Payroll Specialist

Goodfellow Bros. (GBI) is a large heavy-civil contractor with operations throughout the West Coast & Hawaii. Our company is a fourth-generation, family-owned business, celebrating over 100 years in the industry! We have earned a reputation for professionalism and integrity that reflects our longstanding commitment to the individuals, businesses, and resources of the communities in which we live and work.

GBI has always maintained that our employees are our greatest asset, and we are now seeking to add to our team. We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to join our team in Wenatchee, Washington.

Position Summary

The Payroll Specialist works in a team environment to process weekly payroll for our companies. This includes accurate calculation of wages and timely disbursement of payments to employees. This position collaborates with other departments and regions to gather data and address payroll-related inquiries. Effective communication and excellent customer service are required keys for this position.

Benefits

We offer employees (and their families) medical, dental, vision, disability, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, as well as profit sharing plan. New hires also accrue fifteen days of vacation leave annually, receive ten paid holidays, and nine days of sick leave throughout the calendar year.

Essential Functions

• Compile and verify the accuracy of timecard data (including PTO, hours worked, and adjustments) and process weekly payroll and issue employee paychecks
• Record employee information and update statuses, such as transfers and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
• Correspond via email and telephone with employees and other customers regarding payroll items.
• Meet daily and weekly time-sensitive deadlines
• Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
• Process stop-payments and check replacement
• Process employee garnishments; including set-up in Vista and responding to agencies.
• Respond to Verification of Employment forms for banks/mortgage companies, and Unemployment Audits
• Scan and attach employee documents into employee records in Vista
• Reporting for BLS reports, FHWA 1391, MWR Reports
• Perform special tasks and take on other duties as assigned

Required Education, Experience, and Technical Knowledge

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree
• Two Year Accounting Degree preferred, but not required
• Prior experience in payroll processing preferred
• Union payroll experience preferred
• Multi-state payroll experience preferred
• Must be able to show average proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite of products (Outlook, Excel, Word), plus other software as required.

We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit Retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or otherwise oppose discrimination.