Prevailing Wage & Payroll Administrator
At a glance
Mid-level Payroll role at BKF. Los Angeles · $87,141–$116,688 base.
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What you'll do
- Run California prevailing-wage payroll, applying the relevant wage rates, job classifications, overtime, fringes and apprenticeship rules
- Keep rate tables and payroll records current, and check employee classifications, project assignments and labor allocations
- Audit payroll calculations, reconcile records, and handle corrections, retroactive changes, true-ups and fringe payments
- Resolve payroll questions with Payroll, HR, Finance, Project Accounting and Operations, while supporting reviews and regulatory reporting
- Process payroll across states and assist with tax reports, reconciliations, filings and related compliance work
What you bring
- At least five years processing payroll, including three or more years focused on prevailing-wage work
- A degree in business, accounting, finance, human resources or a related field
- California prevailing-wage payroll experience and working knowledge of wage determinations, classifications, fringes and apprenticeship rules
- Experience with payroll audits and adjustments, plus an ERP or payroll platform such as Deltek Vantagepoint, UKG or an equivalent
- Advanced Excel skills and payroll experience in an organization with at least five hundred employees
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced payroll administrator who can handle California prevailing-wage requirements, detailed reconciliations and multi-state payroll work. The position is based on-site in Los Angeles.
From the employer
BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering and surveying services across California, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. With offices throughout California and the Portland area, BKF has served transportation, water resources, land development, government, and federal clients for over 110 years.
At BKF, you’ll find a unique opportunity to grow your career with intention. Our culture values professional autonomy, innovation, and meaningful collaboration across offices. We are proud to be recognized with the Great Place to Work certification for the second year in a row.
BKF Engineers is seeking an experienced Prevailing Wage & Payroll Administrator to support payroll operations for employees working on prevailing wage and public works projects. This role is responsible for ensuring prevailing wage employees are paid accurately and timely by maintaining wage rates in payroll systems, validating employee and project assignments, reviewing payroll calculations, administering fringe benefits and apprenticeship contributions, and resolving payroll discrepancies.
Essential Responsibilities
- Process and administer California prevailing wage payroll.
- Ensure compliance with wage determinations, classifications, fringe benefits, overtime, and apprenticeship requirements.
- Maintain payroll records, rate tables, and payroll system data.
- Validate employee classifications, project assignments, and labor allocations.
- Process payroll corrections, retroactive adjustments, true-ups, and fringe payments.
- Calculate and administer fringe benefits and CAC apprenticeship contributions.
- Review, audit, and reconcile payroll for accuracy and compliance.
- Collaborate with Payroll, HR, Finance, Project Accounting, and Operations to resolve payroll issues.
- Support labor compliance reviews, audits, and regulatory reporting.
- Support multi-state payroll processing and ensure employees are paid accurately and on schedule.
- Support payroll tax compliance requirements, including payroll tax reporting, reconciliations, filings, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of payroll processing experience.
- 3+ years of experience processing prevailing wage.
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field.
- Experience with California prevailing wage payroll.
- Strong knowledge of prevailing wage laws, classifications, fringe benefits, overtime, apprenticeship requirements, and rate changes.
- Ability to interpret wage determinations and maintain payroll rate tables.
- Experience auditing payroll, performing reconciliations, and processing payroll adjustments.
- Experience with ERP and payroll platforms such as Deltek Vantagepoint (VP), UKG, or equivalent systems.
- Experience processing payroll for a large organization with 500+ employees.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
- High level of accuracy and confidentiality.
- Experience processing multi-state payroll.
- Experience with overall payroll administration.
- Experience supporting payroll tax compliance requirements.
Benefits
Benefits & Compensation
- The typical base salary range for this position is $87,141.60 – $116,688 annually, depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographic location. This is a salaried position paid on a biweekly basis.
- Competitive salary, year-end bonus opportunities, profit sharing, and 401(k).
- Generous paid time off packages.
- 9 paid holidays annually.
- Education reimbursement programs.
- Paid annual dues for professional and industry organizations.
- BKF offers competitive and award-winning benefits and perks. Learn more at BKF Benefits.
BKF Engineers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
BKF Engineers does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and a specific solicitation for the position or other approved engagement request with BKF Engineers, BKF Engineers reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited submittals are made at the sole risk of the recruiter or agency.