Payroll & Benefits Specialist - Atlanta, GA

The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills and critical thinking skills and will be responsible for assisting the Payroll & Benefits Administrator with a semi-monthly and monthly payroll as well as administering benefits.

Hybrid position: Work will be performed both in office and remotely.

Responsibilities:

• Accurately, prepare and process both semi-monthly & monthly payroll
• Reconcile pay discrepancies to ensure data integrity
• Verify accuracy of payroll earnings and deductions.
• Maintain and update payroll information regularly
• Maintenance of federal, state, and local taxes accounts and assist with the setup of new tax accounts in new states
• Manage 401k and Roth deductions and funding contributions in a timely manner.
• Process new hire and termination paperwork accurately according to each state’s laws.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Process verification of employments
• Assist with the annual Workman’s Compensation audit
• Manage benefit enrollments in several platforms
• Review and assist with open enrollment and qualifying events as they relate to benefits
• Reconcile benefit statements
• Process journal entries in accounting software as they relate to payroll & benefits.
• Assist employees with questions related to payroll and benefits
• Stay up to date and comply with federal, state, and local laws as they relate to payroll and benefits
• Assist with the annual 401k external audit
• Review and assist with end reporting such as W-2, 1099 and 1095-C.
• Reconcile payroll tax accounts and benefit insurance accounts.

Requirements:

• BS degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources Management, or relevant field is preferred
• Must have at least 3-5 years of multi-state payroll processing and benefit administration experience
• Knowledge of federal and state labor and payroll laws and regulation
• Knowledge of benefit laws and regulations.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Strong knowledge of various software applications especially Microsoft Excel: Pivot Table, V-Lookups, filters, etc.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• High level analytical and problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail.
• Possess strong organization skills working on multiple tasks with varying deadlines