Payroll and Benefits Administrator

Mueller-Yurgae Associates Inc•Grimes, IA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Administers payroll, 401k program, ACA reporting, employee benefits, leave, COBRA, Workers’ Compensation, and unemployment. The essential functions include, but are not limited to, processing multi-state payroll, validating reports, resolving payroll discrepancies, entering additional earnings, processing garnishments and tax levies, setting up new payroll tax accounts, working with the payroll provider for tax preparation and filing, reviewing year-end W-2s, verifying minimum wage requirements, monitoring and updating drive time hourly rates, maintaining confidentiality, responding to unemployment claims, processing employment verifications, administering group benefits programs, processing monthly billings from providers, resolving discrepancies with carriers, assisting employees with insurance claim issues, updating payroll deductions for benefit rate changes, and monitoring employee HSA eligibility and deductions. This role also assists the Marketing Director with internal newsletters, organizational charts, and various projects.

Requirements

Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Knowledge of and experience with varied human resource information systems.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Five years of payroll and benefit administration

Responsibilities

Process Multi State Payroll for all Mueller Yurgae Associates
Validate reports, and resolves payroll discrepancies
Enter additional earnings for employees ie, spiffs, bonus, mileage
Processes garnishments, child support orders, tax levies, and quarterly tax verifications.
Set-up new payroll tax accounts with states as needed.
Work with payroll provider to ensure accuracy on monthly, quarterly, and year end federal, state, Social Security, and unemployment tax preparation and filing.
Review year-end payroll W-2s.
Verify minimum wage requirements are observed for all states.
Monitors and updates drive time hourly rate in payroll.
Maintain confidentiality of information and records.
Respond to unemployment claims.
Reviews quarterly unemployment statements.
Process verifications of employment as required.
Administer group benefits programs (health, dental, vision, life, cancer, accident, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance and health savings account)
Process monthly billings from providers.
Reviews billings for accuracy and approves for payment.
Resolves discrepancies with carriers.
Work with agent to assist employees with insurance claim issues.
Update payroll deductions for benefit rate changes.
Assist Marketing Director with Internal Newsletter and Organizational Chart updating and various internal and external projects
Monitor employee HSA eligibility and maintains employee and employer HSA deductions.