Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Landau Associates is recognized for excellence in the environmental consulting industry. With nine offices in the Pacific Northwest and Gulf Coast, we have demonstrated that our focus on collaboration, responsiveness, and quality results in client satisfaction and long-term relationships. As employees, we own the Company, and our ownership culture promotes individual accountability to our clients, each other, and our community. 

We are seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will support payroll operations and benefits administration while serving as a trusted resource for employees across the organization. This hybrid role will be based out of our Seattle (Northgate) office and offers a part-time schedule of approximately 50%-75% FTE. 

What You’ll Do  

• Oversee multi-state payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations
• Update and maintain employee payroll, benefits, and personnel data in payroll and accounting systems, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality
• Ensure accurate tax filings, L&I, W-2s, and other similar reporting
• Manage and administer employee benefit programs, including organizing and leading annual open enrollment, resolving benefit issues, processing and reconciling monthly invoices, and communicating benefits information 

What You’ll Bring  

• Minimum of 5 years of experience processing multi-state payroll
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in employee benefits administration 
• Proficiency in payroll, HRIS, and accounting software
• Knowledge of federal and state requirements concerning leaves of absence, interpreting policies, procedures and rules governing payroll and employee benefits
• Strong attention to detail, problem solving, multi-tasking, and organizational skills
• Previous experience with ADP WorkforceNow preferred, but not required
  

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a collaborative project-team environment, interchangeably supporting co-workers and engaging co-workers’ support to meet the specific needs of a wide range of projects. Landau Associates seeks candidates who share our core values of collaboration, responsiveness, and quality.

Landau Associates offers an excellent compensation and benefits package in an environment that promotes personal growth and professional advancement. The full-time annual salary range for this position is $70,000-$90,000. Actual compensation will be adjusted proportionately based on the approved work schedule of 50%-75% FTE. Compensation is based on a variety of factors, including education, experience, performance, location, and internal equity. As part of our compensation program, we review and update our salary ranges at least annually. We provide a wide variety of benefits to support our employees and their families. Details can be found on the Careers page of our website.

Qualified applicants please visit our Careers page at to apply online.

Landau Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer.