Payroll and Benefits Specialist

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC, partnered with a bank, is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join the Cambridge, MA team. You will own the full payroll cycle for about 150 employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance in a stable banking environment.

This onsite role offers exposure to bonuses, commissions, and incentive pay, plus benefits administration support and collaboration across HR and finance to improve payroll processes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of payroll experience.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now.
• Experience handling bonus, commission, or incentive payroll.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle payroll for approximately 150 employees.
• Process monthly bonuses, commissions, and incentive payments.
• Maintain payroll accuracy, compliance, and reporting.
• Support benefits administration as needed.
• Partner with HR and finance on payroll-related matters.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll compliance

Bonus & incentive payroll

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Ready to own payroll for a growing banking team where your expertise directly impacts employee experience? CFS has partnered with a bank in finding a Payroll and Benefits Specialist to join their team in Cambridge, MA.

Job Title: Payroll & Benefits Specialist
Location: Cambridge, MA
Salary: $65,000 – $80,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

• Take full ownership of payroll for ~150 employees — real impact, not just support work
• Work within a stable, reputable banking environment in the Cambridge market
• Gain hands‑on experience with bonus, commission, and incentive compensation structures
• Utilize and deepen expertise in ADP Workforce Now
• High visibility role interacting across finance and HR teams
• Opportunity to streamline processes and improve payroll operations
• Consistent, fully onsite environment with strong team collaboration
• Clear opportunity to build advanced payroll and compensation expertise

Key Responsibilities for the Payroll & Benefits Specialist:

• Manage full-cycle payroll for approximately 150 employees
• Process monthly bonuses, commissions, and incentive payments
• Maintain payroll accuracy, compliance, and reporting
• Support benefits administration as needed
• Partner with HR and finance on payroll-related matters

Qualifications for the Payroll & Benefits Specialist:

• 3+ years of payroll experience
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now preferred
• Experience handling bonus, commission, or incentive payroll
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes and compliance

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