Certified Payroll Specialist

Brilliant Financial Staffing - IL; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Brilliant is seeking an experienced Certified Payroll Specialist with strong prevailing wage and certified payroll compliance background, preferably in construction. The role involves researching wage requirements, preparing and submitting certified payroll reports, and ensuring accurate classifications, hours, wages, and fringe benefits across multi-state projects.

The ideal candidate will review wage determinations, manage WH-347 reporting, and coordinate with Payroll, Operations, and

Qualifications

• Must thrive in a fast-paced, multi-state payroll environment.
• Must have experience as a Certified Payroll Specialist.
• LCPtracker experience required.

Responsibilities

• Research and apply federal, state, local, union, and project-specific prevailing wage requirements.
• Prepare, review, reconcile, and submit certified payroll reports (WH-347, electronic systems).
• Validate project coding, employee classifications, hours, wage rates, fringes, deductions, and overtime before submission.
• Coordinate corrections and reconciliations between payroll and timekeeping systems.
• Support audits, investigations, and restitution calculations related to certified payroll.

Skills

Certified Payroll

LCPtracker

Davis-Bacon

Multi-state payroll

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

CPP and LCPtracker experience are required!

Summary:

Seeking an experienced Certified Payroll Specialist with a strong background in prevailing wage and certified payroll compliance, preferably within the construction industry. The individual will research and interpret federal, state, local, union, and project-specific wage requirements; prepare and submit certified payroll reports; and ensure employee classifications, hours, wage rates, overtime, and fringe benefits are accurate and compliant.

Responsibilities:

• Research and apply federal Davis-Bacon, state, local, union/CBA, and project-specific prevailing wage requirement
• Review wage determinations, classifications, base rates, fringe benefits, overtime rules, and effective dates
• Prepare, review, reconcile, and submit certified payroll reports, including WH-347 and electronic reporting systems such as LCPtracker
• Validate project coding, employee classifications, hours worked, wage rates, fringes, deductions, and overtime before submission
• Reconcile certified payroll data to payroll and timekeeping systems; identify and coordinate corrections for discrepancies or underpayments
• Support multi-state project setup by confirming funding source, project location, wage determination, classifications, and reporting requirements
• Monitor wage-rate changes, reporting deadlines, rejected submissions, and required non-performance reports
• Support audits, investigations, restitution calculations, corrected certified payrolls, and document requests
• Partner with Payroll, Operations, Project Management, Estimating, Finance/Billing, HR/HRIS, and Compliance to resolve prevailing wage issues
• Maintain complete, audit-ready project documentation and elevate ambiguous classification or regulatory issues when formal guidance is needed

Qualifications:

• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-state payroll environment
• Must have experience as a Certified Payroll Specialist
• LCPtracker required

Company Description

Brilliant is an award-winning direct-hire, contract and consulting practice specializing in accounting, finance and technology for the Midwest and Southeast regions of the U.S. Many of Brilliant’s team members include former accounting, finance and technology professionals who are experts in the fields.

Company Description

Brilliant is an award-winning direct-hire, contract and consulting practice specializing in accounting, finance and technology for the Midwest and Southeast regions of the U.S. Many of Brilliant’s team members include former accounting, finance and technology professionals who are experts in the fields.