Total Rewards Manager

Crete Professionals Alliance • Tampa, FL

7d • $90,000 - $108,000

About The Position

The Total Rewards Manager is a hands-on, highly analytical individual contributor who plays a critical role in designing, administering, and scaling Crete PA’s compensation, benefits, and retirement programs.
Operating within a centralized shared services model, this role serves as a trusted partner and right hand to the Total Rewards leader—owning day-to-day execution while contributing insight, recommendations, and independent problem-solving to support a rapidly growing, multi-state organization.
This role supports Crete Professionals Alliance and its partner firms through a centralized shared services environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of progressive experience across compensation, benefits, payroll, or total rewards.
• Strong analytical capabilities with advanced Excel skills and comfort working with complex data sets.
• Solid working knowledge of compensation and benefits principles, regulations, and best practices.
• Proven ability to operate independently with strong attention to detail, judgment, and prioritization skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting multi-state, high-growth organizations.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS, payroll systems, and benefits administration platforms.
• Professional certifications such as CCP (or in progress), CEBS (or in progress), or SHRM-CP.

Responsibilities

• Own job evaluations, job architecture maintenance, and salary structure administration in partnership with the Total Rewards leader.
• Conduct compensation benchmarking and market pricing using external surveys and market data; synthesize findings into clear recommendations.
• Play a lead role in annual compensation planning cycles, including merit increases, incentive analysis, and pay equity reviews.
• Prepare executive-ready compensation analyses, insights, and modeling to inform leadership decision-making.
• Oversee day-to-day administration of health, welfare, and wellness programs, including enrollments, changes, audits, and reconciliations.
• Serve as a key partner in retirement plan administration (e.g., 401(k)), including contribution reviews, payroll coordination, and vendor reporting.
• Act as a subject-matter expert for employee and internal stakeholder inquiries related to benefits and retirement programs, escalating only the most complex issues.
• Partner closely with Payroll to ensure accurate benefit deductions, employer contributions, and assist in processing payroll.
• Own payroll-to-benefits and payroll-to-retirement reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies proactively.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, reconciliations, and data validation.
• Maintain compliance with compensation and benefits regulations, including FLSA, ACA, ERISA, and state pay transparency requirements.
• Ensure documentation, process guides, and controls are audit-ready and scalable as the organization grows.
• Support regulatory filings, audits, and ad hoc data requests with accuracy and discretion.
• Build, maintain, and continuously improve total rewards dashboards, recurring reports, and ad hoc analyses.
• Track program costs, utilization, and trends to support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Ensure data integrity across HRIS, payroll, and vendor platforms, serving as a go-to resource for total rewards data.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline processes, enhance reporting, and improve the employee experience.
• Serve as a core contributor on major initiatives such as benefit renewals, vendor transitions, system implementations, and program enhancements.
• Bring forward insights and recommendations to evolve total rewards programs in alignment with business growth and talent strategy.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with options for fully paid employee only coverage for health and dental)
• Company-Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Ancillary Benefits such as supplemental life insurance and short-term disability options
• Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with employer contributions
• Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level