Job Posting TitleContract Payroll Assistant Job Description At Hewitt Young, excellence is our standard. We look for Builders who take ownership, push through challenges, and care about results as much as their craft. Wh…
Skills: Data Entry, Payroll Processing, Certified Payroll Reporting, Microsoft Excel, Payroll Software
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$18/hr–$20/hr
Full-time, Contract
Posted 28d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The role supports the weekly payroll process through accurate data entry of timecards, job coding, and payroll adjustments. It also involves preparing certified payroll reports for public projects and maintaining compliance documentation.
Requirements
Candidates must possess fast and accurate data entry skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll software. Basic knowledge of payroll practices is required, with experience in union or certified payroll being a plus.
Full job description
Job Posting TitleContract Payroll Assistant
Job Description
At Hewitt Young, excellence is our standard. We look for Builders who take ownership, push through challenges, and care about results as much as their craft. When you join our team, you earn your edge every day, and we make sure it pays off.
Role Mission
Support the weekly payroll process through accurate data entry, certified payroll reporting, and payroll record management. This role focuses on ensuring employee hours, job coding, and payroll information are entered correctly while helping maintain compliance across union, prevailing wage, and standard payrolls.
Core Responsibilities
Accurately enter employee timecards, hours worked, job cost coding, PTO, deductions, and payroll adjustments.
Review payroll information for missing hours, coding errors, or discrepancies before processing.
Prepare and submit certified payroll reports for prevailing wage and public projects.
Maintain payroll records, employee files, and supporting compliance documentation.
Assist with payroll audits by gathering requested records and documentation.
Communicate with supervisors and field personnel to resolve payroll discrepancies.
Respond to employee payroll questions and direct more complex issues to the Payroll Manager.
Maintain confidentiality of employee payroll and personal information.
Perform general administrative duties including filing, document management, and payroll data maintenance.
Support the Payroll and HR teams with additional administrative projects as needed.
Must-Have Competencies
Fast and accurate data entry skills with strong attention to detail.
Excellent organizational and administrative abilities.
Comfortable working with repetitive tasks while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Ability to prioritize work and meet weekly payroll deadlines.
Basic knowledge of payroll practices; experience with union or certified payroll is a plus.
Proficient with Microsoft Excel and payroll software.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Dependable, trustworthy, and able to handle confidential information professionally.
WHAT YOU'LL FIND HERE AT HEWITT YOUNG:
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Leading the Future of Construction. Electrical-led solutions that deliver clarity, control, and confidence.
Industry
Construction
Company size
51-200 employees
Founded
2003
Headquarters
Rochester, NY
LinkedIn followers
972
Hewitt Young is a solutions-driven construction company leading the shift toward electrical-led construction.
We deliver complex projects across renewables, utility, wastewater, industrial, low voltage, and civil markets through expertise, collaboration, and relentless execution.
Our multidisciplinary team provides design-build, electrical, and infrastructure services that drive performance from concept through completion, giving clients clarity, control, and confidence every step of the way.
We build possibility.
Offices: 645 Maple Street, Rochester, NY 14611, US · 1141 Catalyn St, 1, Schenectady, New York 12303, US · 7222 Fly Rd, East Syracuse, New York 13057, US
civilrenewablespublic workslow voltage systemsand private industrialConstructionService Industry
Leading the Future of Construction. Electrical-led solutions that deliver clarity, control, and confidence.
Industry
Construction
Company size
51-200 employees
Founded
2003
Headquarters
Rochester, NY
LinkedIn followers
972
Hewitt Young is a solutions-driven construction company leading the shift toward electrical-led construction.
We deliver complex projects across renewables, utility, wastewater, industrial, low voltage, and civil markets through expertise, collaboration, and relentless execution.
Our multidisciplinary team provides design-build, electrical, and infrastructure services that drive performance from concept through completion, giving clients clarity, control, and confidence every step of the way.
We build possibility.
Offices: 645 Maple Street, Rochester, NY 14611, US · 1141 Catalyn St, 1, Schenectady, New York 12303, US · 7222 Fly Rd, East Syracuse, New York 13057, US
civilrenewablespublic workslow voltage systemsand private industrialConstructionService Industry