Benefits & Payroll Lead - Hybrid, PTO & 401(k) Perks

Fisher Associates; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Remote Work Schedule

Generous PTO and Paid Holidays

Tuition Assistance

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

Fisher Associates in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Benefits & Payroll Administrator to support our benefits, leave, payroll, and HRIS processes, delivering a high-quality employee experience. This role serves as a subject matter resource for employees, managers, vendors, and third-party administrators.

The primary duties include administering benefits programs, leave coordination, payroll processing, and continuous improvement of HR operations while maintaining confidentiality and compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of benefits, leave, and payroll coordination experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Admin, Accounting, or related field preferred.
• Ability to interpret benefit plans, leave laws, wage-and-hour requirements, payroll and timekeeping procedures, and HR policies.
• Experience independently resolving benefits, leave, payroll, HRIS, and employee-service issues with discretion and confidentiality.
• Proficiency with HRIS, payroll, benefits systems; Paylocity and/or Deltek Vantagepoint is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, follow-through, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Administer benefits, leave, payroll, and HRIS processes.
• Explain plan rules and coordinate annual open enrollment.
• Maintain accurate, confidential employee records and respond to inquiries.
• Assist with year-end payroll processes, including W‑2s and reconciliations.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to improve processes and service.

Skills

Benefits administration

Payroll coordination

HRIS proficiency

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Accounting

Tools

Paylocity

Deltek Vantagepoint

Job description

Fisher Associates in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Benefits & Payroll Administrator to support our benefits, leave, payroll, and HRIS processes, delivering a high-quality employee experience. This role serves as a subject matter resource for employees, managers, vendors, and third-party administrators.

The primary duties include administering benefits programs, leave coordination, payroll processing, and continuous improvement of HR operations while maintaining confidentiality and compliance.