Payroll & Benefits Specialist
Salary: $70,000 – $75,000
Location: Orlando, FL
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
- Join a unique and rapidly growing organization with a fun office environment
- High-visibility role with direct interaction across HR, Accounting, and leadership teams
- Opportunity to own the payroll process for 500+ employees and make a measurable impact
- Small, collaborative HR team where your contributions are highly valued
- Future career growth within HR, including potential pathways into recruiting and expanded HR responsibilities
- Stable organization looking for a long-term hire who wants to grow with the company
- Business-critical position with exposure to payroll, benefits, compliance, reporting, and process improvement initiatives
Key Responsibilities for the Payroll & Benefits Specialist:
- Process bi-weekly payroll for approximately 500 employees, including hourly and salaried staff
- Manage payroll data integrity and ensure accurate, timely payroll processing through Paylocity
- Perform monthly benefits reconciliation and serve as the primary liaison with insurance carriers
- Resolve benefit discrepancies and ensure proper enrollment, deductions, and credits
- Maintain employee records, status changes, and payroll-related documentation
- Support workers’ compensation administration, incident reporting, and compliance tracking
- Utilize advanced Excel functions including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, reporting, and data analysis
- Assist with process improvements that enhance payroll accuracy and employee experience
Qualifications for the Payroll & Benefits Specialist:
- Minimum 2+ years of payroll experience
- Experience processing payroll for 200+ employees required; 500+ employees strongly preferred
- Paylocity experience highly preferred
- Benefits administration and reconciliation experience required
- Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and reporting functions
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Positive, service-oriented, and team-focused personality
- Ability to thrive in a fully onsite, collaborative environment
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