<p><strong>Hybrid Accounting Payroll Specialist role in Waunakee, WI. For immediate consideration contact Jon Wright at 608-338-1052.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Robert Half is looking for an Accounting Payroll Specialist to work for a local manufacturing company in Waunakee, WI. This hybrid position blends day-to-day accounting support with end-to-end payroll administration, making it ideal for someone who is comfortable working across both financial operations and employee compensation processes. The role will contribute to accurate reporting, compliant payroll practices, and reliable account maintenance while supporting the broader finance function.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Manage payroll activities for multiple employee groups, ensuring timely and accurate processing of wages, deductions, and related adjustments.</p><p>• Prepare journal entries and maintain general ledger records to support routine accounting operations and month-end close activities.</p><p>• Reconcile payroll balances and other assigned accounts, resolving discrepancies between payroll records and financial statements.</p><p>• Assist with financial reporting by compiling data, reviewing account activity, and supporting the preparation of internal financial statements.</p><p>• Maintain payroll documentation, including records for garnishments, withholdings, benefits, and other employee-related deductions.</p><p>• Support tax-related accounting tasks such as sales tax compliance, payroll tax coordination, and accurate financial recordkeeping.</p><p>• Perform account analysis and balance sheet reconciliations to strengthen reporting accuracy and maintain clean ledger activity.</p><p>• Partner with internal stakeholders to address payroll and accounting questions, research variances, and improve process reliability.</p>
We are looking for an accomplished Payroll Manager to oversee a high-volume, highly regulated payroll operation supporting a diverse hourly workforce in Waukesha, Wisconsin. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for a leader who brings deep experience with union payroll, prevailing wage requirements, and multi-state compliance in skilled trades or construction environments. The role will guide payroll strategy and day-to-day execution, strengthen processes for growth, and partner across teams to build a scalable and reliable payroll function.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct weekly payroll operations for hourly employees across multiple business entities, ensuring every payroll cycle is completed accurately, on schedule, and in compliance with applicable regulations.<br>• Lead and develop a payroll team, setting priorities, improving accountability, and creating efficient workflows that support a complex union and non-union workforce.<br>• Oversee payroll administration tied to numerous collective bargaining agreements, including proper handling of union deductions, fringe benefit calculations, and required reporting.<br>• Manage multi-state payroll compliance, including prevailing wage obligations and labor-related reporting requirements associated with construction and skilled trades employees.<br>• Review and strengthen payroll procedures, controls, and documentation to improve accuracy, reduce risk, and support long-term operational scalability.<br>• Serve as the primary owner of the payroll technology environment, helping optimize system performance, resolve process gaps, and support future enhancements or implementations.<br>• Partner with HR, finance, operations, and compliance stakeholders to address payroll issues, interpret labor requirements, and align payroll practices with business needs.<br>• Support organizational growth initiatives by contributing payroll expertise to acquisitions, onboarding of new entities, and expansion into additional geographic markets.
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a retail organization in Hartland, Wisconsin on a Contract basis. This onsite opportunity is suited for an accounting specialist who can manage a busy invoice workflow while maintaining accuracy across domestic and international payables. The role will contribute to timely payment operations, account reconciliation, and month-end support in a fast-paced environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee a large volume of accounts payable activity, ensuring invoices are reviewed, coded, and processed accurately within established timelines.<br>• Administer international voucher processing and maintain proper documentation for cross-border transactions.<br>• Record and reconcile landed cost entries to support accurate inventory and financial reporting.<br>• Perform general ledger reconciliations related to payables and resolve variances in a timely manner.<br>• Research vendor statement issues, invoice discrepancies, and payment exceptions, then drive issues through resolution.<br>• Assist with month-end close activities by preparing payables data, supporting reports, and validating account balances.<br>• Partner with purchasing, receiving, and other internal teams to ensure payments are completed correctly and on schedule.<br>• Use accounting systems and Excel-based analysis to track payables activity, monitor exceptions, and improve processing accuracy.
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to support daily financial operations for an organization based in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. This position is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, organized, and confident handling high-volume invoice activity with accuracy. The role focuses on timely payment processing, maintaining clean records, and helping ensure vendor transactions are completed efficiently.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Review incoming invoices for accuracy, assign proper accounting codes, and prepare them for entry into the payment system.<br>• Process vendor invoices in a timely manner while maintaining complete and well-organized documentation.<br>• Coordinate scheduled check runs and confirm that approved payments are issued according to company timelines.<br>• Reconcile accounts payable records with vendor statements and investigate discrepancies to resolution.<br>• Communicate with internal departments and external vendors to clarify billing questions and resolve payment concerns.<br>• Maintain accurate financial data within the accounting system to support reporting and audit readiness.