Payroll and Benefits Manager - Ambipar Response - Witt O'Briens

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a team that makes a real difference? Do you want to be part of a collaborative team that protects and strengthens communities and businesses? If you are looking for all these opportunities and more, then Witt O’Brien’s is the right fit for you. Payroll and Benefits Manager Overview: The Payroll and Benefits Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of payroll processing and administering employee benefits programs within the US organization. This role requires a high level of attention to detail, compliance with regulations, and effective communication with employees regarding their compensation and benefits. Responsibilities: Coordinate and manage the end-to-end multi-state payroll process, including calculation of wages, deductions, taxes, and ensuring timely payments. Administer employee benefits programs, including health insurance, retirement plans, and other benefits offerings. Handling both hourly and salary payroll calculations based on different pay structures. Overseeing weekly and semi-monthly payroll schedules to ensure employees are paid on time. Developing and maintaining the payroll process, including implementing best practices and streamlining procedures. Ensuring payroll compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including tax laws and reporting requirements. Collaborating with HR and finance teams to resolve payroll discrepancies and improve overall payroll operations. Keeping abreast of changes in payroll laws and regulations to ensure the organization's payroll practices remain compliant. Providing guidance and training to staff on payroll policies and procedures. Generating reports and analyzing payroll data to support financial decision-making processes. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field. Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred. Proven experience in payroll management, including multi-state payroll processing. Strong understanding of payroll and benefits regulations, tax laws, and compliance requirements. Proficiency in payroll software and systems. Workday experience is preferred. Experience in global companies preferred. Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills. Advance Excell skills. Effective communication and interpersonal abilities. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled With you when it counts. Witt O’Brien’s has joined the Ambipar Group, a global leader in integrated environmental and emergency management solutions. Witt O’Brien’s has an outstanding reputation for crisis and emergency management. We help our clients mitigate risk, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, and build resilience. Our highly skilled experts protect lives, communities and businesses in both the private and public sectors. We do that with innovative services that combine decades of front-line disaster experience with out-of-the-box thinking, to generate the best outcome for our clients. As the threat of disruption from both man-made and natural disasters increases, our solutions have never been in greater demand. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a team that makes a real difference? Do you want to be part of a collaborative team that protects and strengthens communities and businesses? If you are looking for all these opportunities and more, then Witt O’Brien’s is the right fit for you. We are seeking the best and brightest talent to help us take our organization to the next level. We offer a stimulating work environment with a growth-oriented dynamism. Our compensation and benefits package is highly competitive, to encourage happy and motivated employees. Reasonable Accommodation Witt O’Brien’s is committed to providing an inclusive workplace environment free from discrimination. In support of this, Witt O’Brien’s works to ensure that none of its policies, practices, work arrangements, or facilities have discriminatory effects on individuals or on groups protected under applicable federal, state, or local legislation. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please email hiring@wittobriens.com or call 1-713-496-3674 (71-FIX-ME-ORG) to let us know the nature of your request.