Payroll/Benefits Specialist

Job Summary: Our team seeks a collaborative, responsible member to complete payrolls and manage benefits. This position is responsible for processing accurate payrolls; including correct earning and deduction entries. Prior experience with a payroll system (preferably Paycom) is required. This position is also responsible for benefits administration through payroll software and working with employees to explain benefits and answer questions. **Please note that this is a fully in-person role.**

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Confirm earnings and deductions in our payroll system.
• Review time sheets, wage computations, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
• Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into payroll system.
• Verify attendance, hours worked, pay adjustments, and confirm information in our in our payroll system.
• Ensure employee information such as exemptions, transfers, terminations, and hires are accurately and timely maintained.
• Keep track of leave time such as PTO.
• Communicate information to employees and managers regarding payroll and benefit matters.
• Conduct benefits enrollment for new employees.
• Assists with recruiting, onboarding, and terminations.
• Conduct audits of payroll, benefits, and other HR programs; recommend any corrective action.
• Update HR spreadsheets with employee change requests and processes paperwork.
• Assists with performance review forms.
• Assists HR Director with various research projects and/or special projects.
• Makes photocopies, faxes documents, and performs other clerical functions as needed.
• Files papers and documents into appropriate employee files as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• All other duties as requested by supervisor.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in Human Resources or Business Degree preferred.
• 5 years of business management experience preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of laws surrounding payroll preferred.
• Excellent organization, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to develop spreadsheets and understand complex mathematical equations which can be applied to business and other manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of payroll software; Paycom experience strongly preferred.
• Deadline oriented.
• Prior experience with data entry, administration, and computer skills is required.
• Advanced training or certification in HR preferred.
• Good written and verbal communications skills with attention to detail.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred; ability to communicate with Spanish-speaking employees regarding payroll and benefits is a plus.
• Knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word, and Power Point.
• Ability to handle stressful situations when they arise and use sound judgment.
• Exceptional attendance.

Essential Functions of the Job: 

• Sits for several hours or more per day.
• May stand and walk several hours per day.
• Sometimes lifts and carries heavy objects.
• Bends, stretches, reaches and twists while performing duties of the job.
• Frequently uses fingers to operate telephone, grasp and use writing implements and papers, operate calculator and computer, and perform other job duties.
• Must have correction vision to:

i) Complete forms and other necessary paperwork

ii) Be aware of surroundings and location of items needed

iii) Perform various job duties

• Must have corrected hearing to listen to:

i) needs of customers in person and over the telephone

ii) needs and advice from supervisor and co-workers

iii) the environment to be aware of surroundings

• Must be able to communicate effectively with management, coworkers, and customers, both over the phone and in person.
• Must be alert and able to identify a hazard, should one occur, in order to avoid it, by correcting immediately or reporting immediately as necessary.

• II. Exertion Requirements: Light

  Activity	Load/Weight/Force	Duration
  Pushing	A negligible amount of force to initiate and/or maintain	Constantly
  Pushing	Up to 10 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain	Frequently
  Pushing	Up to 20 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain	Occasionally
  Pulling	A negligible amount of force to initiate and/or maintain	Constantly
  Pulling	Up to 10 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain	Frequently
  Pulling	Up to 20 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain	Occasionally
  Lifting	A negligible amount of force to initiate and/or maintain	Constantly
  Lifting	Up to 10 lbs.	Frequently
  Lifting	Up to 20 lbs.	Occasionally
  Carrying	A negligible amount of force to initiate and/or maintain	Constantly
  Carrying	Up to 10 lbs.	Frequently
  Carrying	Up to 20 lbs.	Occasionally

  III. Sensory Requirements: Light                                                                                                                               

  Activity	Requirement
  Hearing	Corrected to detect a minimum amplitude of 65 dB(A) for normal speaking voice at a distance of three feet.
  Vision	Corrected to 20/40
  Color Discrimination	n/a
  Taste	n/a
  Smell	n/a
  Talk	Talking with a normal voice approximates to sound pressure level 65 dB(A)

• BS degree in Human Resources or Business Degree preferred.
• 5 years of business management experience preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of laws surrounding payroll preferred.
• Excellent organization, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to develop spreadsheets and understand complex mathematical equations which can be applied to business and other manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of payroll software; Paycom experience strongly preferred.
• Deadline oriented.
• Prior experience with data entry, administration, and computer skills is required.
• Advanced training or certification in HR preferred.
• Good written and verbal communications skills with attention to detail.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred; ability to communicate with Spanish-speaking employees regarding payroll and benefits is a plus.
• Knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word, and Power Point.
• Ability to handle stressful situations when they arise and use sound judgment.
• Exceptional attendance.