Senior Payroll Specialist (Government Contracting)

Location: McLean, Virginia, United States; remote work is also listed as an option.

Salary: $100,000–$110,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global delivers mission and technical expertise for national security, technology, and defense challenges, including government contracting work.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for multiple entities, states, and pay dates in ADP Workforce Now.
• Manage the payroll calendar independently and audit master data, earnings, taxes, benefit deductions, and payroll variances.
• Administer Unanet timesheets, monitor submissions, enforce deadlines, and ensure accurate labor charging and distribution under DCAA requirements.
• Apply federal, state, and local payroll rules; prepare recurring reports and support internal, external, and government audits.
• Process off-cycle checks, retroactive pay, corrections, garnishments, final pay, tax reconciliations, W-2 review, and year-end close.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Accounting, and employees to resolve payroll, tax, deduction, and timesheet questions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on payroll experience, including multi-state, multi-entity, and multi-pay-date processing.
• Government contracting experience, including timekeeping and labor charging under DCAA requirements, is required.
• Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now and Unanet or a similar government-contracting timekeeping system.
• Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll tax, wage-and-hour rules, and retirement plan deductions.
• Ability to work independently, research answers, solve problems without step-by-step direction, and meet fixed payroll deadlines with little to no supervision.
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliations.

Nice to have

• CPP or FPC certification.
• Experience with Unanet is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee position with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, professional growth, and a focus on work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a company-contributed Health Savings Account.
• Annual paid time off, paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with a company match, training and development opportunities, award programs, and company-sponsored events.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation support are provided.