Payroll Specialist

Overview

UIC Government Services (UICGS) is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our Payroll Team in Springfield, VA. This role is ideal for candidates with Deltek Time & Expense and Deltek Costpoint experience.

UIC Government Services and its Bowhead Family of Companies are subsidiaries of Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation. Known collectively as Bowhead, we are a leading ANC with nearly 25 years of experience providing premier support to defense and civilian government agencies across the United States and around the world. Bowhead employs more than 4,000 professionals dedicated to operational excellence and mission success.

A competitive salary will be offered and is commensurate with experience and educational background.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Payroll Manager under the daily direction of the Payroll Supervisor

• Maintain, collect, and process employee timesheets using Deltek Time & Expense

• Support payroll processing, including verifying payroll data, calculating payrolls, reviewing payroll reports, and initiating employee payments

• Respond to employee inquiries and perform general administrative tasks such as answering phones, researching pay discrepancies, and reviewing tax agency notices

• Assist with responding to data requests from internal departments and government agencies

• Gain exposure to multiple payroll disciplines including payroll tax compliance, timekeeping, garnishments, audit support, and special projects

• Assist with reconciliation of general ledger accounts related to payroll

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School diploma

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent payroll experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a payroll or accounting department

• Experience with Deltek Time & Expense and Deltek Costpoint is required; experience with ADP Smart Compliance is a plus

• Strong knowledge of multi state, multi subsidiary payroll processes, including employment taxes, year end reporting, and payroll tax compliance

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook

• Union/DBA/SCA payroll experience preferred

• Highly detail oriented, organized, and capable of problem solving and shifting priorities as needed

• Ability to work collaboratively within a team to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time

There are currently no security clearance requirements for this position, however, candidates must be able to successfully pass a background check. Bowhead reserves the right to change this requirement if necessitated by business needs or contractual obligations.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds

• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time

• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

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Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.

Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.

UIC is an equal opportunity employer. Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status EOE/D/V. Pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and subject to other state and federal requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity posters here .

All candidates must apply online at , and submit a completed application for all positions they wish to be considered. Once the employment application has been completed and submitted, any changes to the application after submission may not be reviewed. Please contact a UIC HR Recruiter if you have made a significant change to your application. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), persons unable to complete an online application should contact UIC Human Resources for assistance .

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

UIC Government Services (UICGS / Bowhead) provides innovative business solutions to federal and commercial customers in the areas of engineering, maintenance services, information technology, program support, logistics/base support, and procurement. Collectively, the fast-growing Bowhead Family of Companies offers a breadth of services which are performed with a focus on quality results. Headquartered in Springfield, VA, we are a fast-growing, multi-million-dollar company recognized as a top Alaska Native Corporation providing services across the Department of Defense and many federal agencies. Bowhead offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short/long-term disability, and 401(k) retirement plans as well as a paid time off programs for eligible full-time employees. Eligible part-time employees are able to participate in the 401(k) retirement plans and state or contract required paid time off programs.

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ID 2026-25697

Category Accounting/Finance

Location : Location US-VA-Springfield

Min USD $36.00/Hr.

Max USD $45.67/Hr.

Minimum Clearance Required Background Investigation

Travel Requirement N/A