Union & Certified Payroll Compliance Specialist

Harris; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 56,863 - 85,294; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Harris is seeking a Union Reporting + Certified Payroll Compliance Specialist in Saint Paul, MN to lead day-to-day union compliance, reporting, and certified payroll activities. You will partner with Payroll, HC, Finance, and system teams to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory alignment across CBAs and prevailing wage requirements.

The role requires 3–5 years in payroll or union compliance, strong Excel skills, and experience with multiple payroll systems.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Associate's degree preferred in Accounting, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in payroll, union compliance, labor relations, or a closely related function involving regulatory or contractual reporting requirements.
• 2-3 years of hands-on experience managing complex, recurring reporting processes with strict deadlines across multiple external entities.
• Advanced Excel skills, including sorting, filtering, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data manipulation required.

Responsibilities

• Manage all union portals, including reporting requirements, formats, submission methods, and due dates.
• Ensure all union reports and required payments are accurately processed, submitted, tracked, and distributed on time.
• Navigate varying union requirements, including manual keying, file uploads, imports, and portal-specific processes.
• Pull and manipulate union reporting data from Lumber and other systems to meet individual union portal requirements.
• Audit union reporting data regularly to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Complete, review, certify, and distribute all certified payroll reports in accordance with required timelines.
• Enter and maintain accurate payroll data, certify reports, and manage report distribution and recertifications as needed.
• Manage, coordinate, and correct certified payroll reports when discrepancies are identified; recertify and redistribute reports as required.
• Ensure subcontractor compliance with certified payroll reporting requirements, including follow-up, tracking, and issue resolution.
• Manage and maintain all certified payroll project addendums, updating information promptly as project requirements change.
• Proactively communicate with Payroll

Skills

Advanced Excel

Payroll knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Associate's degree in Accounting/HR or related

Tools

Lumber

Workday

EMARS

LCP

E-Comply

Alliant

SmartSheet

Job description

Harris is seeking a Union Reporting + Certified Payroll Compliance Specialist in Saint Paul, MN to lead day-to-day union compliance, reporting, and certified payroll activities. You will partner with Payroll, HC, Finance, and system teams to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory alignment across CBAs and prevailing wage requirements.

The role requires 3–5 years in payroll or union compliance, strong Excel skills, and experience with multiple payroll systems.