Payroll Specialist - Troy, VA

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Troy, VA, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Real Estate
The Role
Process weekly and bi-weekly construction payroll, maintain employee/payroll records, reconcile payroll GL accounts, prepare certified payroll reports for Davis-Bacon jobs, manage multi-state tax compliance, support onboarding, assist with audits, and provide payroll reporting to the parent company.
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CATON CONSTRUCTION GROUP, one of The Caton Companies, is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our accounting team at our corporate office in Troy (Zion Crossroads), Virginia!  

(This is an in-person role at our corporate office in Troy, Virginia.)

Summary

The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for compiling and maintaining all construction payroll, providing weekly and bi-weekly gross pay reports to our parent company, and reconciling to final payroll reports.  Assists with new hire onboarding, and works with our Human Resources department to address all payroll-related inquiries and issues.  

Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

    • Assist and support operations with timely and accurate payroll time reporting
    • File and maintain employee data, payroll related documents and records in a timely and orderly manner
    • Process weekly payroll cycles, helping to ensure correct hours reporting across all jobs.
    • Export and import data between payroll systems, reconciling between the two in order to maintain proper accounting and data integrity
    • Record and reconcile payroll cash transactions and maintain reconciliations of all payroll GL accounts. Recommend and prepare journal entries as needed
    • Prepare and provide weekly certified payroll reports for all jobs subject to Davis Bacon Act, using a combination of electronic and manual reporting with government agencies or project owners
    • Collect, review and provide certified payroll reports required from subcontractors
    • Monthly reporting of subcontractor payments to required governmental agencies
    • Organization and monitoring of compliance with all EEO, OJT and DBE requirements for each job
    • Creating and submitting all monthly, quarterly, and other certified payroll reports to required agencies.
    • Maintain knowledge and system setup of multi-state compliance, including taxation and reciprocity rules
    • Maintain knowledge and system setup of Davis Bacon reporting requirements in general, as well as wage determinations at the job level 
    • Collect tax filings from parent company, review and reconcile
    • Assist with audits as necessary, including, but not limited to, insurance audits and outside independent audit 
    • Assist operations with inquiries related to expenses posted to jobs, provide weekly reporting of job cost details or summary as required
    • Assist with the employee onboarding process, ensuring required documents are complete and submitted appropriately.
    • Assists accounting with ad hoc requests as required
    • Perform other duties and tasks as assigned
    • Participation in all company EEO trainings

Knowledge

    · 3-5 years of experience working payroll administration, preferably in a construction/government contract and multi-state environment.

    · Proven ability to resolve issues related to earnings, taxes, and payroll-related inquiries.

    · Understanding of payroll-related GL accounts and GAAP reporting.

    · The ideal candidate is meticulous, resourceful, and approachable with great analytical and mathematical abilities.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Normal work hours are Monday through Friday –  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with time provided for lunch, hours may vary. 

Company Benefits

•    Competitive Compensation Package

•    Comprehensive Health, Vision and Dental Insurance

•    FSA Program

•    401K Program with 4% company match

•    8 Paid Holidays plus personal floating holiday

•    120 hours of accrued Paid time Off (PTO) the first year

And more…

Why you should apply: 

    Excellent working environment

    Working for a company that cares about your success 

    Working for a growing company

Employment is conditional on satisfactorily completing all pre-employment requirements including background and drug screen. Starting salary depends upon prior work skills and experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities and females are encouraged to apply.

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Skills Required

  • 3-5 years payroll administration experience
  • Experience with construction or government contract payroll (Davis-Bacon) and multi-state payroll
  • Proven ability to resolve earnings, tax, and payroll-related inquiries
  • Understanding of payroll-related GL accounts and GAAP reporting
  • Prepare and provide certified payroll reports for Davis-Bacon Act jobs
  • Ability to export/import data between payroll systems and reconcile discrepancies
  • Maintain multi-state tax setup and reciprocity rules
  • Record and reconcile payroll cash transactions and prepare journal entries
  • Collect and review certified payroll reports from subcontractors and report subcontractor payments to agencies
  • Assist with audits and onboarding processes, maintain payroll documentation
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The Company
HQ: Charlottesville, Virginia
41 Employees
Year Founded: 1972

What We Do

The Caton Companies is comprised of five companies that combine to form an alliance of nearly 600 employees in 12 markets in 6 states. We provide commercial and residential property management services, civil and vertical construction, and personal financial services. From the planning stages of development and investment strategies, to excavation and construction, to management, The Caton Companies are poised to embrace the unique challenges and opportunities of any project.

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