Certified Payroll Specialist: Compliance & Multi-System

TNT-Crane-; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TNT-Crane- seeks a Certified Payroll Specialist to ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local prevailing wage laws on government-funded construction projects in the Houston area. You will manage weekly certified payrolls across LCPTracker, Elations, EMARS, and related platforms, ensuring accurate wage classifications and fringe accounting.

In this role, you will audit records, resolve discrepancies, and train field teams on coding and processes while coordinating with HR, accounting,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Certified Payroll experience and familiarity with government wage laws.
• Advanced understanding of Davis-Bacon, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), SCA, prevailing wage determinations, and fringe calculations.
• Experience with payroll systems such as Paycom and Fleet Cost & Care (FCC).

Responsibilities

• Prepare, audit, and submit weekly certified payroll reports in LCPTracker, Elations, and EMARS or via the Davis-Bacon WHD-347 form.
• Ensure payroll records comply with Davis-Bacon, IRA, SCA, state prevailing wage laws, and project requirements.
• Review job codes, labor classifications, wage decisions, fringe rates, and worker hours for accuracy before submission.
• Monitor and correct discrepancies related to overtime, deductions, fringe allocations, and rate changes.
• Maintain weekly statements of compliance, payrolls, fringe documentation, and backup; monitor monthly apprentice reporting where required.
• Upload payroll data to FCC/LCPTracker/Elations/EMARS and troubleshoot submission errors.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Regulatory interpretation

Time management

Tools

LCPTracker

Elations

EMARS

Paycom

Fleet Cost & Care (FCC)

Job description

TNT-Crane- seeks a Certified Payroll Specialist to ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local prevailing wage laws on government-funded construction projects in the Houston area. You will manage weekly certified payrolls across LCPTracker, Elations, EMARS, and related platforms, ensuring accurate wage classifications and fringe accounting.

In this role, you will audit records, resolve discrepancies, and train field teams on coding and processes while coordinating with HR, accounting,