Payroll and Benefits Administrator

Job Description

Position Summary

Administers payroll, 401k program, ACA reporting, employee benefits, leave, COBRA, Workers’ Compensation, and unemployment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Process Payroll for all Mueller Yurgae Associates
• Validate reports, and resolves payroll discrepancies
• Enter additional earnings for employees ie, spiffs, bonus, mileage Processes garnishments, child support orders, tax levies, and quarterly tax verifications.
• Set-up new payroll tax accounts with states as needed.
• Work with payroll provider to ensure accuracy on monthly, quarterly, and year end federal, state, Social Security, and unemployment tax preparation and filing.
• Review year-end payroll W-2s.
• Verify minimum wage requirements are observed for all states. Monitors and updates drive time hourly rate in payroll.
• Maintain confidentiality of information and records.
• Respond to unemployment claims. Reviews quarterly unemployment statements.
• Process verifications of employment as required.
• Administer group benefits programs (health, dental, vision, life, cancer, accident, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance and health savings account)
• Process monthly billings from providers. Reviews billings for accuracy and approves for payment. Resolves discrepancies with carriers.
• Work with agent to assist employees with insurance claim issues.
• Update payroll deductions for benefit rate changes.
• Monitor employee HSA eligibility and maintains employee and employer HSA deductions.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of and experience with varied human resource information systems.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Five years of payroll and benefit administration
  
  

Core Competencies

• Initiative -- Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked or before the situation requires it.
• Communication -- The ability to ensure information is passed on to others who should be kept informed, express oneself clearly verbally and in writing, and understand others.
• Time Management -- Spending time appropriately among people and projects to ensure goals are met.
• Thoroughness -- Ensuring that one’s own and others’ work and information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations; following up with others to ensure agreements and commitments are fulfilled.
  
  

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.