Payroll And Benefits Specialist

Tuckahoe Holdings, LLC

Job Description

Title: Payroll and Benefits Specialist 

Reports to: Payroll and Benefits Manager

FLSA: Non-Exempt 

Position Summary

The Payroll and Benefits Specialist is a blended role to support centralized payroll and benefits administration for operating companies located across the country. The individual in this role would work from the Tuckahoe Holdings corporate office in Richmond, VA.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:  

• Serve as a HR Help Desk dispatcher by responding to payroll, benefits, timekeeping and tax questions and prioritizing and escalating tickets to other team members as needed.
• Responsible for data entry, managing and approving workflows, and maintaining accurate payroll and benefit information in the HRIS System i.e. new hires, life events, pay changes, terminations. 
• Provide guidance and support to HR representatives, supervisors and other users in the HRIS System.
• Process multi-state payrolls as needed or delegated. Serve as payroll processer back up for all operating companies. 
• Complete employment verifications, unemployment claims, National Medical Support Notices and requests for information related to payroll, benefits, and other employment data.
• Manage completion of monthly benefit data for all carriers as needed or delegated. 
• Utilize expert level Excel capabilities to conduct regular benefit audits to ensure accuracy of data. 
• Conduct payroll balancing, audits, and clean up of any identified issues.
• Support annual Open Enrollment and off cycle initial Enrollment for acquired companies.
• Provide project and administrative support as for both the payroll and benefit functions 
• Partner with other members of HR team on projects and providing customer support to operating companies. 
• All other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to work required Overtime as business needs dictate.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university preferred. Excel experience preferred.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of MS products including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint etc. Expert level Excel knowledge is preferred.

Travel Requirements 

To perform this job successfully an individual should have the means and ability to travel on a flexible schedule.  Travel is anticipated to be approximately 10%, with occasional non-regional travel, and occasional increases in travel demands based on business needs.

Physical Demands 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Requires mobility to travel locally or nationally. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment 

Majority of time is spent in an office environment. Occasional time in a production or warehouse environment may be required to meet operating company needs.