Payroll Specialist With AIS

Company Overview

The AIS Infrastructure Group consists of four heavy civil construction companies. Our services include infrastructure improvement, heavy civil construction, and site development for government and state agencies and private enterprise across the United States. We do a wide variety of heavy civil projects, including highways, bridges, and DOT work, power plants, dams and reservoirs, underground utilities, and more.

We are Heavy Civil Construction and Sitework experts, but we specialize in providing peace of mind.

AIS Infrastructure Group is part of a family of companies unified by purpose to deliver safe, reliable solutions to our clients' unique challenges. We are committed to providing superior service and leaving things better than we found them.

Job Summary:

• Maintains payroll information by directing the collection, calculation, and entering of data
• Updates payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job titles, and department/ division transfers
• Pays employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts
• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages
• Validates payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, and employer's social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments
• Understanding of unions and union remittances
• Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies
• Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
• Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Perform other administrative tasks as assigned

Requirements and Education:

• 2–5 years of payroll experience required
• Experience processing prevailing wage and certified payroll
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Understanding of compensation and wage structures, benefits administration, union agreements, and prevailing wage regulations
• Proven experience managing multi-state payroll operations, including knowledge of state-specific tax withholdings, unemployment insurance (SUI), and regulatory compliance

Preferred Requirements and Education:

• 6+ years of payroll experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
• Experience with ADP and/or Vista Viewpoint preferred

EEO Statement

AIS Infrastructure Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.