[Hiring] Payroll & Benefits Specialist @Nira Medical

Role Description

The Payroll & Benefits Specialist is responsible for the organization's payroll and benefits operations, including:

• Timely and accurate payroll processing
• State and local payroll tax compliance
• Benefits administration
• Open enrollment
• Reconciliations
• Reporting
• Employee support

The Payroll & Benefits Specialist will work closely with Finance & Accounting, employees, benefits providers, and Rippling or comparable systems to:

• Resolve issues
• Maintain compliance
• Ensure efficient and effective operations

The ideal candidate is:

• Highly detail-oriented
• Comfortable working independently
• Able to exercise sound judgment in managing sensitive, time-critical financial and employee matters
• Enjoys improving processes, leveraging technology, and building efficient and scalable payroll and benefits operations

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of payroll, payroll tax, benefits administration, accounting, or related experience
• Proven ability to independently manage payroll for a multi-state employee population
• Strong knowledge of state and local payroll tax compliance, including filings, payments, registrations, reconciliations, and tax notices
• Knowledge of employee benefits administration, including enrollments, qualifying life events, deductions, and provider coordination
• Ability to manage or support annual open enrollment
• Proficiency with a payroll or HRIS platform; Rippling experience strongly preferred
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities, recurring deadlines, and confidential information
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with Finance & Accounting, employees, and external payroll and benefits providers

Requirements

• Rippling Payroll and Benefits experience (preferred)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, PivotTables, data analysis, reconciliations, and reporting
• Familiarity with multiple state and local payroll tax jurisdictions
• Experience handling payroll tax notices, audits, registrations, and agency correspondence
• Accounting experience, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close support
• Experience with payroll and benefits reporting and reconciliation
• Experience with workflow automation, reporting tools, or process optimization initiatives