Payroll Administrator
Cherry Bekaert • Dulles, Virginia • Full Time
Posted on Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Key Responsibilities
- Process payroll accurately and on schedule.
- Review and maintain employee timekeeping records, including regular hours, overtime, leave, and shift differentials.
- Manage payroll-related employee changes, including new hires, compensation changes, deductions, and other payroll updates.
- Support employee onboarding and ensure payroll information is entered accurately and timely.
- Perform payroll audits and reconciliations to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Ensure payroll practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
- Support payroll tax filings and related compliance activities.
- Monitor and administer leave, overtime, and shift differential calculations.
- Research and resolve employee payroll questions and discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation.
- Partner with HR, Finance, and other internal teams on payroll-related matters.
- Assist with payroll reporting, audits, and other payroll projects as needed.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with payroll processing and administration.
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of payroll compliance, tax requirements, timekeeping, leave administration, overtime, and payroll deductions.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to handle confidential employee and payroll information with discretion.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred.Cherry Bekaert Recruiting is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Administrator to support accurate and timely payroll processing while ensuring compliance with applicable payroll, tax, and company requirements. This position will be responsible for day-to-day payroll administration, timekeeping, employee payroll changes, payroll audits, and related reporting and compliance activities.
Key Responsibilities - Process payroll accurately and on schedule.
- Review and maintain employee timekeeping records, including regular hours, overtime, leave, and shift differentials.
- Manage payroll-related employee changes, including new hires, compensation changes, deductions, and other payroll updates.
- Support employee onboarding and ensure payroll information is entered accurately and timely.
- Perform payroll audits and reconciliations to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Ensure payroll practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
- Support payroll tax filings and related compliance activities.
- Monitor and administer leave, overtime, and shift differential calculations.
- Research and resolve employee payroll questions and discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation.
- Partner with HR, Finance, and other internal teams on payroll-related matters.
- Assist with payroll reporting, audits, and other payroll projects as needed.
- Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with payroll processing and administration.
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of payroll compliance, tax requirements, timekeeping, leave administration, overtime, and payroll deductions.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to handle confidential employee and payroll information with discretion.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred.
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AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $58,000–$79,000 per year (median ~$69,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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