Payroll & Timekeeping Specialist (Gov't Contracting)

General Dynamics Applied Physical Sciences Corp; Stonington (CT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Physical Sciences Corp. in Pawcatuck, CT is seeking a Payroll & Timekeeping Specialist to join our finance team.

You will own end-to-end biweekly payroll for salaried and hourly staff, manage timekeeping, labor distribution, and compliance with DCAA and state regulations. In this role, you’ll reconcile payroll data, handle leave programs, and support audits while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of progressive payroll processing experience in a government contracting environment.
• Working knowledge of DCAA compliance, FLSA regulations and multi-state payroll taxation.
• Proficiency with Deltek Costpoint and Oracle PeopleSoft systems.

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile timesheets, payroll inputs, and approvals for compliance before processing.
• Maintain payroll data for hires, terminations, changes, bonuses, deductions, and tax elections.
• Process full-cycle biweekly payroll for salaried and hourly staff and review labor distribution data.
• Research and resolve discrepancies between timekeeping, payroll, and GL records.
• Administer leave programs (FMLA, STD, LTD, sick, PTO), monitor eligibility, and audit payments.
• Ensure correct federal/state/local tax withholding across jurisdictions.
• Reconcile payroll registers to bank activity, GL, and labor reports; prepare journal entries.
• Support audits and maintain payroll-related documentation; handle confidential information.

Skills

Payroll processing

DCAA compliance

Multi-state payroll

Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot)

Security clearance readiness

Government contractor payroll

Timekeeping accuracy

Labor distribution

Education

BA or BS degree in finance, business or related field

Tools

Deltek Costpoint Time & Expense

Oracle PeopleSoft

Job description

Applied Physical Sciences Corp. in Pawcatuck, CT is seeking a Payroll & Timekeeping Specialist to join our finance team.

You will own end-to-end biweekly payroll for salaried and hourly staff, manage timekeeping, labor distribution, and compliance with DCAA and state regulations. In this role, you’ll reconcile payroll data, handle leave programs, and support audits while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.