Payroll & Benefits Specialist
LHH Recruitment Solutions is partnering with our client in NE Portland, OR to hire a Payroll & Benefits Specialist. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who is comfortable owning full-cycle payroll and supporting benefits administration in a fast-paced environment.
Position Details
- Location: NE Portland, OR
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Worksite: 100% on-site
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire
- Compensation: $30-$35/hour
- Reports To: People Operations Manager
- Parking: Employee parking lot and gated parking available
- Systems: Paycom and Microsoft Excel
Responsibilities
- Process full-cycle payroll for approximately 400 Oregon-based employees.
- Manage bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll updates, including employee file changes, bonus and incentive pay, vacation and sick time, expense reimbursements, receivables, payroll exceptions, and hourly employee validations.
- Process payroll-related benefits changes and ensure updates are accurately reflected.
- Create journal entries related to expense reports and support reconciliation activities.
- Process and support employee benefit enrollment changes.
- Reconcile monthly benefit enrollments and vendor invoices.
- Pull invoices from benefits provider websites and partner with the Finance team to resolve discrepancies.
- Provide supporting documentation to Finance based on vendor and reconciliation requirements.
- Maintain accurate payroll and benefits records while meeting established processing deadlines.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of full-cycle payroll experience, preferably in a standalone or payroll ownership role.
- Previous experience using Paycom.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
- Experience supporting employee benefits administration and invoice reconciliation.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work with confidential employee and payroll information.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fully on-site environment.
Pay Details: $30.00 to $35.00 per hour
Search managed by: Austin Pellissier
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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Military connected talent encouraged to apply
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