Payroll Specialist

About QQR Freight QQR Freight is the brand behind a family of companies that keep critical freight moving for supply chains that can't afford to stop. The family includes QQR Transport, Inc. and QQR Logistics Solutions, Inc. The QQR companies bring disciplined execution to automotive, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, aerospace, energy, and other key industries throughout North America, including major U.S.‑Canada and U.S.‑Mexico cross-border lanes. This role sits within the Accounting and Finance team and owns payroll for QQR Freight's family of companies: drivers and office staff at QQR Transport, and office staff at QQR Logistics and the shared services team. QQR Freight is building its finance function in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is looking for an experienced payroll professional ready to grow with it. Compensation Placement within the range is based on relevant work experience, demonstrated skills, and applicable education or professional training. The total compensation range for this position is $55,000 to $75,000 annual salary. Job Overview QQR Freight is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to own payroll from start to finish. This role covers two very different kinds of payroll, and we need someone who is equally strong at both. On the trucking side, you will run weekly driver payroll and settlements for a truckload fleet scaling to hundreds of company drivers. Driver pay is built on miles, loads, and stops, plus detention, layover, accessorials, and per diem. The plan changes with the work: solo or team, regional or over-the-road, dry van or open deck, and dedicated accounts with their own pay terms. You understand how a load moves from dispatch to delivery, how to reconcile pay against ELD, dispatch, and load data, and why accurate, on-time pay is one of the biggest levers a carrier has on driver retention. On the office side, you will run semimonthly payroll through Paychex for office staff across QQR Freight's family of companies. That covers salaried and hourly pay, overtime, PTO, benefit deductions, and commission and bonus pay for the brokerage sales team. The dispatchers, recruiters, and sales staff who keep freight moving deserve the same accuracy and fast answers as the drivers behind the wheel, and this role is measured on both. QQR Freight is scaling fast through organic growth and acquisitions. Because QQR Freight operates through separate legal entities, you will keep each entity's payroll records and reporting separate while managing multiple pay schedules and states. You will work closely with HR and Recruiting, Operations, Finance, and executive leadership, with full accountability for accurate, timely payroll and clean reconciliations across driver and office payroll alike. Requirements Key Responsibilities Driver Payroll & Settlements (Weekly) Process weekly driver payroll and settlements accurately and on time across multiple states, including mileage, load, and stop pay, detention, layover, accessorials, and per diem Apply the correct pay plan by driver and operation, including solo and team, regional and OTR, open deck, and dedicated accounts with contract-specific pay Audit trip, timecard, and settlement data before each run, reconciling driver pay against ELD, dispatch/TMS, and load data (e.g., Samsara, PCS) and resolving variances before processing Process fuel-card advances (e.g., EFS), related payroll deductions, and other authorized driver deductions, resolving discrepancies promptly Serve as the go-to contact for driver pay questions, researching discrepancies quickly and giving drivers clear answers and timelines Office Payroll (Semimonthly) Process semimonthly office payroll accurately and on time through Paychex for salaried and hourly staff across each QQR company, including overtime, PTO, and pay changes Calculate and process commissions and bonuses for brokerage sales staff from load-level margin and customer payment data, following approved compensation plans Reconcile benefit and 4…

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