HR Specialist, Payroll & Benefits

Who We’re Looking For: We’re looking for a detail-oriented and collaborative Benefits & Payroll Specialist to join our growing Talent & Culture team. You’re someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working with data, brings strong organizational skills, and is passionate about creating an exceptional employee experience. With a strong understanding of payroll, benefits administration, and HR operations, you’ll play a key role in supporting employees throughout every stage of their journey while helping evolve and improve our processes as we continue to grow.  What You’ll Be Doing: Payroll Administration: Manage and coordinate end-to-end payroll processing using the organization's HRIS, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely payroll delivery. Review and validate payroll inputs, including employee changes, earnings, deductions, and taxable benefits. Process employee lifecycle updates including new hires, promotions, salary changes, leaves of absence, and terminations. Partner with internal stakeholders and external payroll providers to resolve payroll inquiries and discrepancies. Maintain accurate payroll records and support payroll audits and year-end activities. Stay informed on payroll legislation, tax requirements, and employment standards to ensure ongoing compliance.  Benefits Administration: Manage the day-to-day administration of employee benefit programs, including enrollments, changes, terminations, and employee support. Serve as the primary point of contact for employee benefits questions and provide guidance on available programs. Coordinate with benefit providers and brokers to resolve issues and enhance the employee experience. Support annual benefits renewals, implementation, communications, and reporting. Monitor benefit eligibility and maintain accurate employee records.  Reporting & HR Analytics:  Own payroll, benefits, and HR reporting, including recurring and ad hoc reporting requests. Analyze payroll and benefits data to identify trends, discrepancies, risks, and opportunities for improvement. Support HR and Finance with monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting requirements. Ensure data integrity across HRIS, payroll, and benefits systems through regular audits and reconciliations. Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to provide meaningful insights into workforce metrics and people-related costs. Create and maintain process documentation, guides, and employee resources related to payroll, benefits, and HR administration.  Other support  HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle:  Prepare employment agreements, offer letters, contract amendments, promotion letters, and freelancer agreements, ensuring accuracy and consistency. Maintain employee records and HRIS data integrity across all stages of the employee lifecycle. Assist with HR policy administration and ensure employment documentation aligns with company polici...