Sr Support Payroll

Augment Professional Services • Houston, TX

5d

About The Position

As we accelerates its HR transformation to maintain market leadership, The Senior Prevailing Wage Associate supports payroll accuracy and compliance by administering, validating, and preparing HR and payroll-impacting data in advance of payroll execution. This role is critical to strengthening compliance, improving payroll data quality, and enabling a more specialized, scalable, and proactive HR service delivery model.

Requirements

• Must be very professional and poised. Please provide candidates with previous Leadership or Senior level experience
• Agile mindset
• Exercises professional judgement without escalation (can work effective & efficiently with minimal supervison)
• Previous experience in a similair role in Oil & gas, Energy or Manufacturing Industries (Companies with 10,000 + employees)
• Comfortable in a fast pace corporate environment
• Self starter
• Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, or similar area of study or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant work experience.
• Experience: 2–4 years of experience in certified payroll and/or prevailing wage administration.
• Hands-on experience preparing certified payroll reports
• Strong understanding of prevailing wage regulations (federal, state, and local)
• Experience working with payroll data, wage determinations, and labor classifications
• High attention to detail with strong validation and quality control skills
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines and compliance requirement
• Written and verbal communication skills as well as listening skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Analytical and qualitative abilities.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or equivalent certification
• Experience supporting multi-state or complex prevailing wage populations
• Prior experience in an HR Service Center, Payroll Operations, or Shared Services environment
• Expertise with payroll and HCM systems (Intermediate Excel skills., Oracle HCM, UKG-Timekeeper, ADP, Workday)
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and operate in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Successfully leading a project team reach its business objectives within set timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end prevailing wage and certified payroll processes
• Collect, review, and validate payroll data for prevailing wage compliance
• Prepare and submit certified payroll reports (e.g., WH-347 or state equivalents)
• Ensure employee classifications, wage rates, fringes, and hours align to wage determinations
• Partner with Payroll to resolve discrepancies prior to payroll close
• Monitor compliance with federal, state, and local prevailing wage requirements
• Maintain documentation and audit-ready records for compliance reviews
• Responding to internal and external inquiries related to certified payroll and prevailing wage
• Track deadlines and ensure timely submission of all required reports
• Escalate compliance risks, errors, or gaps to leadership with recommended actions
• Support process improvements and standardization efforts within payroll and HR operations
• Will coach and mentor less experienced team members and act as team a Subject Matter Expert.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level