Payroll & Benefits Specialist


Job Details

Processing Payroll

  • Manage & communicate payroll-related deadlines and processes with relevant managers and employees for both USA and Canada.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure all payroll-related changes and inputs are collected and implemented accurately and on time (ex: raises, bonuses, stipend payments, timesheet completion, benefits changes, unpaid time, retirement, etc.)
  • Respond to payroll, benefits enrollment, and retirement inquiries from employees, managers, and external stakeholders with urgency and empathy
  • Review & respond to employees reimbursement requests, ensuring that all requests adhere to reimbursement policy
  • Accurately implement wage garnishments and other required deductions, and send necessary notifications to the affected employees in a timely manner
  • Ensure accuracy of staff compensation through strong attention to detail and effective collaboration with managers
  • Submit payroll-related reporting to external benefits vendors.


Compensation Accuracy

  • Ensure all staff are paid a fair and equitable wage in compliance with our policies and local, state, and federal regulations
  • Ensure accuracy of staff compensation through strong attention to detail and effective collaboration with managers
  • Regularly audit and report out staff compensation to ensure compensation structures are fair and consistent
  • Adjust compensation due to raises, bonuses and role changes
  • Ensure end of year tax forms are accurate and distributed to current and former employees
  • Respond to employee inquiries regarding pay clarifications or corrections


Benefits Administration

  • Execute new hire benefits enrollment, annual open enrollment, and special enrollment events
  • Ensure employee benefits elections are reflected accurately in all systems and reports
  • Support benefit administration, including employee benefit changes, reporting to carriers, and billing needs


Compliance & Data Reporting

  • Ensure organization-wide compliance with policies related to compensation and local, state, and federal wage & labor regulations
  • Complete required external compliance reporting, including EEO, audit requests, etc
  • Fulfill internal or external data requests, such as worker s compensation income reporting and income verification requests, thoroughly and in a timely manner while maintaining appropriate confidentiality
  • Ensure end of year tax forms are accurate and distributed to current and former employees


Professional Responsibilities

  • Meet professional obligations including and not limited to meeting deadlines and honoring schedules.
  • Collaborate with colleagues and seek feedback in the spirit of continuous improvement.
  • Reflect on professional practices to meet individual professional development goals.
  • Actively participate in professional development and department meetings.
  • Share candid, solutions-oriented feedback with peers and leadership on a regular basis.
  • Maintain strong attendance each day and be on time to all responsibilities
  • Other duties as assigned






 Shur-Co

 05/16/2024

 Omaha,NE