Senior Benefits & Payroll Operations Lead

Orion Placement; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Placement in Beverly, MA is seeking an experienced benefits administrator to join our HR team. The role covers benefits, payroll, leave administration, and compliance, offering broad exposure across HR operations rather than a single specialty.

You will partner with employees, managers, vendors, and HR leadership to streamline processes, improve systems, and deliver a positive employee experience in a full-time on-site setting.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of benefits administration experience
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or equivalent; related field or experience
• Strong knowledge of employee benefits and applicable compliance requirements
• Experience administering FMLA, PFML, COBRA, and other leave programs
• Experience supporting annual open enrollment
• Payroll administration experience strongly preferred
• HRIS or HCM system experience required
• Paylocity experience highly desirable
• Strong Microsoft Excel and MS Office skills
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and employee-service skills
• Manufacturing or similar operational environment experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Administer employee benefit programs and serve as a knowledgeable resource for employees and managers
• Manage benefit enrollments, eligibility changes, terminations, and carrier updates
• Coordinate annual open enrollment communications, system testing, enrollment activity, and employee support
• Reconcile benefit invoices and maintain accurate vendor and carrier information
• Support accurate bi-weekly and off-cycle payroll processing
• Review timekeeping, earnings, deductions, payroll changes, and related reports for accuracy
• Maintain payroll records, tax elections, direct deposits, deductions, and employee information
• Support year-end payroll processes, W-2 preparation, audits, and reconciliations
• Administer employee leave programs including FMLA and Massachusetts PFML
• Help ensure compliance with COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, ACA, FLSA, and other applicable requirements
• Maintain accurate employee data within HRIS and HCM platforms
• Assist employees with benefit, payroll, leave, and HR-system questions
• Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve issues quickly and accurately
• Identify opportunities to improve, streamline, and automate HR processes

Skills

Benefits administration

Payroll administration

Analytical skills

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, related field, or equivalent experience

Tools

HRIS/HCM

Paylocity

Job description

Orion Placement in Beverly, MA is seeking an experienced benefits administrator to join our HR team. The role covers benefits, payroll, leave administration, and compliance, offering broad exposure across HR operations rather than a single specialty.

You will partner with employees, managers, vendors, and HR leadership to streamline processes, improve systems, and deliver a positive employee experience in a full-time on-site setting.