Job Description
The Payroll Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for multiple regional offices across the country, including any entity of DPR's Family of Companies. This includes maintaining high standards of customer service, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with payroll-related regulations and laws.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to :
- Process weekly payroll across multiple regions / entities.
- Ensure employee records (e.g., tax setup / withholding, direct deposit, benefits) are accurate and up to date for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Regularly review payroll exception logs and audit reports for compliance with federal, state, and local laws and DPR best practices.
- Process payroll corrections and adjustments as necessary.
- Collaborate closely with HR to ensure employee status changes (e.g., promotions, terminations, address changes) are accurately reflected in payroll in a timely manner.
- Provide support to employees and regional payroll contacts for issue resolution.
- Ensure compliance with federal / state payroll law, union agreements, and wage and hour requirements.
- Ensure that the proprietary nature of payroll information is always protected and remains confidential via implementation of best practices and processes given from Leadership.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support new payroll system implementations or process enhancements as requested by Leadership.
- Support the team with handling PTO coverage and other tasks as needed.
Skills :
Strong understanding of basic accounting principles with a keen eye for detail in payroll-related tasks.Proven expertise in payroll processing, including strong working knowledge of federal, state and local payroll laws, union agreements, wage and hour compliance, and garnishments.Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook); intermediate to advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, v-lookup) a plus.Experience with CMiC or similar construction accounting software a plus.Familiarity with construction industry payroll practices and / or job costing a plus.Work Characteristics :
Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels.Highly organized with a strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.Ability to work in a deadline driven environment while maintaining a high-level of accuracy.Collaborative team player who values open communication and cross-functional teamwork.DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.
Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together-by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.
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