Senior Payroll Analyst (Dallas, TX) - Austin Industries

Senior Payroll Analyst

Austin Industries is one of the nation's largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 8,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

Austin Industries has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Payroll Analyst at our headquarters in Dallas, Texas. This role is responsible for supporting accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing while serving as a key resource for complex payroll issues, reconciliations, payroll taxes, reporting, and process improvements. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with complex, multi-state payroll. Construction industry and CMiC experience are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and review payroll processing to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Analyze payroll data and research and resolve discrepancies involving earnings, deductions, taxes, hours, and employee information.
• Perform payroll and general ledger reconciliations and resolve outstanding differences.
• Support federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance, including reconciliations, tax notices, quarterly filings, and year-end activities.
• Assist with W-2 validation and other payroll reporting requirements.
• Review payroll adjustments, retroactive payments, bonuses, garnishments, and other complex transactions.
• Support multi-state payroll and construction-specific requirements, including job costing, labor allocations, union payroll, prevailing wage, and certified payroll, as applicable.
• Generate and analyze payroll reports to identify exceptions, trends, and potential errors.
• Support payroll system testing, configuration changes, upgrades, and integrations.
• Maintain payroll procedures and documentation and support internal and external audits.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Partner with Accounting, HR, Operations, and other teams to resolve payroll-related issues.

Qualifications:

• Construction industry payroll experience preferred
• CMiC experience preferred
• CPP certification is a plus
• Ability to independently research and resolve complex payroll issues
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet critical payroll deadlines
• Strong communication skills and commitment to maintaining confidentiality

Requirements:

• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, preferably in a complex, multi-state environment
• Strong knowledge of payroll processing, payroll taxes, reconciliations, and payroll accounting
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to

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