Payroll & Benefits Manager
Description
Bolton & Menk has a great opportunity for a Payroll & Benefits Manager to join our team! This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established team of professionals and help make a difference in our local communities! We strongly believe in providing our clients with the best service and we are looking for individuals who want to drive client relationships and business development for the market. Bolton & Menk is a consulting engineer firm with over 70 years of experience serving the Upper Midwest and Southeast region.
As a Payroll & Benefits Manager you will be responsible for managing the organization’s payroll functions, ensuring pay is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with government regulations. The position also is responsible for planning and performing the day-to-day operations of group benefits programs (group health, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending plan, retirement plans, etc.). This working manager position requires a high level of Microsoft Excel and analytical skills to perform administrative and compliance tasks
What You Will Be Doing
• Implementing, maintaining, and reviewing payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions. Act as a back-up for payroll processing.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax, wage and hour laws and best practices.
• Identify and recommend updates to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures.
• Work with prevailing wage or laws and files reports
• Recommend and implement new benefits programs and oversight/maintenance of employee benefits files, group benefits database and employee payroll records.
• Coordinate daily benefits processing, handle enrollments, status changes, leaves, COBRA, QDROs, QMCSOs, distributions, loans and compliance testing.
• Manage all aspects of ESOP and 401k retirement plans, including plan administration, compliance and maintaining an accurate census consistent with plan requirements.
• Serve as the primary contact for plan vendors and third-party administrators.
• Document and maintain administrative procedures for assigned benefits processes.
• Survey industry trends, complete benefits surveys and review information obtained from the results. Forecast trends and assist with future benefits designs.
• Leads, mentors, train and task oversight of benefit and payroll administrators.
• Facilitates audits and compliance reporting by providing records and documentation to requesting entities.
• Provide customer service support to internal and external customers. Develop communication tools to enhance understanding of the company's benefits package.
What We Are Looking For
• Bachelor's degree in business or payroll/human resource management or related field, and five+ years of related payroll, benefits or employee benefits administration experience.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including ability to work extensively with external data tables and pivot tables.
• Extensive knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes on a multi-state level.
• Extensive knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, filing and compliance requirements, both adopted and pending, affecting employee benefits programs, including the ACA, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, Section 125, workers' compensation, Medicare, COBRA, and Social Security and DOL requirements.
• Experience with and knowledge with benefit administration including vendor analysis, contract language and contract negotiation.
WHY BOLTON & MENK?
For over 70 years Bolton & Menk, Inc. has served public and private clients with comprehensive planning, design and construction engineering and surveying services. The employees at Bolton & Menk are seeking hard-working and ambitious co-workers to join us to deliver tomorrow's leading infrastructure projects. Bolton & Menk is employee-owned, is ranked among ENRs Top 500 Design Firms and is a Star Tribune Top 200 Workplace in Minnesota. With over 900 employees in Colorado, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, North Carolina, and South Carolina, there are always new challenges and career development opportunities available. Learn more about our history here: https://www.bolton-menk.com/about-us/
Our Benefits
At Bolton & Menk, we value our people and provide an exceptional Total Compensation and Benefits Package to protect our most valuable asset. We are committed to the well-being of our employees and their families. Perks of being a Bolton & Menk employee include peace of mind with our benefits package and competitive compensation plan, flexible schedules, and career development opportunities. Learn more here: https://www.bolton-menk.com/careers
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Bolton & Menk does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party agencies in response to Bolton & Menk job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Bolton & Menk Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Bolton & Menk Talent Acquisition team.
It is our responsibility and privilege to embrace the diversity of people, thoughts, and experiences necessary to develop infrastructure systems that serve all people. Bolton & Menk, Inc., is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer including disability and vets.
EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Civil Engineering
Human Resources
Full-time