Payroll Specialist
About The Position
We are hiring for a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to manage payroll administration, benefits processing, HRIS maintenance, and employee data integrity for a workforce of 300+ employees. This role serves as a subject matter expert for payroll, benefits, and HR systems, ensuring accuracy, compliance, operational efficiency, and exceptional employee support. The ideal candidate will have strong payroll processing experience, advanced HRIS knowledge, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and company policies.
Requirements
- Strong payroll processing experience
- Advanced HRIS knowledge
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and company policies
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and reporting functions
- Experience supporting benefits administration and vendor relationships
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Paylocity strongly preferred.
- Experience with comparable HRIS platforms such as Paycom or UKG/UltiPro.
- Payroll certification and/or extensive payroll training preferred.
Responsibilities
- Process bi-weekly and off-cycle payrolls accurately and on schedule.
- Enter payroll data, adjustments, incentive payments, commissions, and other variable compensation.
- Coordinate timesheet approvals and reconcile payroll information prior to processing.
- Audit payroll records and identify discrepancies before final submission.
- Reconcile quarterly and annual tax filings and coordinate reporting with accounting and tax partners.
- Manage employee benefit enrollments, changes, and terminations.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for benefits-related inquiries.
- Process benefit deductions and reconcile monthly benefit invoices.
- Coordinate with benefit vendors regarding enrollments, eligibility, and coverage updates.
- Maintain employee records, organizational hierarchies, security access, and HRIS data integrity.
- Perform regular audits of payroll, HRIS, and time management systems.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
