of weekly payroll for approximately 150+ employees
Review timecards for accuracy and work with employees to make necessary adjustments
Ensure copies of all payroll reports and backup for payroll are available and accurate
Maintain the employee benefit tracking spreadsheet for Warning Lite employees
Determine calculation of PW-COP employer rate, updating as employee's benefit elections change, and coordinate with the corporate office
Enter prevailing wage schedules into the COINS system and identify the correct rate for each prevailing wage job
Learn all methods of submitting certified payroll reports for all states (Aashtoware, WI CPR site, LCP Tracker, and MNDOT form via email), submit payroll reports weekly for the previous week's work
Maintain certified payroll tracking spreadsheet so the status of each report is known at any time
Maintain all correspondence with employees, prime contractors and government contacts regarding payroll and certified payroll reports
Monitor the payroll email and respond to/resolve each item in a timely manner
Resolve any discrepancies on payroll or certified payroll reports
Support HR with onboarding of new hires as needed
Assist with EEO reporting guidelines
Assist with recruiting efforts, yearly benefit enrollment and drug screening as needed
Learn all necessary functions to provide backup for the Payroll Lead