Contract Certified Payroll Specialist — Immediate Start

Optim Recruiting; Jurupa Valley (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

Optim Recruiting in Mira Loma, CA is seeking a temporary Certified Payroll Specialist to cover a three-month leave. You will manage weekly and certified payroll for a 600–700 employee mix across multiple states, working within both union and non-union environments and integrating with ongoing projects.

You will audit timecards, calculate hours and withholdings, process certified payrolls under prevailing wage rules, and submit documentation through project payroll systems while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Experience preparing and submitting certified payroll reports.
• Knowledge of prevailing wage requirements, including Davis-Bacon.
• Union and non-union payroll experience, including collective bargaining agreements.
• Experience auditing payroll records, worker classifications, fringe benefits, and hours worked.

Responsibilities

• Full-cycle, multi-state weekly payroll for 600 to 700 union and non-union employees.
• Auditing automated and manual timecards.
• Calculating hours, tax withholdings, deductions, and union fringe benefits.
• Processing certified payroll in compliance with federal, state, and local prevailing wage laws.
• Submitting compliance documentation through each project’s payroll tracking system.
• Reviewing job packets for prevailing wage and certified payroll requirements.
• Processing subcontractor certified payroll documentation.
• Working with customers, general contractors, subcontractors, labor unions, and government agencies on payroll compliance.
• Importing and exporting payroll and timekeeping data.
• Labor allocations, terminations, payroll adjustments, and employee payroll inquiries.
• Monthly union fringe reports.

Skills

Certified payroll

Prevailing wage

Payroll auditing

Union & non-union payroll

Tools

LCP Tracker

DIR

PRISM

OCIP reporting

Elation Systems

EMARS

Job description

Optim Recruiting in Mira Loma, CA is seeking a temporary Certified Payroll Specialist to cover a three-month leave. You will manage weekly and certified payroll for a 600–700 employee mix across multiple states, working within both union and non-union environments and integrating with ongoing projects.

You will audit timecards, calculate hours and withholdings, process certified payrolls under prevailing wage rules, and submit documentation through project payroll systems while coordinating with