Sr. Payroll & Benefit Specialist - Hybrid (Atlanta)

Job Description

Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, you would help ensure the smooth and accurate delivery of our most essential employee services. As our payroll and benefits superstar, you thrive on delivering results in a fast-paced environment and enthusiastically providing your knowledge and expertise to guide critical decision-making.

Candidate should live in or around Atlanta, GA to be considered for this role. This role will require in-office work up to 4 days per month.

Characteristics Needed to be Successful

We are looking for someone with a passion for service. You don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room, but you do have to love coming to work every day and you must have an authentic pride in your work.

You must be a resourceful self-starter. If you wait to be told to do something before you do it, this isn’t the place for you.

We need someone who is adaptable. The pace of change in our business is rapid. We create plans, but we’re always ready to shift as needed to accomplish our goals.

You must be an energetic, people-oriented person for our highly collaborative organization. The ability to establish and retain trust across the organization will be imperative.

Key Skills Needed to Be Successful

Proactivity and sense of urgency will be imperative to success

Stellar attention to detail and profound dedication to getting things right

Maintain a high level of organization, commitment to follow through, enthusiasm and motivation

Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field or equivalent experience

3-5 years of experience in processing multi-state payroll

FPC or CPP certification, required.

Astute understanding of federal and state labor and payroll laws and regulations

Familiarity with benefits administration

Strong Excel skills (Pivot Table, V-Lookups, filters, etc.)

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Processes multi-state payroll on a bi-weekly basis using online payroll provider for up to 300 exempt and non-exempt employees.

Administers and responds to garnishment notices and medical support withholding notices.

Maintains compliance with state and federal wage laws.

Manages records such as timekeeping, salary history, and payroll data.

Processes changes related to pay, position, and supervisor changes and ensures accurate historical data is recorded.

Monitors completion of onboarding paperwork and processes payroll import.

Processes termination/severance payments, including filling out the necessary paperwork provided to separating employee.

Provides quarterly and adhoc payroll and workers’ compensation data to the Finance department.

Manages the employee vehicle reimbursement program, including processing of payments, entering new employees into the system, and providing monthly reports to Finance.

Supports employee benefits programs by coordinating enrollment, plan changes, and terminations with various benefits carriers.

Ensures accuracy of benefits enrollments in the HRIS and assists in the open enrollment process.

Submits monthly bills to carriers and works with A/R to identify and correct discrepancies found on monthly benefits reconciliations.

Assists with the administration of the company’s 401(k), processes changes related to payroll, and responds to requests from the 401(k) provider.

Assists in termination paperwork associated with conversion/portability of life insurance and final pay.

Understands, processes, and administers all leave of absence requests and disability paperwork: medical, personal, disability and FMLA.

Manages leave of absence requests for employees dispersed across various states and maintains compliance and regulatory practices for various states.

Supports the optimal function of the HRIS, which may include installation, customization, development, maintenance, and upgrade to applications, systems, and modules.

About Us

good2grow® is a children’s beverage company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to use fun to help kids consume healthier products. And our commitment to this mission has made us a high-growth innovative beverage company, with a large, diverse, and ever-growing set of retail partners. We create better-for-you drinks that give both parents and kids a smile by combining great taste with tons of fun. We partner with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Hasbro and so many more to top our products with 100s of all of their favorite characters. Our line of products include juices, flavored waters and milks, so there’s something to make everybody smile.

Why join us?

good2grow® offers a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Short and Long Term Disability (along with salary continuation), a robust Parental Leave Policy, Life Insurance, 12 Paid Holidays, plus a generous Paid Time Off package. Through our community involvement and employee engagement initiatives, you will see that we value our employees’ experience and the community around us. At good2grow®, you will be consistently challenged, and your opportunities will only be limited by your ambition!

Our Culture

Not only are our products fun, so is our organization! We are visionaries with a growth mindset, built on trust, integrity, and collaboration. Our culture is unmatched, described by our employees as transparent, flexible, inclusive, and team oriented. Other words we’ve heard used to describe us are empowering, nurturing, relaxed, and high performing. Our goal is for every employee to feel empowered, valued, and part of the good2grow family. Our organization is dedicated to leveraging technology to make our work more efficient and to keep our remote workforce connected. We place value on not only maintaining work-life balance, but also enhancing it by encouraging a culture that understands the importance of each individual’s unique circumstances. We are an industrious organization with a penchant for fun!