Payroll and Benefits Coordinator

Payroll and Benefits Coordinator

We have an excellent opportunity for a Payroll and Benefits Coordinator, based in our Houston office supporting our US division. The ideal candidate will have both experience and in-depth knowledge of US payroll laws and regulations, be detail orientated, possess the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and have the flexibility to easily adapt to changing priorities.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Supports payroll processing for all employee types (hourly, non-exempt, exempt), ensuring accurate employee changes
• Generate and analyze audit reports, ensuring compliance with federal, state and local payroll laws and regulations.

• Process garnishments, child support orders, tax levies, state unemployment insurance, quarterly tax verifications and workers' compensation reports.
• Administer worker's compensation class codes, premiums and reporting as required.
• Administer health and benefit plans including enrollments and terminations, maintaining controls and deductions as required, and answering queries as they arise.
• Conduct employee benefits audits to ensure compliance and proper enrollment, contributions, and deductions.

• Perform year end responsibilities to include W-2 and 1099 verification and mailing.

• Coordinate annual open enrollment activities; schedules open enrollment and change meetings; completes preparation and assembly of all materials; develop and rollout communications on new plans and policies as required to employees. Processes changes within deadlines.
• Advise employees on benefit options, eligibility, and changes, and assist with benefits enrolment and problem resolution.

• Provides additional support to the onboarding team with the onboarding of new and returning personnel as and when required.
• Serving as the point of contact for payroll and benefits-related inquiries from employees.

• Liaising with recruitment / sales / operations / tax functions to provide guidance on local contractor employment compliance.

• Responsible for new employee setup including preparing and completing commercial build ups.

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference, HR1756

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As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.