Payroll and Benefits Administrator

Job Summary

This position provides support to the Corporate Human Resources Team and works closely with all plant location HR staff. A primary focus of this role is to oversee Corporate Payroll, assist other locations with their payroll, all locations benefits specialist, Payroll and benefits invoice reconciliation, Corporate HRIS and Payroll updates and reporting, and HR special projects.

Essential Duties & Functions

• Processes bi-weekly corporate payroll for approximately 55 employees.
• Acts as the main point of contact for corporate employee Payroll issues.
• Works in cooperation with all location's Payroll and serves as payroll backup for those locations.
• Takes a lead role in maintaining Payroll system for Corporate and ensures all locations are following company standards in maintaining the system.
• Creates and distributes required payroll reports.
• Works closely with Accounting regarding payroll issues including: payroll taxes, wire transfers, payroll funding, GL mapping, etc.
• Takes the lead in company-wide hourly profit sharing process.
• Benefit invoice reconciliation.
• File uploads for all benefit products.
• Lead point of contact for general benefit questions.
• Affirmative Action Plan filing.
• Required DOL reporting.
• Assists Corporate General Counsel with administrative requests and document searches.
• Keeps abreast of payroll laws and other payroll tax topics.
• Heads special project initiatives either autonomously or as part of a team.
• Assist with onboarding on Corporate new hires.
• Other HR/Payroll duties as assigned.

Education, Skills, and Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Human Resources, or similar curriculum helpful but not required.
• 3 to 5 years of Payroll experience preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of benefits administration experience preferred.
• Prior experience using ADP WorkforceNow (HRIS, Payroll, Applicant Tracking, Recruiting, Reporting, Performance Management) required.
• Prior experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) required.
• Advanced level Excel and analytic skills.
• Familiarity with Federal, State, and Local payroll rule. (states include PA, OH, NY)
• Competency in ADP report writing and analytics.
• Excellent planning, organizing, time management and communication skills are necessary, along with understanding the need to properly secure sensitive information and maintain strict confidentiality with the personal and employment-related data that is maintained in the company's files and recordkeeping systems.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Regularly required to communicate, both orally and in writing; occasionally required to speak on the telephone for extended periods of time.
• Frequently required to sit; occasionally required to bend, stoop, kneel, stand and walk.
• Regularly required to use hands to type, grasp, handle, or feel; reach, push or pull with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to demonstrate a high degree of attention to details, quality standards and accuracy.
• Must have the ability to handle and organize multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Must have the ability to travel up to 10% of the time spent working in this position.

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It may not constitute an exhaustive statement of the essential functions, responsibilities or requirements of the job, which are dictated by the needs of the office, department and supervisor(s) to whom the employee is assigned. Employment is at will. Accordingly, the Company may change the functions and responsibilities of this position at any time.