Payroll/Benefits Specialist
About the Opportunity:
Join our growing, collaborative HR team in a critical role supporting weekly payroll processing and HR operations for multiple companies across multiple states. You’ll be a go-to resource for employees and managers, ensuring smooth payroll cycles and assisting team members with benefits, onboarding, compliance, and more. This is your chance to make a direct impact on employee experience while advancing your HR career in a company that values innovation, integrity, and teamwork.
What You’ll Do:
- Prepare multi-state payrolls – accuracy and timeliness are key!
- Maintain HRIS records, including wages, tax withholdings, bonuses, deductions, and employee changes.
- Serve as the first point of contact for payroll and benefit inquiries, resolving issues quickly and professionally.
- Support onboarding/offboarding: direct deposit setup, I-9 verifications, terminations, benefit communication, and exit processes.
- Administer referral and bonus programs, keeping trackers current and ensuring timely payments.
- Run reports, support finance/payroll reconciliation, and respond to payroll data requests.
- Oversee benefit and 401(k) enrollment, life event changes, open enrollment support, and employee education on benefit plans.
- Maintain compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws, managing confidential employee files securely.
- Provide general HR support: policies, procedures, employee relations documentation, supply orders, and org chart updates.
Why Work With Us?
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Collaborative, supportive team culture.
- Opportunities for learning and advancement within HR.
- Make a difference across the organization by driving accuracy, compliance, and employee satisfaction.
Qualifications:
What You Bring:
- 3-5 years’ experience with multi-state payroll processing.
- Strong working knowledge of HRIS and payroll systems.
- Familiarity with federal and state labor laws and basic benefits administration.
- Detail-oriented, confidential, and able to juggle multiple priorities.
- Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and Teams.
Compensation
$50,000.00-$65,000.00 YearlyAbout Us
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.
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All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.
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