Sr. Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist

Farmingdale, NY | Immediate Need | Strong Potential for Extension

Looking for your next payroll project? Join a friendly, team-oriented company seeking a hands-on Payroll Specialist to support a high-volume payroll operation. This is a great opportunity for an experienced payroll professional with union and New York payroll experience who enjoys owning the process and making an immediate impact.

What You'll Do

• Process weekly and biweekly payroll accurately and on time
• Manage union payroll, rates, deductions, and contract requirements
• Handle new hires, terminations, employee changes, and garnishments
• Reconcile payroll registers and resolve discrepancies
• Support payroll tax filings, audits, and month-end activities
• Partner with field teams and managers to ensure payroll accuracy

What We're Looking For

• 4+ years of end-to-end payroll experience
• Experience with union payroll and collective bargaining agreements
• Multi-state payroll experience, including New York
• Strong payroll reconciliations and garnishment processing experience
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP)
• Ability to hit the ground running in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

• JDE (JD Edwards) experience
• Construction, maintenance, transit, or union workforce experience
• Experience supporting quarter-end and year-end payroll activities

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Immediate consulting role with quick interview process
• Stable company with a collaborative, laid-back culture
• Visible role where your expertise will make an impact right away
• Opportunity to work alongside an experienced payroll team
• Competitive compensation

If you're a payroll professional with union payroll experience and are available for a new consulting opportunity, we'd love to connect.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Farmingdale, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $38.00 - $43.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Farmingdale,NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 15, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.