Senior Prevailing Wage & Payroll Specialist (CA)

BKF; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Year-end bonus opportunities

Profit sharing

401(k)

Generous paid time off

9 paid holidays annually

Education reimbursement

Professional association dues

BKF benefits program

Job summary

BKF Engineers seeks an experienced Prevailing Wage & Payroll Administrator to support payroll operations for employees working on prevailing wage and public works projects. You will ensure accurate, timely payments and administer fringe benefits, apprenticeship contributions, and wage determinations.

The role requires 5+ years in payroll processing, including prevailing wage, with ERP/Payroll system experience and a strong focus on accuracy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of payroll processing experience.
• 3+ years of experience processing prevailing wage.
• Experience with California prevailing wage payroll.
• Experience auditing payroll and reconciliations.
• Experience with ERP/payroll platforms such as Deltek Vantagepoint or UKG.

Responsibilities

• Process and administer California prevailing wage payroll.
• Ensure compliance with wage determinations, classifications, fringe benefits, overtime, and apprenticeship requirements.
• Maintain payroll records, rate tables, and payroll system data.
• Validate employee classifications, project assignments, and labor allocations.
• Process payroll corrections, retroactive adjustments, true-ups, and fringe payments.
• Calculate and administer fringe benefits and CAC apprenticeship contributions.
• Review, audit, and reconcile payroll for accuracy and compliance.
• Collaborate with Payroll, HR, Finance, Project Accounting, and Operations to resolve payroll issues.
• Support labor compliance reviews, audits, and regulatory reporting.
• Support multi-state payroll processing and ensure employees are paid accurately and on schedule.
• Support payroll tax compliance requirements.

Skills

Payroll processing

Prevailing wage knowledge

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Confidentiality

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field

Tools

Deltek Vantagepoint (VP)

UKG

Job description

BKF Engineers seeks an experienced Prevailing Wage & Payroll Administrator to support payroll operations for employees working on prevailing wage and public works projects. You will ensure accurate, timely payments and administer fringe benefits, apprenticeship contributions, and wage determinations.

The role requires 5+ years in payroll processing, including prevailing wage, with ERP/Payroll system experience and a strong focus on accuracy and confidentiality.