Payroll and Benefits Specialist - Vaco

Burlington, MA 01803

About the Job

Vaco Boston has partnered with our client to help fill a Benefits and Payroll Specialist role. As a Benefits and Payroll Specialist, manage employee compensation, benefits, leave and related administrative processes on a full time, permanent basis. This is a great opportunity with a company to build a career for the long term.
Duties and Responsibilities:

Handling accounts payable and accounts receivable related to payroll.
Ensuring accurate and timely processing of employee payments.
Relaying all payroll questions on Timecards, Accruals, and adjustments to payroll, when necessary to employee inquiries for bi-weekly payrolls.
Processing leaves of absence and paid-time-off paperwork.
Coordinating with employees to manage their time off effectively.
Manage PMFLA and FMLA, Workers Compensation and early open enrollment
Facilitate other leave requests, which may include parental leaves, and accommodation requests under the ADA
Oversee the return-to-work process for employees returning from extended FMLA, worker's compensation, or other leaves.

Benefits Communication:

Signing up employees with their benefits.
Helping employees with benefit queries.
Adjust existing benefit plans as needed.
Oversee and manage all aspects of Workers Compensation.
Assist with Workers Compensation annual audits.
Audit benefit enrollment reports for accuracy.
Lead the benefit audits including the 401K and 403b
A subject matter expert for Federal and State leave programs under the general direction and guidance of HR leadership.
Have a thorough understanding of state-paid family leave laws and their interplay with company benefits.

Requirements and Skills:

Bachelor's Degree preferred
Minimum of two years of experience in Benefits and Leave Management
Proficient in ADP Workforce
Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Proficiency in using HRIS for tracking payroll changes and benefit deductions
Efficient in ADP Payroll and ADP Reports and Analytics

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

California residents may access Vaco’s HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
licensure and certification requirements;
office location and other geographic considerations;
other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Source : Vaco