Payroll Specialist II

SummaryBalfour Beatty is seeking a Payroll Specialist II to join our team in Dallas TX. This is a hybrid position (3 days in the office 2 from home).The Payroll Specialist II accurately processes payroll garnishments employment verifications and unemployment information requests. This individual also ensures compliance with federal state and local regulations prevailing wage requirements and union contracts in addition to company policies procedures and internal controls. This position requires the ability to multi-task and to be highly detail oriented due to strict time constraints high transaction volume and working in a service bureau FunctionsReview/audit all timesheet entries ensuring accuracy and compliance. Communicate any timsheet deficiencies to the appropriate employee and/or manager and ensure timesheet is properly calculate complete and/or balance time entry from timesheets New Hire/Rehire forms Miscellaneous Change forms Termination forms and/or calculate and complete entry for additional compensation payments such as COLAs per diems expense reimbursements and calculate and complete entry for deduction and benefit one-time-overrides such as health and welfare deductions auto allowances and company vehicle calculate and complete entry for labor reclassifications (historical timesheet corrections).Calculate and complete entry for all payments related to short term disability paid parental leave military leave and FMLA ensuring entitlement balances are maintained/utilized accurate spreadsheets for balancing of staff payroll regular and off cycle payroll cycles ensuring correctness and compliance while meeting all required live assigned payroll reports by the due date ensuring accuracy of the all processes for new hire all processes for garnishments with the exception of payment processes required for Office of Child Supports Electronic Income Withholding Order (e-IWO) to all requests for payroll information within four (4) business days of receipt. If request cannot be completed within four (4) business days work with customer to determine a mutually acceptable date for request to all requests for employment verification including workers compensation wage verifications within four (4) business days of to all requests for unemployment information by the specified deadline provided by the state unemployment an organized filing system ensuring all documentation is filed within one week of completion of the excellent customer Customer RelationsBuilds effective relationships with project teams functional departments customers vendors and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customers participates in industry client and community relations to enhance company Leadership and Employee DevelopmentPromotes our Creed. Communicates our vision and purpose through Service Talent & as a role model and promotes professional in personal career development through training participates in software training and seminars as applicable for this key BB-wide initiatives like Zero Harm Sustainability and core Values and does ones part to demonstrate relentless behaviors and embeds them into our other related duties as assignedWorking ConditionsMajority of work is completed in an office setting with intermittent sitting standing and walking. Periodic travel Experience and KnowledgeHigh School Diploma or equivalentA minimum of three (3) years of in house payroll experience including time entry and payroll payment processing; ; union and prevailing wage payroll experience a plusStrong knowledge of payroll related work processes and best practicesStrong computer skills in word processing and spreadsheet software. Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) company communication tools (e.g. email internet) and Microsoft products (e.g. Word Excel Outlook Teams)Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) preferredJD Edwards experience a plusDayforce experience preferredAbility to meet strict daily weekly monthly and quarterly deadlinesStrong verbal and written communication skillsExcellent multi-tasking capabilities while maintaining organization and meticulous attention to detailAbility to maintain strict confidentialityExcellent customer service skills