Remote Senior Union Payroll Specialist

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Job Description

Responsible for complex payroll processing, maintaining compliance with all Provincial laws, regulations, and union requirements while ensuring accuracy of all wage calculations, withholdings, deductions, and changes. Reconcile and identify risks to prevent issues with accuracy, timeliness, and production. Make recommendations and take appropriate action to address identified issues. Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, local, state, wage and hour laws. Review payroll process and ensure it is in line with company philosophy and recommend internal control or efficiency enhancements. Create and run requested reports to include year-end data, union fringes, GL data, and other requested items for both US and Canada. Responsible for identifying union updates that affect payroll configuration. Maintain required payroll files and records. Assist with internal and external audits. Complete bank and tax reconciliations by payroll, quarter, and year. Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by keeping information confidential.

Responsibilities

• Process complex payroll ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and union requirements.
• Ensure accuracy of wage calculations, withholdings, deductions, and changes.
• Reconcile and identify risks to prevent issues with accuracy, timeliness, and production.
• Make recommendations and take appropriate action to address identified issues.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, local, and state wage and hour laws.
• Review payroll processes and recommend internal control or efficiency enhancements.
• Create and run requested reports, including year-end data, union fringes, and GL data for both US and Canada.
• Identify union updates that affect payroll configuration.
• Maintain required payroll files and records.
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Complete bank and tax reconciliations by payroll, quarter, and year.
• Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
  
  

Qualifications

• 3 years of multi-state payroll processing experience.
• 3 years of Union Payroll processing experience.
• High technical ability with intermediate to expert Excel usage, including pivot tables, v-lookups, macros, etc.
• Ability to pick up new systems quickly.
• 2 years of experience.
• Bachelor's or Associates Degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
  
  

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $36.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
  
  

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Omaha,NE.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 19, 2025.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com ( astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.