HRIS & Payroll Leader - Benefits & Compliance On-Site

Cincinnati Museum Center; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Museum Center seeks a Director, Payroll, Benefits & HRIS, to serve as the subject-matter expert for payroll, benefits, retirement plan administration, and the HRIS. This role reports to the AVP, HR Strategy & Operations and leads standards, controls, and data-driven decision making across these functions.

You will partner with Finance, IT, brokers, and vendors to drive improvements, ensure compliance, and deliver scalable processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Advanced degree and relevant professional certification preferred (SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CPP, CEBS).
• 5–8 years of progressively responsible experience across payroll, benefits, and HRIS; retirement plan administration experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including reconciliations, audits, and reporting to leadership.
• Experience with payroll taxes, ACA, COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA and related compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for diverse workforce (full-time, part-time, seasonal).
• Administer health and welfare benefit programs, open enrollment, and life events.
• Administer retirement plan eligibility, enrollment, and contributions.
• Own HRIS roadmap, governance, security, and data quality standards.
• Lead system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and reporting.
• Provide workforce analytics for HR, Finance, and leadership; support regulatory reporting.

Skills

Payroll administration

Benefits administration

HRIS governance

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance/Accounting

Advanced degree or professional certification (SPHR/SHRM-SCP/CPP/CEBS) preferred

Tools

Paycor

Job description

Cincinnati Museum Center seeks a Director, Payroll, Benefits & HRIS, to serve as the subject-matter expert for payroll, benefits, retirement plan administration, and the HRIS. This role reports to the AVP, HR Strategy & Operations and leads standards, controls, and data-driven decision making across these functions.

You will partner with Finance, IT, brokers, and vendors to drive improvements, ensure compliance, and deliver scalable processes.