Hiring: Payroll & Benefits Specialist Company: Nira Medical Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 12:24:49 Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel About the job Experience: •3-5 years of payroll, payroll tax, benefits administration, accounting, or related experience. •5 years of payroll, payroll tax, benefits administration, accounting, or related experience. Required Skills: •The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, comfortable working independently, and able to exercise sound judgment in managing sensitive, time-critical financial and employee matters. They enjoy improving processes, leveraging technology, and building efficient and scalable payroll and benefits operations. •Manage the end-to-end payroll process, including regular, off-cycle, bonus, and other payrolls as needed. •Review and validate payroll inputs, including new hires, terminations, compensation changes, deductions, benefits, PTO, reimbursements, garnishments, and other payroll adjustments. •Perform thorough reviews to ensure payroll is accurate, complete, and processed on schedule. •Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll questions in a timely and professional manner. •Partner with Finance & Accounting on payroll reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities. •Participate in reviews of acquisition targets on an as needed basis to help highlight areas where potential selling organizations are deficient in payroll compliance. •Monitor state and local filing requirements, deadlines, tax rates, and regulatory changes. Qualifications: •Proven ability to independently manage payroll for a multi-state employee population. •Strong knowledge of state and local payroll tax compliance, including filings, payments, registrations, reconciliations, and tax notices. •Knowledge of employee benefits administration, including enrollments, qualifying life events, deductions, and provider coordination. •Demonstrated capacity to manage or support annual open enrollment. •Proficiency with a payroll or HRIS platform; Rippling experience strongly preferred. •Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail. •Demonstrated capacity to independently manage multiple priorities, recurring deadlines, and confidential information. •Excellent written and verbal communication skills. •Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with Finance & Accounting, employees, and external payroll and benefits providers. •Rippling Payroll and Benefits experience. Compensation: •$65,000 - $75,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!