Payroll and Benefits Specialist
Salary: $68,000.00 – $77,000.00 annually
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.