Payroll and Benefits Specialist

Position Overview

Goodin Company is seeking a Human Resources Payroll & Benefits Specialist to oversee payroll administration, employee benefits, and key HR operations. This role plays a critical part in ensuring payroll accuracy, benefits compliance, and effective HR processes while serving as a knowledgeable resource for employees and leaders. The successful candidate will exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and apply HR expertise to support compliance and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and review payroll processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency.
• Manage weekly and bi-weekly payroll
• Serve as a payroll and benefits subject‑matter resource for internal stakeholders.
• Administer employee benefit programs, including open enrollment and carrier coordination.
• Analyze payroll, benefits, and compliance issues and recommend process improvements.
• Serve as a main point of contact between our HR team and our third party leave administrators
• Maintain HR records and reporting within Paycom.
• Perform weekly and monthly audits pertaining to benefit plans to ensure accuracy within the HRIS system.
• Support compliance with federal and Minnesota employment and labor laws.
• Partner with HR leadership, Learning & Development, and management on onboarding, training, and employee communications