Senior Payroll Specialist - Construction & Union Payroll

SPS New England, Inc.; Salisbury, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

Job summary

SPS New England, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Payroll Specialist to support accurate and timely payroll processing across multiple heavy/highway and bridge projects.

This role works closely with the Payroll Manager and payroll team to support dynamic payroll processes and ensure payroll accuracy and compliance across a unionized workforce. Responsibilities include processing weekly payroll for approximately 500 office and field employees, managing certified payroll reporting,

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience processing high-volume weekly payroll.
• Experience with union payroll, Davis-Bacon, prevailing wage and certified payroll preferred.
• Strong Excel skills required; advanced Excel a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills and confidentiality in handling payroll data.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly payroll for ~500 office and field employees in a unionized construction environment.
• Manage certified payroll reporting and ensure compliance with state, federal, municipal, and union requirements.
• Maintain accurate employee records, prevailing wage rates, and union wage rates.
• Handle deductions, garnishments, and benefits contributions in coordination with HR.
• Manage leave balances and accruals, process time-off requests, reconcile accruals and usage balances.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and resolve discrepancies.
• Coordinate payroll tax and union benefit remittances, reconcile liabilities to AP.
• Support payroll audits, tax filings, and union benefit reporting.
• Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts and investigate variances.
• Collaborate with payroll team, project managers, and accountants to obtain accurate labor data and align payroll with job costing systems.

Skills

Payroll processing

Viewpoint Vista

Excel

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Tools

Viewpoint Vista

Job description

SPS New England, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Payroll Specialist to support accurate and timely payroll processing across multiple heavy/highway and bridge projects.

This role works closely with the Payroll Manager and payroll team to support dynamic payroll processes and ensure payroll accuracy and compliance across a unionized workforce. Responsibilities include processing weekly payroll for approximately 500 office and field employees, managing certified payroll reporting,