Payroll & Benefits Specialist

MANITOU Group; West Bend (WI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Manitou Group in West Bend, Wisconsin invites an experienced Payroll and Benefits Specialist to join our US and Canada payroll team. You will manage biweekly payrolls via Paylocity for about 1,000 employees, while administering benefits, leave programs, and wellness initiatives.

This role partners with HR, Finance, and Operations to ensure accuracy and compliance. The position offers a base salary with a performance based quarterly bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of payroll processing.
• One year of benefits and leave of absence administration.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.
• Excellent problem solving/judgement skills.

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly payrolls for US and Canada in Paylocity for 1,000 employees.
• Administer employee benefits—enrollments and terminations—and manage leave programs.
• Coordinate FMLA, ADA accommodations, parental leave, and disability programs.
• Ensure data integrity and vendor/biller reconciliation.
• Audit payroll/benefits data and improve HR workflows.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Collaboration skills

Data integrity

Education

Associates Degree in Business Administration, HR, or Accounting

Tools

Paylocity

HRIS

Job description

Why work for Manitou Group?

Manitou is purposefully committed to you, its people. Based on a “One United Team” focus, we internationally cultivate our purpose-driven and agile work environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we cultivate, build and elevate our more than 6000 employees and their diversity across more than 30 countries we operate in. There are 6 main plants with locations in France, the USA, India, Italy and more than 30 subsidiaries all around the world.

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Join us to be part of our continuous success.

Job ID
46303
Date
18 September 2026
Job Family
Human resources
Type of contract
Permanent, Permanent

General Accountability

As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist, this role will be responsible for processing all biweekly payrolls for the US and Canada. In addition to payroll responsibilities, this role will be the primary contact and administrator for our benefits, leave of absence, and wellness programs. This role will partner closely with HR, Finance, and Operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• End-to-End Payroll Management: Process biweekly multi-state US and Canadian payrolls in Paylocity for 1,000 employees, ensuring strict compliance with Federal, State, and Provincial regulations.
• Benefits & Open Enrollment Administration: Direct day-to-day administration of employee benefits—including qualifying life events, enrollments, and terminations—and co-lead the annual Open Enrollment cycle.
• Leave of Absence Coordination: Oversee administrative workflows for FMLA, ADA accommodations, parental leave, and disability programs in partnership with third-party administrators and local HR team members.
• HR Data Integrity & Collaboration: Partner with HR, Finance, and Accounting to ensure seamless data flow, accurate vendor/carrier billing reconciliation, and timely monthly account processing.
• HRIS Systems & Auditing: Audit Paylocity system integrations, maintain data integrity, and lead routine, quarterly, and annual payroll/benefits compliance audits.
• Process Optimization: Proactively identify opportunities to automate HR workflows, streamline payroll/benefits operations, and enhance the overall employee experience.
• Employee Relations & Inquiry Resolution: Act as the primary subject matter expert for employee and manager inquiries regarding payroll, benefits, and leave policies.
• SOP & Policy Governance: Document, update, and enforce standardized operating procedures (SOPs) and compliance policies across payroll and benefits operations.

Experience

• Three to five years of payroll processing.
• One year of benefits and leave of absence administration.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion.
• Excellent problem solving/judgement skills.

Expertise

• Must have strong attention to detail, the ability to work independently and excellent collaboration skills to partner effectively across all departments within the organization.
• HRIS Experience; Paylocity experience preferred

Education

• Associates Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or Accounting preferred.

Internal & External Connections

• Internal communication within all levels of the organization.

What does MANITOU Group offer?

• Base Salary Range between $60,000 – $85,000 per year, plus a potential quarterly bonus based on performance metrics
• *Actual pay determined by experience level, skills, qualifications & work location
• This position is located in West Bend, Wisconsin
• Hybrid Position – Opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days/week
• Travel Requirements – no travel required
• In addition to an inclusive compensation package, we offer a comprehensive benefits program including Medical/Dental/Vision, a matching 401k, tuition reimbursement, volunteer program, wellness activities, employee and family activities throughout the year and so much more!
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
• Manitou Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status or disability status.

What is MANITOU Group?

To learn more about Manitou Group, click here

Location(s)

• United States - West Bend