Remote Global Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Redesign Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company 1:

Flexible time off plan

15 paid holidays

Sick leave (state minimums)

Short-term and long-term disability

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

The Redesign Group is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to run day-to-day payroll and manage leave and benefits administration across US, Canada, UK, and France. This hands-on role requires strong accuracy and end-to-end payroll processing.

You will work closely with Finance and People Operations, stay compliant with US leave laws, and grow scope as we expand internationally, while leveraging Rippling and third-party payroll providers.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of payroll processing experience, including multi-state US payroll.
• Experience with Canadian payroll preferred; willingness to build this expertise.
• Experience with Rippling or a comparable HRIS/payroll platform.
• Familiarity with US leave laws (FMLA, state paid leave).
• Experience researching and resolving payroll tax notices directly with tax agencies or through a payroll provider.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive, confidential data.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Finance and third-party vendors.
• Experience coordinating with international payroll vendors a plus (UK/France).

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle US and Canada payroll processing, keeping every pay period accurate and on time.
• Act as the day-to-day point of contact for UK and France payroll, working with our third-party payroll providers.
• Keep payroll data accurate in Rippling, including employee changes, pay adjustments, and terminations.
• Look into and help resolve payroll tax notices with payroll providers and tax agencies as needed.
• Help reconcile payroll and benefits, keeping payroll deductions, benefits invoices, and general ledger entries aligned.
• Support compliance-related audits by preparing payroll and benefits documentation as directed by Finance and People Operations.
• Handle leave request intake and check initial eligibility against policy.
• Coordinate the pay impact of leave with payroll processing.
• Track leave case status and manage return-to-work logistics.
• Partner with People Operations on compliance review for complex or unclear leave cases.
• Answer employee questions about benefits enrollment, coverage, and plan details.
• Process benefits changes tied to qualifying life events.
• Support open enrollment logistics as needed (enrollment runs through Rippling).

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

US leave laws

Interfacing with vendors

Data confidentiality

Tools

Rippling

Job description

The Redesign Group is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to run day-to-day payroll and manage leave and benefits administration across US, Canada, UK, and France. This hands-on role requires strong accuracy and end-to-end payroll processing.

You will work closely with Finance and People Operations, stay compliant with US leave laws, and grow scope as we expand internationally, while leveraging Rippling and third-party payroll providers.