Payroll Coordinator

Job Description

The Payroll Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for multiple regional offices across the country, including any entity of DPR’s Family of Companies. This includes maintaining high standards of customer service, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with payroll-related regulations and laws.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Process weekly payroll across multiple regions/entities.
• Ensure employee records (e.g., tax setup/withholding, direct deposit, benefits) are accurate and up to date for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Regularly review payroll exception logs and audit reports for compliance with federal, state, and local laws and DPR best practices.
• Process payroll corrections and adjustments as necessary.
• Collaborate closely with HR to ensure employee status changes (e.g., promotions, terminations, address changes) are accurately reflected in payroll in a timely manner.
• Provide support to employees and regional payroll contacts for issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with federal/state payroll law, union agreements, and wage and hour requirements.
• Ensure that the proprietary nature of payroll information is always protected and remains confidential via implementation of best practices and processes given from Leadership.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support new payroll system implementations or process enhancements as requested by Leadership.
• Support the team with handling PTO coverage and other tasks as needed.
  
  

Skills

• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles with a keen eye for detail in payroll-related tasks.
• Proven expertise in payroll processing, including strong working knowledge of federal, state and local payroll laws, union agreements, wage and hour compliance, and garnishments.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook); intermediate to advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, v-lookup) a plus.
• Experience with CMiC or similar construction accounting software a plus.
• Familiarity with construction industry payroll practices and/or job costing a plus.
  
  

Work Characteristics

• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
• Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels.
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work in a deadline driven environment while maintaining a high-level of accuracy.
• Collaborative team player who values open communication and cross-functional teamwork.
  
  

DPR has been nationally recognized for its strong company culture, based on a well-defined purpose “We Exist to Build Great Things,” and four core values: integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and ever forward. A flat, title-less organization that empowers people at all levels to make decisions, DPR ranked on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for five consecutive years. For more information, visit http://www.dpr.com.