Union Payroll Compliance Specialist

Cupertino Electric, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) is seeking a Payroll-Union Reporting Specialist in San Jose, CA.

The role supports monthly remittance reports, union audits, and reconciliation, ensuring compliance with bargaining agreements and accurate fringe benefits, labor rates, and payroll data. The ideal candidate has CPP designation preferred, five years of certified payroll experience (construction payroll preferred), strong MS Office and Excel skills, and the ability to handle confidential information

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma required.
• Certifications: CPP designation strongly preferred.
• Experience: Five years minimum certified payroll experience; construction payroll preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly remittance reports and payments per union agreements.
• Assist with union audits and provide required records to Trustees.
• Set up reciprocity rules and maintain master list of union rates.
• Perform union reconciliation and investigate discrepancies.
• Research internal benefit discrepancies from production/jobsites.
• Assist with labor rate sheet for job bidding from estimating team.
• Review and process payment for FMLA from HR.

Skills

MS Office

MS Excel proficiency

Data entry accuracy

Multistate tax knowledge

Education

High School Diploma

CPP designation (preferred)

Tools

JDE

Payroll software

Job description

Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) is seeking a Payroll-Union Reporting Specialist in San Jose, CA.

The role supports monthly remittance reports, union audits, and reconciliation, ensuring compliance with bargaining agreements and accurate fringe benefits, labor rates, and payroll data. The ideal candidate has CPP designation preferred, five years of certified payroll experience (construction payroll preferred), strong MS Office and Excel skills, and the ability to handle confidential information