HR Payroll Benefits Manager

Payroll Processing: Oversee the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring accuracy and compliance for a large and diverse manufacturing workforce, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Collaborate with the HR and finance teams to gather and verify payroll data. Resolve payroll discrepancies and answer employee queries related to payroll matters. Utilize ADP and Workday systems to process payroll efficiently. Benefits Administration: Administer employee benefits programs, including health insurances, 401(k), and disability. Coordinate open enrollment processes and communicate benefit changes to employees. Collaborate with benefits providers to ensure seamless administration and address employee concerns. Compliance: Stay up-to-date on federal, state, and local regulations related to payroll and benefits. Ensure compliance with tax regulations, wage and hour laws, and other relevant statutes. Conduct periodic audits to verify data and compliance. Reporting and Analytics: Work closely with HR and other relevant departments to integrate and streamline payroll and benefits processes. Collaborate with external vendors and consultants to optimize benefits offerings. Reporting: Generate and analyze payroll and benefits reports to provide insights to management. Prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders as needed. Identify areas for process improvement and efficiency gains. Other Payroll and Benefits-related tasks as assigned. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience) 7 years overseeing/managing Payroll and Benefits manufacturing experience is a very strong plus. 10 years minimum experience with payroll In-depth knowledge of payroll regulations, benefits administration, and compliance requirements. 3 years experience in HRIS (Workday, ADP) and MS Office applications (especially Excel).