Payroll and Benefits Specialist
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Payroll and benefits specialist managing US, Canadian, UK, and French operations for a global technology and cybersecurity provider. Handling payroll, leave administration, benefits support, and compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Own full-cycle US and Canada payroll processing, ensuring each pay period is accurate and timely
- Serve as the day-to-day contact for UK and France payroll while working with third-party payroll providers
- Maintain payroll data in Rippling, including employee changes, pay adjustments, and terminations
- Research and help resolve payroll tax notices involving unemployment insurance and withholding
- Reconcile payroll and benefits, including payroll deductions, benefits invoices, and general ledger entries
- Support compliance-related audits by preparing payroll and benefits documentation for 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
Requirements:
- 3–5 years of payroll processing experience, including multi-state US payroll
- Experience with Canadian payroll preferred; willingness to build this expertise required
- Experience with Rippling or a comparable HRIS/payroll platform strongly preferred
- Familiarity with US leave laws (FMLA, state paid leave/PFML) preferred
- Experience researching and resolving payroll tax notices (SUI, withholding) 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)
- Applicants must meet applicable employment eligibility requirements; employer participates in E-Verify
Benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match (annual dollar cap applied)
- Flexible time off plan
- 15 paid holidays
- Sick leave (amount varies by state requirements and is at least the minimum required by any state)
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process
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