First Finish | A Shawmut Company · 6 hours ago
Senior Payroll Specialist
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expFirst Finish, a Shawmut Company, is a 100% employee-owned organization recognized for its outstanding workplace culture. The Senior Payroll Specialist is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, providing exceptional customer service to employees and business partners, and maintaining compliance with payroll regulations.
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Responsibilities
Manages time and attendance through e-Time software by providing support and assistance to employees entering their time. Generates reporting to identify and notify employees and their managers who have missing time. Validates the accuracy and compliance of all timesheets for both exempt and non-exempt employees each pay period
Processes New Hire and Active Employee Profile changes related to Payroll in CMiC including Federal /State W-4 and Direct Deposit requests
Enters adjustments and transactions in CMiC to prep for the payroll each week including per diems, on-call payments, auto allowances, merit/retroactive salary adjustments and Union Rate and Worker's Comp Rate updates
Understands compliant employee wage garnishment calculations for processing through payroll
Understands advanced tax compliance for withholding as well as pre/post tax deductions and employer paid benefits
Processes Weekly and Bi-Weekly payrolls inclusive of our union employee population; manages the workflow utilizing the Payroll Checklist to ensure that all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely
Reconcile the payroll prior to the transmitting the Tax File to our tax filing vendor
Coordinates the paper checks generated from payroll for distribution to the various offices and job sites as required
After payroll has been completed, ensures that the payroll file folder is complete with all supporting documents related to the payroll for audit purposes
Processes manual check requests and other ad hoc off cycle payrolls
Responds to inquiries for verification of employment requests
Completes Union processing
Orders benefit stamps for inclusion with the payroll check/statement for applicable employees
Updates First Trade spreadsheet after each payroll
Works with Corporate Accounting to replenish funding our union accounts from the First Trade Account when needed
Prepares monthly Union reports for MA, RI, NH and NY
Qualification
Required
7 years+ of experience processing multi-state payroll
Must have experience with job costing, and processing payroll manually
Preferred
Union payroll experience strongly preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience preferred
working knowledge of payroll best practices
strong knowledge of federal and state regulations
proficiency in Excel
working knowledge of CMiC a plus
Benefits
Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Be an employee-owner!
401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.
Company
First Finish | A Shawmut Company
First Finish, LLC is the premier, full-service general contractor specializing in the successful delivery of fast-track hospitality renovations nationwide and in the Caribbean.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2024-11-18Acquired
Leadership Team
Bryan Higgins
Partner / Executive Vice President
Recent News
New Orleans CityBusiness
2025-07-08
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