Senior Payroll Specialist

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Vernon Hills (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to join a growing team overseeing company-wide payroll. The role offers a strong promotion track and hybrid schedule, with benefits and long-term growth opportunity.

Ideal candidate has 4+ years of high-volume payroll experience, union payroll exposure, and solid systems skills, with a bachelor’s degree as a plus. This permanent role supports our construction/industrial client base across the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree a plus.
• 4+ years of high volume payroll experience.
• Engineering, construction, industrial services, manufacturing, facilities services and/or related industry experience.
• Union payroll experience.
• Supervisory a plus.
• Strong systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead team processing and reviewing payroll, including checks and direct deposits.
• Maintain employee information including compensation, deductions, and status changes.
• Manage retirement processes, including 401(k) and data to institutions.
• Handle multi-state and local tax requirements to ensure compliance.
• Assist with payroll tax returns and W-2s.
• Serve as point of contact for payroll discrepancies and tax withholdings.
• Assist with improvements to payroll processes, systems, and internal controls.
• Provide guidance and mentoring of payroll staff.

Skills

High-volume payroll

Union payroll experience

Systems experience

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Senior Payroll Specialist

Construction industry client has a new permanent opportunity for a Senior Payroll Specialist due to growth. Company works throughout the US and they are recognized as an industry leader in their sector. The Senior Payroll Specialist will be part of a larger team dedicated to company wide payroll. Company offers a strong promotion track, great benefits, long term employees and is seeing strong business growth. Great opportunity for a fast promotion track to oversee a team.

Approximate Salary of 90,000 – 110,000 + Bonus – based on experience

Responsibilities of the Senior Payroll Specialist:

• Assist leading team processing and reviewing payroll, completing checks, direct deposits, and union allocations
• Assist with creating, maintaining and reviews of employee information including compensation, deductions, and status changes
• Responsible for retirement contribution processes, including 401(k) and communicating accurate data to financial institutions and third-parties
• Handle employment verifications, garnishments, multi-state and local tax requirement to ensure compliance
• Assist with payroll tax returns and W-2s
• Point of contact for employees for payroll discrepancies, union benefit calculations, tax withholdings, etc.
• Assist with improvements to payroll processes, systems, and internal controls
• Assist with guidance and mentoring of payroll staff

Ideal Experience for the Senior Payroll Specialist Role:

• Bachelor’s Degree a plus
• 4+ years of high volume payroll experience
• Engineering, construction, industrial services, manufacturing, facilities services and/or related industry experience
• Union payroll experience
• Supervisory a plus
• Strong systems experience

Highlights of the Senior Payroll Specialist position:

• Advancement opportunities, promotes from within, hybrid schedule
• Great opportunity for a fast promotion track to oversee a team
• 401K, Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance
• Company is growing, has lots of long term employees