Payroll Specialist - Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Who We Are

AMPAM is a leading Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) contractor serving large-scale multifamily and commercial projects across California. With 1,500 employees across multiple business units, we are committed to delivering quality, safety, and excellence in every project.

Job Summary

Payroll Specialist will support bi-weekly payroll processing for the Company, 1,000 employees, in concert with the HR Payroll (PR) Manager, to comply with state, federal and local legal requirements. This work includes a variety of payroll preparation, exception reports, sick time off and vacation time, wage garnishments, verification of employment, taxes statements, status updates and rate/salary changes, etc. Specialist exhibits the knowledge and expertise needed for payroll and supports human resources administration. Work in conjunction with the Payroll Manager to perform at a specialist level and as a liaison between the Payroll and Human Resources recruiting team. Very strong customer service and positive communications skills are required to support all levels of management, field and corporate employees. A high level of discretion and confidentiality is required.

Key Responsibilities Include:(But not limited to the following)

• Performs daily payroll functions
• Prepares and administer bi-weekly payroll in different systems
• Reconciles payroll/reporting in collaboration with the Payroll Manager
• Updates employee transfers, salary changes, new hires/hourly status, status, transfers, etc.
• Assists employees with general questions about their check, hours worked, missing time, etc.
• Conducts research to facilitate needed results.
• Assists with 401k enrollment
• Creates manual checks for payroll or bonuses as requested.
• Obtain supervisory approval of timecard discrepancies from field or office management
• Responds to payroll and/or HR inquiries from managers and employees for a variety of new hire information, employee benefits updates, status changes, and other general inquiries
• Assists and process of Certified Payroll and Prevailing Wage Payroll
• Enter and Process Payroll on the LCP Tracker
• Daily communication with Field Foremen, Superintendents and Area Managers for Payroll
• Run and Review daily payroll reports

Qualifications

• Payroll and HR: 3 years for an employee population of 500-1000 a plus
• Ability to run ad hoc payroll reports and provide analysis
• Systems: ADP highly preferred, MS Office, etc.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
• Dependable and responsible who can take direction and work with little supervision
• Excellent communication and group presentation skills
• Bilingual: English/Spanish

Technology

Technology: ADP strongly preferred, HRIS (Spectrum), Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Pay: $28.00 - $34.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28 - $34