Payroll & Benefits Specialist

CFS; Beaverton (OR); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS, located in Beaverton/Portland area, seeks a Payroll & Benefits Specialist for a hybrid role with 1 work-from-home day per week after onboarding. You will manage full-cycle payroll across multiple entities and handle benefits administration, while partnering with HR, Finance, and vendors.

The role emphasizes multi-state payroll and tax activities, with travel early on as projects integrate. Strong Excel skills and ADP Workforce Now experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of full-cycle payroll.
• Experience with multi-state payroll processing.
• Experience working within payroll or HRIS platforms; ADP Workforce Now experience is highly preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Process full-cycle payroll for multiple entities and employee groups.
• Administer employee benefits programs, enrollments, changes, and terminations.
• Reconcile payroll, deductions, taxes, and benefits-related accounts.
• Support multi-state payroll compliance and payroll tax activities.
• Serve as a resource for employee questions related to payroll, benefits, and timekeeping.
• Partner with HR, Finance, vendors, brokers, and carriers to ensure accurate payroll and benefits administration.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel skills

Multi-state payroll understanding

Communication & collaboration

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Excel

Job description

Salary: $70,000 - $76,000 depending on experience

Located in Portland, OR

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Be a key contributor in a major payroll and HR systems integration project.
• Hybrid flexibility with 1 work-from-home day per week after the initial onboarding period.
• Opportunity to become the internal payroll subject matter expert across multiple entities.
• Exposure to multi-state payroll administration across up to 13 states.
• Work closely with HR, Finance, executive leadership, brokers, and vendors.
• Supportive, team-oriented culture that genuinely lives its core values.

Key Responsibilities For The Payroll & Benefits Specialist

• Process full-cycle payroll for multiple entities and employee groups.
• Administer employee benefits programs, enrollments, changes, and terminations.
• Reconcile payroll, deductions, taxes, and benefits-related accounts.
• Support multi-state payroll compliance and payroll tax activities.
• Serve as a resource for employee questions related to payroll, benefits, and timekeeping.
• Partner with HR, Finance, vendors, brokers, and carriers to ensure accurate payroll and benefits administration.

Qualifications For The Payroll & Benefits Specialist

• 2+ years of full-cycle payroll.
• Experience with multi-state payroll processing.
• Experience working within payroll or HRIS platforms; ADP Workforce Now experience is highly preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

Additional Details

• 30% travel during the first 3-6 months, primarily supporting integration efforts. Travel expected to decrease to approximately 10% thereafter.