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Certified Payroll Specialist/Payroll

J/K Excavation & Grading Co., Inc.
Rialto, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/24/2026

Pay: $25.00 - $29.00 per hour

Job description:

Job Summary:

Will be responsible for processing certified payroll and labor compliance documents, processing payroll, maintaining accurate payroll records, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations. This role requires attention to detail, strong analytical skills, organization and the ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.

Key Responsibilities:

· Process and submit certified payrolls to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local prevailing wage laws.

· Ensure contractual obligations and certified payroll reports are submitted accurately and on schedule.

· Upload compliance documentation into project-specific payroll tracking systems.

· Review initial job packets for certified payroll and prevailing wage requirements.

· Review and process subcontractor certified payroll documentation in a timely manner.

· Export and import timecard data between timekeeping and payroll systems.

· Review and enter labor allocations reported on timecards.

· Prepare terminations, manual checks, and payroll adjustments as needed.

· Produces certificates of insurance required for Projects

· Completes all OCIP/CCIP/UCIP enrollment forms

· Respond to employee inquiries regarding paychecks, deductions, and payroll issues.

· Weekly payroll for all employees, including hourly and salaried staff.

· Ensure accurate calculation of wages, overtime, deductions, and hours.

· Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll, deductions, and related issues.

· Stay updated on payroll legislation and best practices.

· Maintain confidentiality of employees and payroll information.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Understanding of union/non-union and prevailing wage payroll.
  • Certified payroll reporting.
  • Demonstrates flexibility to effectively deal with changing priorities and timelines through analytical problem solving
  • Proven time management and follow-through skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks with tight deadlines
  • Current knowledge of applicable federal and state wage and hour laws and taxation
  • Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team-oriented environment
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks, set priorities and meet deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
  • Display superior written and oral communication skills and effective listening skills
  • Maintain a tactful, mature, and professional demeanor with well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with diverse personnel

Experience

  • Minimum 3 years of union/prevailing wage payroll experience required.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and outlook
  • Procontractor Experience a plus
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience with LCP Tracker, DIR Reporting.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell
  • The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

We are an equal opportunity employer and give consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, disability or protected veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

IRA, Dental Insurance, Medical Insurance, Holiday Pay.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

  • Payroll: 2 years (Preferred)
  • Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25 - $30

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