Multistate Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Nira Medical; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nira Medical is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to oversee payroll processing, tax compliance, and benefits administration across multiple states. You will partner with Finance & Accounting, benefits providers, and other stakeholders to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely payroll operations.

The role emphasizes independent work, process improvement, and effective use of Rippling or similar HRIS to streamline workflows and reporting.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of payroll, payroll tax, benefits administration, accounting, or related experience.
• Proven ability to independently manage payroll for a multi-state employee population.
• Strong knowledge of state and local payroll tax compliance, including filings, payments, registrations, reconciliations, and tax notices.
• Knowledge of employee benefits administration, including enrollments, qualifying life events, deductions, and provider coordination.
• Ability to manage or support annual open enrollment.
• Proficiency with a payroll or HRIS platform; Rippling experience strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities, recurring deadlines, and confidential information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Finance & Accounting, employees, and external payroll and benefits providers.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end payroll process, including regular, off-cycle, bonus, and other payrolls as needed.
• Review and validate payroll inputs like new hires, terminations, compensation changes, deductions, benefits, PTO, reimbursements, garnishments, and other payroll adjustments.
• Perform thorough reviews to ensure payroll is accurate, complete, and processed on schedule.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll questions promptly.
• Partner with Finance & Accounting on payroll reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close.
• Participate in reviews of acquisition targets to highlight payroll compliance gaps.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll tax

Benefits administration

Accounting

Multi-state payroll

Analytical ability

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Tools

Rippling

Excel

HRIS

Job description

Nira Medical is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to oversee payroll processing, tax compliance, and benefits administration across multiple states. You will partner with Finance & Accounting, benefits providers, and other stakeholders to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely payroll operations.

The role emphasizes independent work, process improvement, and effective use of Rippling or similar HRIS to streamline workflows and reporting.