J.W. Didado Electric · 16 hours ago
Assistant Payroll Manager
Akron, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$65K/yr - $75K/yr
5+ years expJ.W. Didado Electric is seeking an Assistant Payroll Manager to serve as the technical expert for the payroll department. This role involves ensuring compliance with payroll processes, tax regulations, and effective communication with personnel to resolve payroll issues.
Electrical DistributionManufacturingProfessional ServicesService Industry
Responsibilities
Responsible for the entire payroll process and ensuring all employees are paid timely and accurately according to established pay structures and union agreements
Maintain a system of effective and efficient payroll processing that is compliant with internal controls
Ensure compliance with all applicable tax regulations, labor laws and company-specific policies
Coordinate with HR to ensure benefit programs and elections are effectively communicated and applied
Thorough understanding of union agreements and associated benefits for all applicable jurisdictions
Manage payroll data changes
Effective communication with field personnel to resolve payroll issues
Responsible for the entire payroll process and ensuring all employees are paid timely and accurately according to established pay structures and union agreements
Evaluate and assist in the creation of efficiencies for the entire payroll process providing more time to review information for accuracy and completeness
Assist in the implementation of best practice for review and approval of field timesheets by appropriate personnel
Assist in the development of a process for the immediate correction of know errors, prior to the posting of information to the accounting system
Familiarity with the key details of each union agreement as it relates to employee classification, pay scale, and benefits to ensure accuracy in reporting
Effectively communicate with field and operation personnel and management to address areas of importance or concern
Ensure compliance with all applicable tax regulations, labor laws and company-specific policies
Must maintain a subject matter expertise in all federal tax laws as it relates to employee compensation and benefits
Needs to possess and maintain a working knowledge of labor laws and understanding of regulations related to exempt and non-exempt employees and overtime pay requirements
Apply existing knowledge or through research strategies a complete understanding and application of state and local employee related compensation, withholding and tax liability regulations for all states we work in
Thorough understanding of employer related tax liabilities to perform effective review of reporting
Maintain company specific compensation plans and ensure annual review and approval by President
Collaborate with JWD HR departments for proper benefit administration
Stay informed of Quanta sponsored benefit plans, annual enrollment elections and required payroll deductions and demonstrate subject matter expertise in employee benefit arena
Proactively highlight the benefits of participation in sponsored plans and encourage employee participation
Thorough understanding of union agreements and associated benefits for each jurisdiction
JWD operates under a significant number of IBEW union locals and multiple pension plans established through the locals. A thorough working knowledge of the union rules and benefit plan regulations will be critical to establish best practices to ensure compliance with union agreements
Familiarity with all IBEW union local classifications, pay rates, meal pay, other per diems, clothing allowance, etc. to ensure compliance and accuracy in pay
Coordination of plan requirements and ERISA rules
Overall responsibility for accuracy of monthly union reporting
Actively engage and collaborate across the organization to ensure business objectives and priorities are met
Demonstrate professionalism and maturity in handling confidential information
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or other relevant or related experience
5+ years of progressive experience overseeing the process of a large multi-state contractor with union and non-union employees
Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to resolve issues quickly and effectively
Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to make recommendations and influence outcomes
Organized with the ability to effectively prioritize tasks
Excellent time management skills
Company
J.W. Didado Electric
J.W. Didado Electric provides residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and high-voltage electric services.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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