Healthcare Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Frontpoint Health; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontpoint Health seeks a Payroll & Benefit Specialist to support accurate payroll processing and day-to-day benefits administration across the organization. You will work with HR, Payroll, Finance, employees, carriers, and vendors to maintain records, reconcile data, and ensure a smooth employee experience.

Responsibilities include payroll processing, benefits administration, compliance reporting, and open enrollment support. Strong Excel, HRIS experience, and confidentiality are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll processes, benefits, deductions, and employee records.
• Ability to review payroll data, enrollment records, invoices and deductions for accuracy.
• Proficiency in Excel and standard office applications to prepare reports and reconcile data.
• Experience using an HRIS, payroll system, or benefits platform.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication to explain payroll and benefits clearly.
• Ability to handle confidential payroll and benefits information with discretion.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, errors, and follow through on resolution.

Responsibilities

• Payroll Administration: review data, hours, pay rates, deductions to ensure timely payment.
• Review timesheets and payroll changes before submission.
• Process changes for new hires, terminations, salary/hourly adjustments, and direct deposits.
• Review deductions to ensure accuracy, reconcile payroll registers, and coordinate corrections.
• Assist with payroll adjustments, retroactive payments, and inquiries.
• Coordinate with managers to resolve missing time entries and pay rate issues before deadlines.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and supporting documentation.
• Assist with payroll reporting, audits, and year-end activities including W-2 prep.
• Benefits Administration: verify eligibility, enrollment, life events, plan changes, terminations.
• Coordinate benefit enrollment with HRIS, carriers, and vendors; answer employee questions.
• Review monthly insurance invoices and eligibility against enrollment records and deductions.
• Track benefit deductions and ensure timely reconciliation of costs.
• Support open enrollment: communications, data review, vendor coordination, changes.
• Process benefit terminations and status changes within timelines.
• Maintain benefits records and assist with continuation coverage and notices.

Skills

Payroll administration

Benefits administration

HR operations

Microsoft Excel

HRIS

Data accuracy

Communication

Confidentiality

Discrepancy investigation

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in HR, Accounting, or Business Administration

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Frontpoint Health seeks a Payroll & Benefit Specialist to support accurate payroll processing and day-to-day benefits administration across the organization. You will work with HR, Payroll, Finance, employees, carriers, and vendors to maintain records, reconcile data, and ensure a smooth employee experience.

Responsibilities include payroll processing, benefits administration, compliance reporting, and open enrollment support. Strong Excel, HRIS experience, and confidentiality are essential.