Payroll Administrator
Niagara Falls, NY US
Job Description
Payroll Administrator
The Payroll Administrator is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely process of payroll for all employees while adhering to company policies and government regulations.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- In house payroll processing for 2 companies.
- Payroll tax compliance including weekly payroll tax deposits and quarterly/annual payroll return preparation.
- Maintain accurate records of employee information, including personal and payroll data.
- Prepare and distribute annual W-2 forms to employees.
- Ensure compliance with payroll laws and regulations, such as Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Retirement plan compliance including weekly remittance of hours and withholdings/employer match.
- Union reporting and compliance, including preparation of monthly union reports and monitoring of paid holidays, jurisdictional rates and guaranteed minimums for various unions.
- Other payroll related tasks, including preparation of weekly certified payroll, audit preparation,
- insurance uploads, labor rate sheets, etc.,
- Coordination with outsourced HR company for employee onboarding, offboarding, benefits deductions, and tracking of PTO/sick time, etc.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Knowledge of payroll laws, regulations, and procedures
- Experience with Prevailing wage, certified payroll, union regulations, and/or CBA's preferred
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skill
- Pleasant, can do attitude
- Critical thinking skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- ComputerEase experience helpful but not required
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, business administration or equivalent work experience required.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a corporate environment, preferably in a construction environment
- 2-5 years' Payroll experience
Meet Your Recruiter

Peggy Koch
Director, National Recruiter
Peggy is the newest exciting addition to our staff and joined DeBellis, Catherine & Morreale in 2020. Bringing 15 years of recruiting experience, Peggy brings 20+ years of solid experience to the DCM team! In addition to her degree in Marketing from SUNY Alfred State, she has a demonstrated history in successful placements in the areas of Marketing, Legal, Human Resources, Medical, Accounting/Finance and Engineering. Peggy prides herself on working tirelessly to help clients and candidates alike find a great fit for their businesses and careers. Taking her passion for recruitment outside of the workplace, Peggy has used her volunteer time to speak at local colleges to help student-candidates early on in their careers with critical skills for future success such as guidance on creating a solid resume, conducting a successful job search, and the all-important interview preparation.
When not working hard recruiting, Peggy enjoys traveling and exploring new places, gardening, and baking.