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Payroll and Benefits Specialist

Creative Financial Staffing

Payroll And Benefits Specialist

Our client, a prestigious organization, is seeking a Payroll and Benefits Specialist to join their team.

What we like about this Payroll and Benefits Specialist role:

  • Stunning location!!
  • Free fresh daily meals!
  • Excellent benefits with a 403B up to 9% employer.
  • Heavily subsided health insurance with 3 plans to chose from.
  • Tuition remission potential!
  • Five weeks PTO, additional paid holidays and sick days!
  • High-impact, business-critical role within the HR area with dedicated leadership support.
  • Opportunity to lead HRIS process modernization and drive automation improvements.
  • Direct influence on payroll and benefits transformation within a supportive, close-knit team
  • Executive visibility and hands-on collaboration with CFO and school leadership.
  • Work life balance not OT driven!

Key responsibilities of the HR and Benefits Specialist:

  • Oversee and process biweekly and monthly payroll cycles using Paylocity, ensuring 100 percent accuracy and compliance.
  • Drive ongoing HRIS data integration, electronic record-building, and support modernization initiatives.
  • Manage employee onboarding, benefits administration, statutory filings (941s, 990, 5500), and benefits billing/reconciliation
  • Calculate and administer FMLA, CT Paid Leave, and payroll adjustments as required
  • Ensure full alignment with regulatory requirements and internal audit/compliance standards.
  • Participate in ongoing special projects with the Director of HR.

Qualifications of the Payroll and Benefits Specialist:

  • Strong hands-on payroll processing and reporting skills.
  • Experience using Paylocity payroll and HRIS system is a plus. OR experience with a larger HRIS system is needed.
  • Experience with benefits administration is a huge plus.
Creative Financial Staffing
Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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