
Certified Payroll Administrator
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Job overview
The Certified Payroll Administrator collects and reviews weekly certified payroll reports for workers on federally funded Hoar job sites. The role verifies wage determinations and report accuracy, submits missing-wage-determination forms, maintains project payroll logs, and coordinates with field office administrators to ensure payments are not released before current reports are collected.
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Full job description
The Certified Payroll Administrator is responsible for the collection of weekly payroll reports for everyone working on a hoar job site that is federally funded.
Responsibilities:
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Monitor multiple outlook inboxes for incoming payroll reports.
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Collect SF1413 from each trade partner/subcontractor submitting payroll.
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Verify a county specific wage rate determination sheet is provided to each trade partner, usually provided by the owner.
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Verify accuracy of WH347 or comparable form and ensure all project specific information is correct in reports.
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Submit SF1444 form to the department of labor for missing wage determinations.
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Use checklist and review each report submitted cross referencing the wage rate sheet provided to that project specifically.
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Weekly reports will be filed for each trade partner/sub-tier vendors working on site for the duration of the project.
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Collect break in work letters from contractors temporarily not working on site.
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Prepare and maintain a certified payroll log for each project saved on the shared drive.
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Work directly with the field office admin to ensure payments are not released until all current certified payroll reports have been collected.
Requirements:
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High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
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1-2 years of experience providing administrative support, preferably in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction industry.
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1-2 years of experience administering or collecting certified payroll reports.
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Previous experience with the Davis-Bacon or prevailing wage rate determination requirements is required.
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Strong computer skills including knowledge of Excel, Word, MS Office Suite.
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Valid Drivers' License required.
Physical Demands and Working Environment
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environment: Work is performed mainly in an indoor and outdoor setting with exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions, and travel from site to site.
Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
EOE - Vets/Disabilities
Hoar does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of Hoar without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of Hoar.
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How this job compares
Set against the 604 open Payroll Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$65–90K/yr74 salary ranges
- US median$25–32/hr178 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 39 open Payroll Specialist jobs in Texas and 604 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Payroll Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (425 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 196 of the 604 open Payroll Specialist jobs (32%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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