Payroll and Benefits Specialist

What you will own:

• Serve as the primary liaison between Molekule, our payroll/benefits platform Paylocity and our benefits carriers and brokers.
• Process bi-weekly payroll for nearly 200 (and growing!) multi-state exempt and non-exempt employees including calculation and tracking of all additional pay types (bonuses, reimbursements, taxes, liens etc.) 
• Ensure new employees are set up correctly in payroll, enrolled in benefits, and have W4’s/state tax forms completed.
• Ensure all Leaves of Absence are tracked appropriately in Payroll & Benefits systems, including Covid-19 related leave.
• Own all documentation and maintenance of payroll and benefits records to meet the needs of our finance team.
• Maintain multi-state compliance by opening new state unemployment insurance(SUI) and employer tax accounts, reactivating or closing existing ones, while also working with state labor & workforce departments on ongoing compliance and registration requests.
• Manage compliance processes such as: W2 and 1095C distribution, San Francisco’s HCSO program, ACA and EEO-1 reporting.
• Field questions related to payroll and benefits from Molekule staff. 
• Drive quarterly and year-end review process to capture all taxable payments and ensure accurate W-2’s. Submit accurate and timely payroll-related filings.
• Administer health & welfare benefits and process billing and vendor payments based on enrollment. 
• Coordinate educational and training programs on changes in benefits, payroll, etc. as needed. 
• Partner with internal trainers and external vendors for payroll, benefits, HRIS systems, training.
• Develop and prepare communications to employees about benefit programs, procedures, claims and any other government mandated disclosures.
• Develop and write custom payroll, benefits and people data reports in Paylocity, and provide insights to internal stakeholders.
• Conducts special analyses of findings and recommends practical solutions; audits and maintains employee files pertaining to payroll/benefits changes.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5 years relevant experience processing multi-state payroll, and administering benefits programs.
• 2+ years working in the Paylocity platform.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with a proactive approach.
• Demonstrated experience in payroll and strong working knowledge of general payroll protocols.
• Must be proficient in use of Microsoft Office and Google Suite with a demonstrated capacity to learn new systems as needed. 
• Strong interpersonal abilities and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• High attention to detail.
• Commitment to customer and employee service.