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Job description
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.
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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.
Worksite address
farmingdale, NY, 11735, US
Who can apply
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