US Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Location: Lake Crystal

US Payroll & Benefits Specialist | $30–$33/Hour | UKG Pro & California Payroll | Onsite, Monday–Friday This Jobot Job is hosted by:
Amanda Ahmad Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $30 - $33 per hour A bit about us:
Founded over six decades ago and based in Canada, with this opportunity located in Rancho Dominguez and other offices in Pedricktown, Toronto, Montreal, and Delta, we are a leading North American supplier of premium grass-fed beef, lamb, and venison. We connect customers with quality proteins from New Zealand and Australia through an established processing and distribution network, serving retail and food service partners with dependable supply and a commitment to quality.

Why join us? Consistent

Schedule:

Monday–Friday, standard office hours, onsite in Rancho Dominguez. Ownership & Impact:
Own payroll and benefits administration for our U.S. workforce. Established Business:
Join an organization with more than 60 years of industry history.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Partner with HR, Finance, operations leaders, and our Canadian payroll counterpart. Process Improvement:
Help optimize UKG workflows, reporting, and the employee payroll experience. Job Details

Key Responsibilities and Duties Process accurate, timely multi-state U.S. payroll using UKG Pro and UKG Workforce Management, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. Audit timecards and process regular wages, overtime, vacation pay, bonuses, and payroll adjustments. Calculate and reconcile tax with holdings, garnishments, benefit deductions, and 401(k) contributions; ensure timely remittances. Manage year-end payroll, W-2 generation, and annual payroll rate configurations.

Maintain employee data, banking information, W-4s, paygroups, and deduction configurations within UKG. Administer benefit enrollments and terminations through Benefits Solver, reconcile provider billing, and coordinate 401(k) enrollment with Equitable and the broker. Configure and troubleshoot WFM, employee access, reporting relationships, and physical UKG time clocks; support managers with time approvals. Coordinate payroll funding and journal entries with Finance; prepare payroll analytics, reconciliations, and audit reports.

Support monthly workers’ compensation reconciliations and annual 401(k) compliance testing. Resolve employee payroll, timekeeping, benefit deduction, direct deposit, and tax-form questions confidentially. Maintain audit-ready records, improve payroll processes, and cross-train for backup coverage with the Canadian payroll counterpart. Qualifications Needed:
College or university graduate with a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation. Minimum 3 years of U.S. payroll processing experience, ideally 3–5 years processing California payroll. Hands-on experience with UKG Pro and UKG Workforce Management/WFM, formerly UKG Dimensions. Experience administering employee benefits, retirement plans, and HRIS records. Strong knowledge of U.S. wage-and-hour requirements, including California payroll rules, FLSA, and applicable payroll tax and 401(k) requirements.

Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and formulas, plus proficiency with Outlook. Proven ability to reconcile payroll, identify discrepancies, maintain accurate records, and meet recurring deadlines. Fluency in English and the ability to handle sensitive employee information confidentially. Ability to work onsite in Rancho Dominguez, CA, Monday–Friday during standard office hours. Preferred:
Custom reporting experience using UKG Pro People Analytics/IBM Cognos, or similar platforms such as Power BI. Manufacturing or distribution industry experience.…