Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Looking for a payroll and benefits role where you can truly make your mark? This is a newly created position offering the opportunity to build processes, take ownership, and play a key role in supporting a growing workforce across multiple locations.

Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Salary: $65,000 - $73,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

• Newly created position with significant opportunity to shape and improve payroll and benefits processes
• Join a growing organization that has expanded significantly in recent years and now supports approximately 500 employees
• Work closely with an experienced and supportive leader who has been with the company for 8 years
• Gain ownership of both payroll and benefits administration, providing broad HR and payroll exposure
• Play a key role in a company that recently transitioned to a self-funded health insurance program
• Support employees across four Wisconsin locations and a growing multi-state workforce
• Join a team known for strong employee tenure and organizational stability

Key Responsibilities for the Payroll & Benefits Specialist:

• Process full-cycle bi-weekly payroll for approximately 500 employees
• Manage bonus payrolls and quarterly payroll adjustments
• Administer employee benefits, including enrollments, new hire setup, and open enrollment support
• Maintain multi-state payroll tax jurisdictions and employee records
• Utilize ADP Workforce and HRIS systems to ensure payroll and benefits accuracy
• Analyze payroll and HR data using Excel reporting tools

Qualifications for the Payroll & Benefits Specialist:

• 2-3+ years of full-cycle payroll processing experience
• Experience with benefits administration
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables
• Experience with ADP Workforce or similar payroll systems preferred
• Multi-state payroll experience preferred