Sr. Payroll Specialist

Overview

Manage multi‑state payroll, garnishments, tax compliance for 500+ employees.

Key Responsibilities

• payroll processing
• timekeeping system
• garnishment admin
• payroll setup
• payroll inquiries
• payroll analysis

Tasks

-Attend and engage in internal and cross-functional company meetings. -Follow and reinforce standards of work, ensuring consistency and accountability. -Actively contribute as a member of the HR & Payroll Teams by collaborating on shared goals, aligning efforts across departments, and supporting team priorities. -Verify employees are properly set up in payroll systems. -Respond to and resolve employee payroll inquiries in a timely, professional manner. -Administer and manage garnishments, tax levies, child support orders, and other payroll deductions. -Support training needs for supervisors on the use of the timekeeping system. -Participate in Lean events and actively support continuous improvement initiatives aligned with the McGough Way. -Applies accounting principles and critical thinking to analyze, research, and resolve payroll discrepancies. -Maintains strict confidentiality and exercises sound judgment when handling sensitive employee information. -Backup other payroll team members as needed. -Develop and maintain positive professional relationships with employees and project teams. -Support and participate in company-sponsored events and initiatives that promote team engagement and culture. -Perform duties of other Payroll team members and others on the HR Operations team, as needed, to support the completed payroll process across the organization. -Participate in relevant training opportunities for personal and professional growth, including leadership development and human resources topics. -Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with internal colleagues -Handle the administration of the electronic timekeeping system. -Process employee changes and updates in the payroll system. -Prepare and process weekly payroll for 500+ employees.

Requirements

• payroll admin
• multi-state
• excel
• 10+ years
• tax compliance
• communication

What You Bring

-Prioritizes competing deadlines and adapts efficiently to changing business needs. -10+ years of payroll experience, including 5+ years of multi-state payroll administration -Performs effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining focus, precision, and professionalism. -Possesses in-depth knowledge of payroll tax laws, deductions, garnishments, and all relevant compliance requirements. -10-15+ years of payroll experience -Displays creativity, diplomacy, and composure when resolving challenges or addressing sensitive issues. -Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills, including documentation and process improvement capabilities. -Demonstrates exceptional organizational, analytical, and time management abilities to manage multiple priorities effectively. -Collaborates successfully with cross-functional teams, fostering trust and productive working relationships. -Shows meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in all payroll and reporting tasks. -Exhibits advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll software systems, with a strong aptitude for data accuracy and reporting. -Communicates clearly and effectively across all levels of the organization, translating complex information into easy-to-understand language. -7-10+ years of experience with multi-state taxation

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Benefits

-Hybrid office attendance.

About Mcgough

-It operates across the U.S. from regional hubs, blending in-house construction with full-cycle real estate development. -Known for financial strength, it manages both public and private capital, delivering build-to-suit and investor-led projects. -Their portfolio features high-complexity work: hospitals, data centers, labs, warehouse plants, affordable housing, civic and cultural buildings. -They bring technical depth to mission-critical sectors like healthcare and high-tech, with drag-and-drop VDC, lean scheduling, safety and engineered-systems teams. -Their development arm scouts parcels in top metro areas—Minneapolis-St Paul, Dallas-Fort Worth, Raleigh-Durham, Austin, Des Moines and Omaha. -Typical projects include multi-family apartments, combined heat-and-power energy systems, university unions and community banks. -They also revive heritage structures, deliver arts venues, tribal facilities and complex industrial builds—with unusual breadth. -Their roots as a family-run, craft-oriented firm inform a collaborative, partner-first approach seen in long-standing client relationships. -A standout fact: McGough self-performs many trades and uses proprietary ‘Centers of Excellence’ teams to drive efficiency, innovation and quality.

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