Payroll and Benefits Specialist

Michael Page; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

MPI in New York is seeking a Payroll & HR Operations specialist to support 400+ employees across the US and Canada. You will handle payroll, benefits, and HRIS data, ensuring accurate processing and compliant reporting.

The role requires 4+ years of payroll/HR ops experience, strong ADP TotalSource/Workday familiarity, and a collaborative, detail-oriented mindset. Hybrid work with standard hours.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive experience in payroll, benefits, HR operations, or a related function.
• Strong U.S. multi-state payroll experience; exposure to Canadian payroll and benefits preferred.
• Experience with ADP TotalSource and an outsourced payroll environment; Workday experience helpful.
• Experience with HR data integrity and payroll/tax compliance knowledge.
• Excellent analytical, numerical, and reporting capabilities; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end payroll administration for 300+ employees across the United States and Canada with ADP TotalSource.
• Validate payroll inputs including hires, terminations, pay changes, bonuses, deductions, and other transactions.
• Review payroll audits, resolve discrepancies, and support year-end W-2 and T4 processing.
• Administer benefit enrollments, COBRA, leave-related changes, and Open Enrollment activities.
• Coordinate with Finance and vendors to resolve payroll and benefits matters and ensure accuracy.
• Maintain data in Workday/ADP TotalSource, process lifecycle transactions, and generate reports on headcount and payroll.

Skills

Payroll expertise

US multi-state

Canadian payroll exposure

HR operations experience

Analytical skills

Cross-functional partnership

Tools

ADP TotalSource

Workday

Excel

Job description

Supporting payroll, benefits, HR operations for more than 400+ employees in the United States and Canada. This role supports corporate, retail, and wholesale populations and is responsible for accurate payroll execution, benefits administration, HR systems and reporting.

The company operates in the retail industry in New York.

Description

• Support end-to-end payroll administration for 300+ employees across the United States and Canada in partnership with ADP TotalSource


• Validate payroll inputs including hires, terminations, pay changes, bonuses, commissions, deductions, garnishments, and other payroll transactions


• Review payroll audits and reconciliations, resolve discrepancies, and support year-end W-2 and T4 processing


• Administer benefit enrollments, qualifying life events, terminations, COBRA, and leave-related benefit changes


• Coordinate annual Open Enrollment, employee communications, enrollment audits, and benefit renewal activities


• Partner with Finance, brokers, carriers, and vendors to resolve payroll and benefits matters and ensure accurate administration

HR Operations, HRIS and Reporting

• Maintain accurate employee data within Workday, ADP TotalSource, and other HR systems


• Process hires, promotions, transfers, compensation changes, leaves, terminations, and other employee lifecycle transactions


• Conduct regular audits and reconciliations across HR, payroll, benefits, and timekeeping systems * Generate recurring and ad hoc reports related to headcount, turnover, compensation, payroll, benefits, leaves, and time and attendance


• Provide HR Business Partners with objective data and documentation needed to support employee relations reviews and investigations.


• Support Global HR reporting, system testing, HR technology enhancements, and data validation initiatives


• Ensure payroll and benefits processes align with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local requirements * Ensure that all employment locations maintain updated labor law posters in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.


• Prepare, review, and submit annual EEO-1 and ACA filings


• Manage compliance activities for employee benefit plans, including coordination of annual Form 5500 filings, audits, nondiscrimination testing, and regulatory reporting requirements


• Support leave administration by coordinating payroll, benefits, system updates, and required documentation


• Serve as a key day-to-day contact for ADP TotalSource, benefit vendors, brokers, carriers, and other HR service providers


• Support audits, governmental requests, compliance reporting, records retention, and payroll and benefits documentation

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants

Profile

• 4+ years of progressive experience in payroll, benefits, HR operations, or a related Human Resources function


• Strong U.S. multi-state payroll experience; exposure to Canadian payroll and benefits strongly preferred


• Experience with ADP platforms and an outsourced payroll or PEO environment; ADP TotalSource experience strongly preferred


• Experience with Workday or a comparable HRIS and strong understanding of HR data integrity


• Working knowledge of payroll taxation, wage and hour requirements, benefits administration, and applicable compliance requirements


• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and experience producing and auditing workforce reports


• Exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, confidentiality, and ability to manage multiple priorities


• Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills with a collaborative, hands-on, and service oriented approach


• Experience within luxury retail, fashion, beauty, consumer goods, or another multi-site environment preferred

Job Offer

• Contractual position


• Competitive hourly rate of Pay


• Monday through Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM


• Hybrid work model 3 days in office after 1 month


• Fantastic team culture and employee events


• Be apart of a high-end brand that is growing rapidly


• Medical, dental and vision benefits offered from day 1
  

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.