Payroll & Benefits Specialist

California Faucets•Huntington Beach, CA

About The Position

The Payroll & Benefits Specialist will be responsible for managing and processing the full cycle weekly payroll process for a 250+ population. In addition, this position will serve as the primary contact for all health & wellness benefits programming, including enrollments, billing reconciliation, and annual open enrollment activities. As part of the benefits component, the Payroll & Benefits Specialist will serve as the primary liaison to our leave administration partner and ensure that all leaves are managed appropriately. The Payroll & Benefits Specialist will also perform administrative tasks and services to support effective and efficient operations of the company’s human resource department. While in this position, the Payroll & Benefits Specialist will perform the following duties: Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English and Spanish fluently is required.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and remain positive and energetic.
The ability to demonstrate empathy while still enforcing company policy.
Extensive knowledge of office management systems and procedures.
A sense of urgency, efficiency, and accuracy in all tasks.
Excellent time management skills: and must be able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines.
Ability to anticipate team needs and respond accordingly
Must be an excellent multi-tasker and have high attention to detail
Friendly and open demeanor and a team player with a positive attitude
Must have initiative and be able to work autonomously with minimal supervision.
Ability to collaborate with other departments to troubleshoot as problems occur.
Ability to recognize and resolve discrepancies.
A minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated hands-on experience processing payroll is required.
Strong leave of absence experience (STD, LOA, FMLA, CFRA) with an emphasis on California leaves/EDD highly desired.
A minimum of two (2) years of experience managing and coordinating benefits related activities preferred.
Prior experience with or the ability to quickly learn payroll management, human resource information system (HRIS), and similar computer applications.
Proficiency in Microsoft Windows and all Microsoft Office applications.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets is required.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree, preferably in Human Resources, Business, or another related field is preferred.
Experience processing payroll is required; experience with Paylocity is highly preferred.
SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or other relevant professional certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide critical payroll support to our 250+ employee population
Accurate and timely validation of wage, salary, bonus calculations
Time and Attendance administration, including timekeeping changes
Retroactive pay, supplemental pay, and other fringe benefits
Off-cycle manual checks
Wage Assignments
Tax Compliance, including W-2 processing
Payroll Accounting, including funding tax liabilities
Other payroll-related duties and responsibilities
Utilize payroll software systems to run scheduled system jobs for processing payroll and resolve any errors, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements
Run ad-hoc reports and analyze payroll data to identify and rectify errors or discrepancies
Partner with Payroll vendor to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, tax laws, and labor laws in payroll processes and reporting
Collaborate with People Operations, Finance, and other departments to ensure accurate employee data and seamless coordination of payroll activities
Monitor and respond to the Payroll In-box for timely responses to inquiries
Address and resolve employee inquiries and concerns related to timekeeping, deductions, and tax withholding in a timely and professional manner
Prepare and distribute payroll-related documents to employees as needed
Stay current on developments and changes in payroll regulations, tax laws, and labor laws
Act as subject matter expert and main point of contact for any leave requests for California, New York and other remote locations.
Provide exceptional customer service to employees, resolving questions, concerns, and complex and escalated leave issues
Serve as the primary liaison with our leave administration vendor to ensure leave tracking is up to date and accurate
Partner with Payroll, HR Business Partners and Employment legal on benefits and leave matters, as needed
Review accommodation requests and implement return to work plans
Reconcile and process health care bills
Support employee questions and assist with Open Enrollment and implementations
Compile reports of internal data as needed
Assist with research
Assist with additional HR and benefits projects as needed