Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Road Ranger, a growing multi-state Travel Center company, is seeking to add a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to its Human Resources Department! The Payroll & Benefits Specialist is responsible for administering all aspects of the Company’s store-level payroll and benefits, and provides outstanding internal service to store-level employees in those areas. This position also performs extensive departmental reporting and data analysis. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Execute the timely and accurate processing of weekly payroll for all store employees, including the data entry of new hires, separations, and payroll changes.
• Administer all store benefit programs including yearly open enrollment, distribution of benefit information, and data entry of employee enrollment and terminations to include notification of information to providers.
• Generate and distribute internal and external reports for benefits and payroll.
• Perform various analyses on HR data sets, such as labor costs and employee turnover.
• Continually analyze departmental processes and generate process improvement recommendations to departmental leadership. 
• Respond to external requests and demands such as employment verifications, garnishments and other benefit and payroll related items.
• Provide outstanding internal service with employee questions and problem resolution.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel required
• Working knowledge of fundamental applicable employment regulations (i.e. FSLA) required
• Working knowledge of benefit programs required
• College degree in accounting, finance, or other relevant field preferred
• Experience with payroll processing software preferred.

Other Qualifications:

• Highly professional and ethical with uncompromising morals and integrity.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work under pressure prioritize and handle multiple competing tasks and demands simultaneously.
• Ability to maintain strict levels of confidentiality.
• Good judgment with the ability to make timely and sound decisions under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships.
• Must have the ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, and laws related to employment activities and to exercise independent discretionary judgment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively in person, on the phone, electronically or through other means to individuals or groups.

• Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Weekly Pay
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• Paid Vacation, Sick, and Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident, Critical Illness, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurances

Road Ranger is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or civil partnership/union status, veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.