Payroll and Benefits Manager

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Responsible for end-to-end management of payroll and benefits. Ensure that employees are compensated accurately and on time, while also managing the company’s benefits program.

This position will be based out of a new office in the Brentwood or Franklin, TN area.

Essential Job Duties

Benefits:

• ·Manage the day-to-day administration of employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, wellness programs, leave of absence administration, and other fringe benefits. Ensure accurate and timely processing of benefit enrollments, changes, and terminations.
• ·Maintain a thorough understanding of federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to employee benefits. Ensure the company's benefits programs comply with all legal requirements and reporting obligations. Ensure compliance with all Federal and State Leave of Absence laws as well as internal practices.
• ·Ensures status changes and offers/revocation of coverage are consistent with company policy and ACA requirements.
• ·Responsible for ensuring 1095-c reporting is accurate and produced in a timely manner.
• ·Manage relationships with benefit providers, including insurance carriers, brokers, and third-party administrators. Negotiate contracts, evaluate vendor performance, and recommend changes when necessary.
• Assist with the development and implementation of effective communication strategies to educate employees about their benefits options. Provide guidance and support to employees regarding benefits-related inquiries and issues.
• Acts as the team lead for the annual Open Enrollment process.
• Administer and promote employee assistance programs, such as wellness initiatives, employee discounts, and financial counseling services.
• Generate regular reports on benefits utilization, costs, and trends. Present findings to senior management and provide recommendations for strategic decision-making.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements and implementing best practices to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Payroll:

• Manage the Payroll team to ensure accurate and timely payroll in a complex environment and creates work schedules in order to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines. Analyze and monitor the workflow of the team and restructure duties as necessary.

• Generate multiple payroll reports for management.

• Responsible for the management of data integrity involving the collection, update, and dissemination of employee information.

• Administer approved policies and regulations to ensure that input and calculations are in accordance with company and governmental agency requirements.

• Ensures internal controls are established relating to payroll records and interfacing systems to result in timely and accurate payroll reporting in all locations.

• Participate in process optimization. Develop, recommend and implement related system and procedural changes.

• Research and investigate all problems, corrections and changes relative to payroll.

• Responsible for problem resolution of policy, practice, and system-related issues.

• Interfaces with Accounting and Tax departments.

• Oversee the preparation, operation and distribution of paychecks including processing time records.

• Work closely with the HR and Payroll service provider to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.

• Assumes other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling and reviewing work, ensures quality standards. Responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance and administering corrective action for staff.

Minimum Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a specialized profession or equivalent; Proficient in specialty, including prior senior lead/supervisor experience; Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience working with multi-state payroll and benefits responsibilities with at least 4 years focused on payroll and tax compliance.
• Prior experience with ADP, EV5, Workday, SmartCompliance, ADP Reporting.
• Solid understanding of US labor laws, taxation rules, and benefits standard processes.

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Preferred Requirements  

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or other relevant certification.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Frequent use of Outlook, Word, Excel, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain, and incorporate functions into Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, databases, and PowerPoint presentations to support business objectives.
• Frequently communicates complex information across departments and interacts with management. Can present, resolve, and address delicate situations. Can motivate and persuade others.
• Problems are varied and complex, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation. Problems are solved using knowledge and skills, general precedents, and practices.
• Decisions impact the management and operations within a department or business unit. May contribute to business and operational decisions that affect the department.
• Provides and sets goals and priorities for functional area. May make recommendations for department policies, practices, and programs. Makes decisions for and/or resolves problems for others.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment  

• Work is primarily sedentary: must be able to sit for extended periods of time and use a computer, keyboard, and mouse, frequently.
• Travel may be required periodically, including overnight stays (contingent on position requirements).
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.

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