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Payroll Compliance Specialist

Morgan Hunter Companies

Job Description

Kansas City, MO | Long-Term Contract | Hybrid


Morgan Hunter is partnering with a large Kansas City organization to hire a Payroll Compliance Specialist for a long-term contract opportunity. This role will focus on payroll accuracy, compliance, and quality control while supporting a busy payroll team through an upcoming system transition.
Responsibilities
  • Review multi-state payroll processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
  • Audit payroll calculations, deductions, benefits, taxes, and other payments
  • Oversee compliance related to union agreements, prevailing wages, and garnishments
  • Identify discrepancies and resolve payroll issues through research and reconciliation
  • Maintain payroll controls, codes, and procedures to support accurate processing
  • Partner with internal teams on payroll, accounting, and compliance matters
  • Use Excel to analyze payroll data, identify errors, and improve reporting
  • Recommend process improvements and support payroll documentation and training
Qualifications
  • 3+ years of payroll experience with a strong focus on compliance and quality control
  • Experience with multi-state payroll, union administration, and prevailing wage requirements preferred but not required
  • Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUPs, and formulas
  • Strong knowledge of payroll regulations, taxes, deductions, and reconciliations
  • Experience reviewing payroll processes and identifying errors in complex data
  • Detail-oriented, professional, and able to learn new systems quickly

MH456 Keywords:
Admin, Administrative, Payroll Specialist, Payroll Compliance, Multi-State Payroll, Union Payroll
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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