Payroll & Benefits Analyst

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OVERVIEW:
The Payroll and Benefits Analyst is responsible for administering all aspects of payroll and employee benefits for hourly and salaried employees in a manufacturing environment across the U.S. and Canada. This position ensures timely and accurate payroll processing, benefits administration, and compliance with labor regulations. The role supports both office and production staff and requires a strong attention to detail and the ability to manage sensitive information with confidentiality. This role will drive data and process analysis and continuous improvement initiatives for the payroll function.

This position provides payroll related support to management as necessary.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Payroll Administration

• First point of contact for employees for payroll related questions
  
  
  
  • Respond to employee and manager inquiries via telephone, voice mail, email and inter-office communication
  
  
  
  
• Runs monthly payroll and benefit training sessions
• Drive weekly/bi-weekly payroll process for U.S. and Canada-based teams, including hourly production employees and salaried staff
  
  
  
  • Collect and verify timesheets from departments and supervisors across shifts.
  • Track and reconcile shift differentials, overtime, bonuses, and union dues (if applicable).
  • Maintain accurate payroll records and ensure timely submission of payroll taxes.
  • Reconciles payroll deposits, tax withholdings, wage garnishments, and voluntary deductions
  • Organizing and summarizing timesheets while reviewing for accuracy of edits.
  • Audit hourly Time and Attendance Edit/Occurrence Point Assignment and "Time Off Requests" to ensure accuracy of all departments
  • Process Off-cycle manual checks, termination/severance payments and miscellaneous approved by management
  
  
  
  
• Provide assistance to Finance & Accounting and to Human Resources on payroll related items
  
  
  
  • Coordinate with finance/accounting to ensure accurate GL coding and payroll funding.
  • Reconcile and audit payroll tax discrepancies
  
  
  
  
• Analyze payroll and employee expenses, assures general ledger accounts are reconciled; creates on-going month-end, quarterly, and year-end organization reports; and performs other related duties as assigned.
• Ensure that company policies and procedures are applied to relating to payroll processing, employee data changes, hires and terminations
• Stays up-to-date on payroll best practices, various local labor and payroll legislations, and ensures compliance
• Produces various reports from Human Capital Management System. Including compilation of various Excel spreadsheets and PTO reports
• Responds to various requests related to VOE, Unemployment, Benefit claims and Legal requests
• Participates in problem solving and special projects within the Payroll Department.

Benefit Administration

• Reconcile and process monthly benefits monthly invoices and resolve discrepancies
• Monitor life events, dependents events
• Assist with annual open enrollment, benefits meetings, and wellness initiatives

Compliance and Record Keeping

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment and labor laws (e.g., FLSA, FMLA, OSHA, COBRA, ACA).
• Assist with audits (internal, external, workers' comp, etc.) and prepare related reports.

Other

• Participates in other duties assigned
• Position may require travel up to 10%

QUALIFICATIONS:

Why work at Safariland?

At Safariland our colleagues are some of the best and brightest in the industry and we are seeking new team members who exhibit the diverse competencies that will drive The Safariland Group to even greater success while maintaining our culture of being a great place to work. We believe innovation drives winning performance and we constantly challenge ourselves to be the very best in every aspect of our business. We cultivate a work culture driven by our 4 core values; integrity, curiosity, excellence and empowerment and we want associates to be involved in their work and communities so they can achieve their highest level of wellbeing. That is why Safariland offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to promote health and financial security for eligible employees and their families.

Eligible employees are offered:

• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Employer paid life insurance and AD&D
• Employer paid disability
• Wellness program
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance
• Employee assistance program
• Work life balance
• Paid time off (PTO), sick leave and paid holidays throughout the calendar year (consistent with relevant state law and company policies)

The Safariland Group believes in the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to equal opportunity and affirmative actions. We pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people, without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

For those applicants with disabilities, if you require reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening or submitting an application, please contact us by calling 888-469-6455.

All employment decisions are solely based on the applicant's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position.