Benefits Manager
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Salary
💰 $65,000 - $80,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Spring
About the role
- Manage the end to end payroll process, including the application of processes and policies to ensure accurate payment of both weekly and biweekly payrolls.
- Manage all payroll operations, including pay changes and audit controls.
- Be the primary point of contact for all employee payroll questions.
- Work closely with Accounting for proper recording of payroll activity to the general ledger.
- Ensure accurate processing of all special pay items such as termination pay, severance, garnishments, holidays, promotions, merit increases, employee time off policies, stock transaction tax recordings, and more.
- Drive process improvements aimed at increasing efficiency and compliance and assess opportunities for process automation.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local reporting requirements
- Own and manage our state payroll tax compliance, including state tax registrations, regular state tax fillings, unemployment accounts, and withholding setups.
- Execute and update payroll processes and workflows in a way that produces clear documentation of controls for external audits.
- Maintain and update general ledger codes associated with employees in the payroll system.
- Work with the People Team to reconcile issues on the weekly & biweekly payroll logs and other pay items such as Leave of Absence pay schedules, quarterly bonuses, spot bonuses, sign on bonuses, benefit cost share changes from life events, etc.
- Manage benefit vendor funding for 401k, FSA, and HSA deductions
- Continually integrate AI processes into your workflow and to simplify IT for the organization, so you can spend time on the most meaningful work.
Requirements
- 4 years experience processing payroll in a non-PEO environment, with an in-depth understanding of payroll processes and state, local and federal laws related to payroll administration.
- Experience reviewing and auditing timecards in a non-exempt time tracking system for errors, missed punches, no pays, etc.
- Experience ensuring that pay rules such as overtime, time off, and holiday policies, benefits deductions, and garnishments are properly applied in the Payroll system.
- Strong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, data visualization, etc.)
- Dayforce experience is strongly preferred
- The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
