Sr. Payroll & Benefits Manager

ABOUT US:
Fusion92 is an innovation-forward digital marketing agency. We deliver innovative digital experiences, and the infrastructure to support them. We work with a variety of clients across many industries who require our technological expertise. We strive to be experts in our field and never stop learning and growing.
For those obsessed with curiosity, to innovate amazing things together. We bring together thinkers, tinkerers, designers, writers, planners, poets, inventors, innovators, and robot makers to deliver real results, to give answers to the unanswerable. We've transformed businesses. We've launched products. We've patented innovations. We've created results-winning ideas. And we have one strong, hungry team ready to work collaboratively with you. We're both dreamers and doers. Fully integrated. And we're crazy about finding what matters to open the amazing.
Our difference is our people. That's where you come in.
JOB SUMMARY:
Bringing our core values of: Curiosity, Fearlessness, Teamwork, and Leadership to life will be critical to the success of this individual.
This role can be remote or a part of our Chicago or Detroit offices.
*While our offices are currently open, daily in-office attendance is not required.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Process bi-monthly payroll, including some manual prorations, commissions, and final pay.
• Work with Finance on ensuring payroll is reconciled.
• Work with our Operations team to finalize state taxes are set up and managed appropriately.
• Process weekly expenses separate from our payroll runs.
• Obtain needed level of approval for employee changes
• Approve corporate expense request and office invoices
• Audit HR expenses for gifting
• Maintain Human Resources Information System (HRIS) to keep our data up to date, and to ensure appropriate use of the HRIS system
• Finalize the onboarding process by ensuring hiring documentation is gathered and documented appropriately
• Process and audit full 401k cycle, including processing contributions both individual and company, and tracking towards max contributions for the year
• Prepare Human Resource related reports to meet internal and external reporting needs
• Review, create and update company policy and procedures as needed.
• Ensure compliance with EEO, ERISA, DOL, FMLA, HIPAA and department of Immigrations.
• Administer company-wide initiatives that are driven from the HRIS system which could include processing and organization of promotions, merit increases, and certain performance management functions
• Assist as needed during preparation of yearly open enrollment
• Research and maintain policies and procedures to ensure multistate compliance for all related HR duties
• Documenting all needed HR files
• Involvement in HR projects and benefits as needed
• Ability to answer team member questions in regards to payroll
• Occasional office and other duties as required

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

• Agency experience is a plus
• Familiarity with Bamboo is a plus
• Familiarity with mergers and acquisitions from an administration HR function
• Five plus years experience in administrating and managing payroll from beginning to end
• Experience with managing multistate payroll
• Experience with managing and owning 401k
• Proficient Excel capabilities
• Knowledge and experience with handling different employee situations corresponding to pay
• A thorough understanding of local, state and federal laws pertaining to fair employment practices is essential.
• Ability to keep up to date and a pulse on everchanging compliance needs and laws.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to adapt within an ever changing fast moving environment

Disclaimer: All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, or sex.