Benefits & Payroll Specialist

The Benefits & Payroll Specialist supports the administration of the firm’s employee benefits and payroll related functions, ensuring accurate processing, compliance, and a positive employee experience. This role serves as a key resource for benefits support, payroll coordination, employee lifecycle transactions, and leave administration. The Benefits & Payroll Specialist works closely with HR, Payroll, and external vendors to maintain accurate records, resolve employee inquiries, and deliver timely, detail-oriented support across HRIS, payroll, and benefits systems while handling sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.

Primary Job Duties:

• Support a wide range of employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, 401(k), flexible spending accounts, and wellness initiatives
• Support payroll and timekeeping functions, including Hours Worked files, 401(k) and Transportation FSA uploads, HSA enrollments, and workers’ compensation claims 
• Coordinate employee lifecycle transactions such as offboarding, terminations, separation paperwork, base pay and title changes, and system updates 
• Assist employees with benefits inquiries, enrollment, and issue resolution, providing exceptional customer service
• Manage Leave of Absence intake and coordination, including pay administration and return to work tracking, and support wellbeing programs 
• Maintain accurate employee records across HRIS, payroll, and benefits systems
• Prepare and deliver benefits-related communications, presentations, and training sessions to employees 
• Partner with internal teams and external vendors to resolve issues, ensure compliance, and deliver timely, accurate employee support

Key Competencies:

• Communicating - Legal Professionals provide the information required by others in a concise, direct, and unambiguous way. They perceive how the message affects the receiver and strive to ensure that the receiver clearly understands the specifics and function of the message.
• Conflict Management - Legal Professionals address problems openly and objectively and bring substantial conflicts and disagreements into the open with the intention of resolving issues in an unemotional and constructive manner.
• Professionalism - Legal Professionals set high standards and serve as role models for work performance, ethical conduct, and respect for others. They consistently conduct themselves in a manner consistent with generally accepted moral principles and values and within the guidelines and best practices of their profession.
• Planning & Priority Setting - Legal Professionals identify priorities and develop detailed action plans that include objectives, accountabilities, time frames, standards, review stages, and contingencies. 

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2–3 years of experience in benefits administration, payroll support, or a related HR role
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Strong time management skills and the ability to multitask
• Experience working in a highly sensitive environment handling confidential employee information 
• Familiarity with Paylocity and/or Bswift benefits platform preferred