Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Hamilton Telecommunications; Nebraska; Presencial; USD 50.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company benefits

Skill development

Career growth

Descripción de la vacante

Hamilton Telecommunications, based in Aurora, NE, is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to manage bi-weekly payroll for about 160 corporate staff and administer benefit programs. The role requires strong knowledge of ACA, FLSA, and FMLA, with duties spanning payroll audits, benefit enrollment, and HR reporting.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in HR, payroll, and benefits, plus experience with JD Edwards and Excel.

Formación

• 3-5 years of HR administrative, benefit and payroll experience.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and local payroll, tax, benefit and employment laws.
• Experience with JD Edwards and payroll processing.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Excel for data analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Self-starter who works well independently and maintains confidentiality.

Responsabilidades

• Processes bi-weekly payroll for approximately 160 employees.
• Audits payroll records for accuracy of accruals, deductions, taxes, and data.
• Maintains payroll information and employee records based on supervisor/employee inputs.
• Processes new hires, terminations, and job changes in HR systems.
• Administers benefit programs and conducts open enrollment management.
• Processes weekly benefit interface files with vendors.
• Performs benefit plan audits and answers payroll/benefit questions.
• Handles unemployment claims and employment verification requests.
• Generates required HR governmental reports.

Conocimientos

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

Confidentiality

Analytical thinking

Herramientas

JD Edwards

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

Hamilton Telecommunications is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist.This position will be responsible for running a bi-weekly payroll as well as administering benefit plans. This position requires a thorough understanding of payroll and benefits laws, including but not limited to: ACA, FLSA and FMLA. The specialist will also support departmental activities and uphold the company's core values while delivering excellent customer service.This is a full-time position based in the Aurora, NE office.

Key responsibilities include:

• Processes bi-weekly payroll for approximately 160 corporate employees
• Performs thorough auditing of payroll records to ensure accuracy of benefit accruals, deductions, taxes, and other payroll data.
• Maintenance of payroll information and employee records via inputs from supervisors, employees, and other agencies including but not limited to rate changes, benefit changes, address changes, garnishments, direct deposit changes, etc.
• Processes new hires, terminations, job changes, and other employment changes inside advanced HR systems.
• Plans and directs day-to-day implementation and administration of benefit programs including: c onductsnew hire benefit orientations, processes enrollment and beneficiary changes, leads annual open enrollment, coordinates COBRA, administers 401(k) new participant meetings, enrollments and quarterly rate changes.
• Processes weekly benefit interface files to vendors and work collaboratively with vendors.
• Performs benefit plan audits.
• Regularly communicates with employees on all payroll and benefit plans by answering payroll and benefit related questions.
• Receives, researches, completes and performs all necessary follow up on unemployment claims and employment verification requests.
• Completes various HR reporting including required governmental reporting.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of HR administrative, benefit and payroll experience. Accounting experience beneficial.
• Knowledge and thorough understanding of Federal, State and local payroll, tax, benefit and employment laws.
• Experience with web-based payroll programs such as JD Edwards and significant experience processing payroll, including testing.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel for data analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to complete tasks on a structured timeline.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to address audits, payroll discrepancies and benefit-related issues.
• Self-starter, works well independently and exercises good judgment.
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment.
• Stresses quality and detail in every work situation.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality is essential.

Hamilton offers:

• Company paid benefits for full-time employees.
• Opportunity tolearn new skills in a team environment.
• Stable company with growth opportunities.

Hamilton Telecommunications is a diversified communications and technology service provider based in Aurora, NE. Founded in 1901, Hamilton Telecommunications encompasses nine primary company divisions that allow Hamilton to operate on a local, regional and national basis.