Hiring: Payroll Clerk Company: Detroit Defense Location: Troy, MI Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 18:38:19 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Digital Transformation, R, Secret Clearance, Systems Engineering, Systems Integration About the job Required Skills: •Review employee timesheets in Deltek Costpoint each pay period for completeness, correct charge codes, and required supervisor approval prior to labor distribution •Follow up directly with employees and supervisors on missing, late, or unapproved timesheets ahead of each payroll deadline •Assist with correcting timesheet entry errors, documenting all changes with a clear before/after audit trail •Support labor distribution processing and perform a preliminary check of labor costs before data moves to payroll •Extract approved timekeeping and labor data from Deltek Costpoint each pay period and prepare it for import into Paylocity •Import payroll data (hours, earnings codes, deductions) into Paylocity, identifying and resolving interface errors or rejected records before payroll is finalized •Support processing of scheduled payroll runs in Paylocity (semimonthly/biweekly) for hourly and salaried employees •Reconcile Paylocity payroll output (hours, gross pay, deductions) back against Costpoint labor and timesheet data to confirm the two systems agree Qualifications: •A bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance or other related field is preferred. •Two to three years minimum of payroll, timekeeping, or general clerical accounting experience •Strong, accurate data entry skills with the ability to meet firm pay-cycle deadlines •Solid functional working knowledge of payroll concepts, including overtime, deductions, and garnishments •Must maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive business and employee information •High attention to detail and a strong commitment to confidentiality with sensitive employee data •Strong written and verbal communication skills •Must be able to prioritize work requirements and manage critical deadlines •Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Clearance. The minimum requirement for eligibility to obtain a secret clearance is US Citizenship. •Operational familiarity with DCAA timekeeping requirements and labor charge-code discipline. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!