Payroll and Benefits Specialist

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Located in Federalsburg, MD

Salary: $50k-$60k

BENEFITS RELATED

• Act as the primary contact and administer various employee benefits programs, such as group health, flexible spending accounts, dental and vision, accident and disability, life insurance, 401(k), and wellness benefits.
• Conduct benefits orientations and explain benefits self-enrollment system.
• Maintain employee benefits filing systems and ensure benefits changes are entered appropriately in payroll system for payroll deduction.
• Assist employees with health, dental, life and other related benefit claims; involving insurance brokers and carriers as needed
• Verify the calculation of the monthly premium statements for all group insurance policies and maintain statistical data relative to premiums, claims and costs. Resolve administrative problems with the carrier representatives.
• Administer COBRA, and Leaves.
• Assist VP of HR in obtaining statistics and information in renewal process of any health, life and retirement plans that benefit the company.
• Prepare and set up meetings designed to help employees obtain information and understand company benefits and other related incentive programs. Ensure distribution of required employee notices.
• Monitor ACA Monthly reports and checklists to ensure compliance and proactively identify risk.
• Facilitate all wellness programs and assigned recognition programs.

PAYROLL RELATED

• Enters, maintains, and/or processes information in the payroll system; information may include employees’ hourly rates, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other compensation, time worked, paid leave and holidays, deductions and withholding, address changes, and other information.
• Ensures proper processing of payroll deductions for taxes, benefits, charitable contributions, and other deductions.
• Reconciles payroll to appropriate benefits and deduction accounts for proper processing.
• Ensure that errors are identified and corrected in a timely manner. Issues, or reissues, physical or replacement checks or direct deposits due to payroll errors or final discharge.

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