Payroll Specialist
About The Position
William Charles Construction, a MasTec Company, is currently hiring a Payroll Specialist in our Rockford, IL office. The Payroll Specialist performs a wide variety of record keeping and payroll processing activities. Duties may include auditing timekeeping records for accuracy and compliance, calculating wage payments, processing a weekly payroll, filing tax reports, completing union reporting, processing garnishment and child support orders and reconciling payroll journal entries. Company Overview: With more than a century of exceptional work on our resume, William Charles Construction remains guided by the pursuit of excellence. Our “Do it Right the First Time” work ethic has been the cornerstone of our business philosophy since 1892. With our broad background in heavy civil construction, environmental management and mining and materials production, we have the expertise to help our customers complete their most complex projects. MasTec’s Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) segment generates over $4 billion in annual revenue, providing construction services across industrial, renewables and infrastructure sectors. Our industrial expertise includes building products manufacturers, decarbonization, power generation facilities, manufacturing plants and mining. In infrastructure, we specialize in general heavy civil construction, underground utilities, structures, electrical work, material production, roadways, bridges, specialty pavement overlays, environmental projects and commercial buildings. Our renewables sector focuses on solar, wind and battery storage. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture and influence everything we do. MasTec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years. With over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide, we provide flexibility and career growth in dynamic work environments.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- 3+ years union payroll processing experience in multi-company, multi-state environment
- Knowledge of Payroll processes and computer skills especially Microsoft Excel
- Good communication skills
- Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial information
- Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning payroll and financial issues
- Understanding of union environment
Nice To Haves
- Associates degree in accounting preferred
Responsibilities
- Reconciles timesheet data
- Updates employee information
- Union Benefit submissions and reporting completed timely & accurate
- Reviews weekly Payroll Register for reasonableness
- Process Garnishments - entered and paid timely & accurately
- Process check deposits and wire transfers
- Assist with Distribution of weekly pay checks/stubs
- Monitors and maintains multi-state tax compliance and reporting
- Assists jobsite with payroll questions
- Other duties assigned by supervisor
Benefits
- Compensation - $24.00- $26.00/hour, commensurate with experience
- 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) - coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children
- Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave
- Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment
- Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage
- Emergency Travel Assistance Program
- Group legal plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
