Payroll and Benefits Administrator at Dynabrade Inc – Clarence, New York

Summary: The Payroll & Benefits Administrator, provides key, hands-on responsibility, requiring comprehensive knowledge across the HR spectrum. The incumbent will work closely with managers and employees, with a focus on payroll, benefit administration, and ensure compliance with regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

· Lead payroll administration; ensures accurate, timely employee compensation by processing payroll runs, bonus runs, managing tax withholdings, deductions, and garnishments, and maintaining compliance with labor laws.

· Maintain payroll records, pay discrepancies, state registrations, unemployment forms and weekly reports

· Manage call in reporting for payroll entry and PSL tracking.

· Administer employee benefits, liaison with insurance providers, provide management of FMLA, PFL, PSL. disability, workers' compensation, and unemployment.

· Process claims (DBL and PFL) with vendors and/or applicable state filings if appropriate.

· Follow up with employees and/or their physicians as needed.

· Provide routine reports between broker, vendors, TPAs and administrators.

· Lead wellness initiatives in conjunction with medical carrier.

· Promote and support employee and manager self-service of available on-line HR tools

· Lead employee leave of absence administration with benefit providers.

· Ensure compliance with all local/state/country labor laws and regulations; maintain accurate recordkeeping and conduct compliance audits as required.

· Coach, guild and lead managers and employees consistently regarding corrective action, policies and procedures

· Backup support to HR team on recruitment effort for exempt, nonexempt and temporary workers; advertisement; screen and interview candidates; reference checking; background checking; extend job offers; new-employee orientations; monitors career-path program and employee relations counseling; exit interviews.

Education & Experience

· Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

· Experience: 4–6 years of lead payroll and benefit management, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

· Skills: Strong knowledge of employment law, proficiency in HRIS systems and excellent interpersonal/conflict resolution skills. Ability to presentation and communicate effectively under pressure. Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Ability to influence. Able to exercise effective judgment, sensitivity, and emotional intelligence.

Knowledge & Skills

· Payroll processing software (e.g., Paylocity, ADP, Employee Navigator, etc),

· Human Resources Certification (PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP) preferred.

· American Payroll Association Certification, preferred.

· Specialized Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of federal and state labor, tax and employment laws.

· HRIS payroll, benefit and people management software.