Payroll & Benefits Specialist — Hybrid/Remote

Frida; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Hybrid schedule

401k matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Frida, a Miami-based company building parenting-focused products, is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join our People team. You will manage payroll, benefits, 401(k), leave administration, and HR audits, ensuring accuracy and compliance across systems.

Reporting to the Senior Director of HR, you’ll partner with internal teams and external vendors. We offer a hybrid schedule with remote Mondays and Fridays and in-person collaboration at our Miami HQ.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or related field preferred.
• 4+ years of Human Resources operations experience, including management of payroll, benefits, and HR operations processes.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws, payroll requirements, and HR compliance.
• Experience administering employee benefits, 401(k) programs, leave programs, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Experience managing full‑cycle payroll processing.
• Experience working within HRIS (TriNet experience strongly preferred), payroll, benefits, and vendor platforms, with the ability to maintain accurate employee data across systems.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify discrepancies, reconcile data, and resolve employee or system issues.
• Strong project management and presentation skills, with experience using project management tools such as Asana to organize work, manage timelines, and track deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly support employees and partner with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive employee information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and AI tools, including ChatGPT and Claude, with comfort working across multiple HR, payroll, benefits, and vendor systems.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment where requirements and priorities may change.
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently, take accountability for assigned processes, and collaborate effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Payroll: Manage payroll processing through HRIS, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Benefits & 401(k) Administration: Administer benefit programs (medical, dental, vision, life, disability) and 401(k) plan administration.
• Leave Administration: Administer FMLA, parental, disability, personal, and applicable state leaves with timely communication.
• HR Operations, Audits & Compliance: Conduct recurring payroll and HR audits and maintain accurate records across systems.
• Onboarding/Offboarding: Support onboarding, offboarding, and changes with system updates.
• Policy updates: Support updates to Employee Handbook and HR policies.

Skills

Payroll processing

Benefits administration

Leave administration

Data reconciliation

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

TriNet

Vestwell

Payroll software

Job description

Frida, a Miami-based company building parenting-focused products, is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join our People team. You will manage payroll, benefits, 401(k), leave administration, and HR audits, ensuring accuracy and compliance across systems.

Reporting to the Senior Director of HR, you’ll partner with internal teams and external vendors. We offer a hybrid schedule with remote Mondays and Fridays and in-person collaboration at our Miami HQ.