Payroll Specialist

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing is hiring a Payroll Specialist in Charlotte, NC to support accurate, timely payroll for hourly and salaried staff in a fast-paced construction environment. The role emphasizes collaboration with HR and Finance and requires strong Excel and payroll reconciliation skills.

Ideal candidates will have 2–4 years of payroll processing experience, construction payroll exposure, and familiarity with COINS and Workday to maintain compliance and accurate job

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of payroll processing experience
• Construction payroll experience supporting an hourly, field-based workforce
• Proficiency with COINS and familiarity with Workday
• Strong Excel, analytical, and reconciliation skills
• Working knowledge of overtime, payroll taxes, deductions, garnishments, and wage-and-hour requirements
• Strong communication, attention to detail, and ability to meet recurring deadlines

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review payroll, including timekeeping, job assignments, multiple pay rates, overtime, per diem, bonuses, and deductions.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and field leadership to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate job costing.
• Process employee changes, garnishments, payroll corrections, and off-cycle payments.
• Support payroll tax compliance, audits, reconciliations, reporting, and year-end activities.
• Answer employee payroll questions professionally and confidentially.
• Help improve payroll procedures, documentation, and internal controls.

Skills

Payroll processing

Construction payroll

COINS

Workday

Excel

Analysis

Reconciliation

Tools

COINS

Workday

Job description

Now Hiring: Payroll Specialist | Charlotte, NC

Full-Time | Non-Exempt

Construction payroll experience strongly preferred.

We’re seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to support accurate, timely payroll for hourly and salaried employees with an established electrical contractor.

If you bring strong payroll experience, Excel skills, and the ability to keep payroll running smoothly in a fast-paced construction environment, we’d like to connect.

What you’ll do:

• Prepare and review payroll, including timekeeping, job assignments, multiple pay rates, overtime, per diem, bonuses, and deductions.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and field leadership to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate job costing.
• Process employee changes, garnishments, payroll corrections, and off-cycle payments.
• Support payroll tax compliance, audits, reconciliations, reporting, and year-end activities.
• Answer employee payroll questions professionally and confidentially.
• Help improve payroll procedures, documentation, and internal controls.

What we’re looking for:

• 2–4 years of payroll processing experience preferred.
• Construction payroll experience supporting an hourly, field-based workforce strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with COINS and familiarity with Workday.
• Strong Excel, analytical, and reconciliation skills.
• Working knowledge of overtime, payroll taxes, deductions, garnishments, and wage-and-hour requirements.
• Strong communication, attention to detail, and ability to meet recurring deadlines.

Additional experience that stands out:

Multi-state payroll, certified payroll reporting, prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon, and per diem administration.