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Job Title: Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Aston Carter is working with a large company in Kansas City that is hiring for Payroll and Benefits Specialist to their growing team! Our client offers a great work environment, a hybrid work schedule, annual bonus opportunities, and great opportunity for growth and advancement within the team!

Job Description:

• Responsible for day-to-day administration of all benefit and retirement plans for all current and new employees.

• Responsible for year-end payroll administration, including tax document preparation and reconciliation.

• Support the annual open enrollment process, including communication delivery, system testing, employee support, election monitoring, and enrollment audits.

• Primary resource for leave administration.

• Work with finance to prepare, reconcile, and submit for payment, all monthly benefit and retirement plan invoices.

• Partner with third-party auditors and administrators, to perform annual carrier audits, compliance testing, and required reporting and filings, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and ACA.

• Ensure exempt and non-exempt employees are paid in a timely manner in accordance with company, state and federal payroll standards.

• Maintain and update the HR information system on a daily basis to reflect new hires, employee status changes, including but not limited to, pay rate changes, promotions, department transfers, title changes, and personal information changes.

• Ensure ongoing data integrity of HR Systems through various HR, benefits, payroll and compliance audits through the reporting and monitoring of data input/output to track data entry errors, process adherence, and make recommendations for process improvements.

• Serve as a resource for employees by answering questions related to payroll and benefits; provide timely and consistent follow-up.

Required Skills:

• 2+ years start-to-finish payroll processing

• 2+ years benefits administration experience

• Workday or ADP experience is a plus

• Payroll processing experience for California is a plus

Job Type:

This is a permanent position.

Work Environment:

Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days remote

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.