Payroll Specialist

OPOC.us is conducting a search on behalf of a premier client employer for the position of PAYROLL & HR ASSISTANT. The selected candidate will be employed directly by the client, not by OPOC.us.  Employer details will be shared during the interview process.PAYROLL SPECIALISTClaypool Electric, Inc. | Lancaster, OhioFull-Time | 100% Onsite | Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Salary Range: $57,000-$59,400 annuallyPOSITION SUMMARYClaypool Electric is seeking a process-driven Payroll Specialist to support accurate, timely, and compliant payroll for a construction workforce. The successful candidate will bring practical payroll experience, strong reconciliation skills, and the ability to learn Claypool's prevailing-wage, certified-payroll, job-cost, and labor-classification processes. The role also provides limited administrative support to Human Resources.CORE RESPONSIBILITIES• Manage the payroll process from timecard review through final payroll approval.• Process payroll and maintain payroll data in Vista by Viewpoint.• Review hours, overtime, paid time off, reimbursements, deductions, garnishments, and payroll adjustments.• Administer prevailing-wage and certified-payroll requirements for covered construction projects.• Verify wage determinations, labor classifications, rates, fringe obligations, and apprenticeship information; prepare and maintain certified-payroll reports.• Audit employee time and labor distributions for accurate job, project, phase, and cost-code allocation.• Resolve time and payroll exceptions before deadlines and process approved employee changes.• Reconcile payroll, taxes, deductions, benefits, and related general-ledger activity; prepare payroll, job-cost, compliance, and year-end reports.• Respond to employee payroll questions while maintaining confidentiality.• Provide limited HR administrative support, including onboarding records, personnel-file maintenance, benefits changes, and employee-status documentation.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS• Prior payroll-processing experience.• Strong payroll reconciliation, problem-solving, accuracy, and deadline-management skills.• Ability to learn and consistently follow detailed payroll, compliance, and job-cost processes.• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee information appropriately.• Ability to work onsite in Lancaster, Ohio, five days per week. This position is not remote or hybrid.PREFERRED EXPERIENCE• Three to five years of payroll-processing experience, including construction payroll responsibility.• Hands-on experience with prevailing-wage and certified-payroll processing.• Working knowledge of wage determinations, labor classifications, fringe benefits, apprenticeship reporting, and certified-payroll documentation.• Experience reviewing construction labor distributions and job-cost coding.• Experience using Vista by Viewpoint or a comparable construction ERP; direct Vista payroll experience is strongly preferred.• Payroll experience with an electrical contractor or similar construction employer.• Union, apprenticeship, or multiple-classification payroll experience.• Experience supporting a large, field-based employee population and multiple active jobsites.COMPENSATION AND BENEFITSThe annual salary range is $57,000-$59,400.Placement within the range will reflect the candidate's payroll experience and depth of construction payroll, Vista by Viewpoint, prevailing-wage, and certified-payroll expertise.• Medical, dental, and vision insurance• 401(k) plan with employer contribution• Year-end cash bonus and profit-sharing opportunities• 10 days of paid time off and seven paid holidays• Maternity and paternity leaveEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Claypool Electric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any status protected by applicable law