Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or related field
Strong knowledge of California prevailing wage laws and classifications
Experience with ERP and payroll systems like Deltek Vantagepoint or UKG
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Experience processing payroll for organizations with 500+ employees
Responsibilities
Process and administer California prevailing wage payroll
Ensure compliance with wage determinations and classifications
Maintain payroll records and rate tables
Validate employee classifications and project assignments
Process payroll corrections and fringe payments
Review and reconcile payroll for accuracy
Collaborate with various departments to resolve payroll issues
Benefits
Competitive salary and year-end bonus opportunities
Profit sharing and 401(k) plan
Generous paid time off packages
9 paid holidays annually
Education reimbursement programs
Paid annual dues for professional organizations
Award-winning benefits and perks
Full Job Description
BKF Engineers is seeking an experienced Prevailing Wage & Payroll Administrator to support payroll operations for employees working on prevailing wage and public works projects. This role is responsible for ensuring prevailing wage employees are paid accurately and timely by maintaining wage rates in payroll systems, validating employee and project assignments, reviewing payroll calculations, administering fringe benefits and apprenticeship contributions, and resolving payroll discrepancies.
Essential Responsibilities
Process and administer California prevailing wage payroll.
Ensure compliance with wage determinations, classifications, fringe benefits, overtime, and apprenticeship requirements.
Maintain payroll records, rate tables, and payroll system data.
Validate employee classifications, project assignments, and labor allocations.
Process payroll corrections, retroactive adjustments, true-ups, and fringe payments.
Calculate and administer fringe benefits and CAC apprenticeship contributions.
Review, audit, and reconcile payroll for accuracy and compliance.
Collaborate with Payroll, HR, Finance, Project Accounting, and Operations to resolve payroll issues.
Support labor compliance reviews, audits, and regulatory reporting.
Support multi-state payroll processing and ensure employees are paid accurately and on schedule.
Support payroll tax compliance requirements, including payroll tax reporting, reconciliations, filings, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
5+ years of payroll processing experience.
3+ years of experience processing prevailing wage.
Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field.
Experience with California prevailing wage payroll.
Strong knowledge of prevailing wage laws, classifications, fringe benefits, overtime, apprenticeship requirements, and rate changes.
Ability to interpret wage determinations and maintain payroll rate tables.
Experience auditing payroll, performing reconciliations, and processing payroll adjustments.
Experience with ERP and payroll platforms such as Deltek Vantagepoint (VP), UKG, or equivalent systems.
Experience processing payroll for a large organization with 500+ employees.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
The typical base salary range for this position is $87,141.60 - $116,688 annually, depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographic location. This is a salaried position paid on a biweekly basis.
Competitive salary, year-end bonus opportunities, profit sharing, and 401(k).
Generous paid time off packages.
9 paid holidays annually.
Education reimbursement programs.
Paid annual dues for professional and industry organizations.
BKF offers competitive and award-winning benefits and perks. Learn more at BKF Benefits.
