Payroll & Benefits Specialist - HR (Multi-State)

Blue Water; Lewis Corner (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Property discounts

Job summary

Blue Water Development Corporation is actively seeking an HR Payroll Administrator to support day-to-day people operations, payroll processing, benefits administration, onboarding, and HR records maintenance at the corporate office in Ocean City, MD. The role touches multi-state payroll, compliance, and audits within a growing hospitality portfolio.

The position offers full-time hours with health benefits, 401(k), and property discounts.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provides general administrative support in all areas needed, such as preparing communications, forms, and reports, arranging meetings, processing confidential reports and documents, and tracking deadlines.
• Supports active payroll processing, including multi-state payroll administration, time and attendance review, and resolving pay-related discrepancies in Dayforce.
• Administers employee benefits programs, including open enrollment, life events, plan changes, and terminations; coordinates with benefit vendors and serves as the primary point of contact for team member benefits inquiries.
• Tracks and manages key HR compliance deadlines and deliverables, including benefit plan renewals, government filings, required employment notices, and state-specific reporting obligations across the portfolio.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Discretion confidentiality

Microsoft Office

Tools

Dayforce HRIS

HRIS navigation

Job description

Blue Water Development Corporation is actively seeking an HR Payroll Administrator to support day-to-day people operations, payroll processing, benefits administration, onboarding, and HR records maintenance at the corporate office in Ocean City, MD. The role touches multi-state payroll, compliance, and audits within a growing hospitality portfolio.

The position offers full-time hours with health benefits, 401(k), and property discounts.