Payroll & AP Specialist — High-Volume Pay & Contractors

Thomas Edwards Group; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Edwards Group is seeking a Payroll & AP Specialist to own payroll processing for biweekly cycles and weekly contractor payments. You will reconcile time data from When I Work, coordinate inputs from multiple platforms, and ensure accurate job costing across projects.

This role also provides backup support for AR, HR tasks, and vendor payments as needed. You should have two to four years of payroll and accounts payable experience, hands‑on Paychex knowledge, proficiency in QuickBooks, and

Qualifications

• Two to four years of payroll and accounts payable experience.
• Experience processing payroll using information from multiple systems.
• Hands-on experience with Paychex or a similar payroll platform.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks.
• Experience with When I Work or another scheduling and time-tracking platform is preferred.
• Familiarity with contractor payment workflows, high-volume weekly processing, and job costing.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet recurring payroll and payment deadlines.
• Ability to reconcile data accurately across multiple systems and sources.

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly payroll for approximately 80 hourly and salaried employees.
• Pull and reconcile time and attendance data from When I Work.
• Coordinate payroll inputs from multiple invoicing and reporting platforms.
• Troubleshoot employee Paychex issues, including account access, tax forms, and employee setup.
• Allocate payroll expenses accurately by class and job.
• Support employee transitions and payroll-system changes as needed.
• Process weekly payments for approximately 50 to 500 contractors, depending on seasonal demand.
• Onboard contractors through Paychex before their first payment.
• Pull and reconcile payment information from multiple reporting, invoicing, and time-tracking sources.
• Troubleshoot contractor Paychex account issues.
• Allocate contractor expenses by class and job.
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve manual payment processes.
• Enter bills in QuickBooks and route them for approval and payment.
• Reconcile company credit cards and review Expensify submissions.
• Process vendor and contractor payments with the appropriate job-cost allocations.
• Manage contractor invoicing and help improve related processes.
• Coordinate wire payments with banking partners as needed.
• Provide backup support for customer invoicing, payment follow-up, and Certificate of Insurance requests.
• Assist with basic HR administration, including onboarding and I-9 verification.
• Support other accounting and administrative projects as assigned.

Skills

Payroll

Accounts payable

Paychex

QuickBooks

Time & attendance

Job costing

Contractor payments

Data reconciliation

Tools

Paychex

QuickBooks

When I Work

Expensify

Job description

Thomas Edwards Group is seeking a Payroll & AP Specialist to own payroll processing for biweekly cycles and weekly contractor payments. You will reconcile time data from When I Work, coordinate inputs from multiple platforms, and ensure accurate job costing across projects.

This role also provides backup support for AR, HR tasks, and vendor payments as needed. You should have two to four years of payroll and accounts payable experience, hands‑on Paychex knowledge, proficiency in QuickBooks, and