Payroll & Benefits Administrator
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use those exact headings. We need to decide which sections have content.
We have:
- About the role: could include the job description summary: Reporting to VP HR, works to achieve goals, etc. Also location and maybe company overview? But "About the role" could be the description of the role, not company. We'll put the job description summary there.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (Payroll Administration, Payroll Tax Administration, Additional Human Resources Responsibilities, Benefits Administration, etc). We'll combine all duty lists into one .
- Requirements: maybe experience and education (bilingual, certification, 3-5 years experience, etc). Also maybe "Only candidates who currently reside in the Greater Houston area will be considered". That's a requirement.
- Qualifications: maybe the competencies list? Or we could treat competencies as Qualifications. But we also have Skills section for functional/technical skills. Let's map:
Qualifications: maybe the "Experience And Education" bullet list (bilingual, certification, experience, industry knowledge, PC skills, project management, communication, ability to interact, financial understanding, proactive). That seems like qualifications.
Skills: maybe the "COMPETENCIES" list (Attention to Detail, Functional/Technical Skills, Customer Focus, Integrity and Trust, Organizing). Those are competencies/skills.
But we also have "Behavior & Communication Expectations" which could be part of Skills or Qualifications. Might be better to include under Skills as well.
We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract substantive content:
Company overview: "Established in 1989, Mexcor is a family-owned, multi-generational importer & distributor of beverages headquartered in Houston, Texas. Mexcor and its family of businesses include MBG and Mexcor International, among many other companies. Founded by Celia Villanueva and joined by her son Eduardo Morales in 2014, Mexcor has grown to be the 3rd largest alcohol beverage distributor in Texas, the 4th largest spirits distributor in Florida and 6th in California. Mexcor has cultivated and established a network of partnerships with many regional distributors and control states resulting in reach and presence in all 50 states in the US. Mexcor offers a carefully curated, diverse portfolio of top-quality brands sourced from all over the world and strives to provide exceptional levels of service to our business partners every day. We are guided by our primary PURPOSE, our CORE VALUES and our RESPONSIBILITIES towards our ASSOCIATES, CUSTOMERS, SUPPLIERS & COMMUNITY. Located in Houston, Texas, the company seeks a Payroll & Benefits Administrator for the Shared Services Team. We have a competitive compensation package with a wide range of benefits. This position is at Headquarters, located at 11177 Compaq Center West Drive, Houston."
We can include that under About the role? Might be too much company info but okay.
Job Description summary: "Reporting to Vice President Human Resources, the Payroll & Benefits Administrator (PBA) works to achieve goals and objectives as part of a Shared Services team by coordinating the day-to-day administration of payroll and benefits. This role requires knowledge of human resources, payroll, and benefits administration processes. The Payroll & Benefits Administrator ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll, maintains accurate benefits records, assists employees with benefits-related questions, and supports compliance with applicable laws and policies. The position works closely with HR and other departments to ensure smooth operations and positive employee experience."
We can include that as part of About the role or Responsibilities. Probably About the role.
Now Responsibilities: list from "Duties And Responsibilities" and "Additional Human Resources Responsibilities". Let's extract each bullet.
From Duties And Responsibilities:
- Payroll Administration Support HR leadership with ensuring supervisors submit an accurate and timely pay files
- Prepare and process payroll in a timely manner, according to the established timeline
- Administer employee deduction and deferral administration including benefits and garnishments
- Management of employer benefit contributions, reimbursements, and expense reports in payroll
- Ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations that impact payroll
- Answer employee questions and assist with changes
- Flag unlawful or unusual items or trends in time and attendance tracking or paid time off portals
- Collaborate with HR leaders to identify strengths and weaknesses for change and streamline processes
- Provide and explain annual total compensation statements to employees
- Payroll Tax Administration
- Payroll taxes (federal, state, and local) withheld each pay run and ensure tax payments happen
- Assist HR leadership with local, county, state and federal tax account creation and management
- Review and file the quarterly tax packages in SharePoint
- Ensure Form 941 quarterly and Form 940 at the end of each year are filed properly
- Ensure the payroll system processes and files W-2 & 1099
- Ensure New Hire Reporting occurs
From Additional Human Resources Responsibilities:
- Leave of Absence Administration: Collaborate with HR team to ensure proper coordination with payroll and benefits.
- Paid time off holiday and accrual management
- Work with HR leaders to file all other government reporting
- Benefits Administration
- Update the ACA portal monthly to ensure accuracy
- Ensure COBRA administration is accurate through WEX
- Annual retirement plan testing and reporting support to 401(k) vendor
- Ensure employee files are complete and accurate in the 401(k) portal
- Process 401(k) payroll files on or before each payday
- Process HSA (Health Savings Account) employee deferrals on or before each payday
- Collaborate with HR leadership to ensure a smooth open enrollment season
- Ensure benefit book and one-pager is current
- Verify employee 401(k) deferrals and loans to ensure payroll accuracy
- Reconcile statements, ensuring staff count and changes are accurate in premiums
We can combine these into a single list under Responsibilities.
Now Requirements: "Only candidates who currently reside in the Greater Houston area will be considered for this position." plus maybe "Bilingual with professional fluency in Spanish and English, highly preferred", "Payroll certification, HRCI or SHRM certification preferred", "3-5 years of experience in payroll preferred", "Knowledge of the industry preferred", "Strong PC application skills in Microsoft Office Suite", "Ability to manage multiple projects effectively and professionally", "Strong organizational and project management skills", "Excellent communication skills", "The ability to interact across teams in a fast-paced environment", "Financial understanding and acumen", "Must be proactive, resourceful, and efficient". Also maybe "Payroll certification, HRCI or SHRM certification preferred" is a qualification.
We'll put these under Requirements.
Qualifications: maybe we could separate "Experience And Education" as Qualifications. But we already put many of those under Requirements. To avoid duplication, we need to decide which sections to include. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine experience/education and competencies into Qualifications and Skills respectively, and keep Requirements minimal (like location). But we have lots of experience/education items; they are substantive. Could put them under Qualifications. Then Requirements could be just location residency. Skills could be the competencies list (Attention to Detail, Functional/Technical Skills, Customer Focus, Integrity and Trust, Organizing) plus maybe behavioral expectations.
Let's think: The posting includes "Experience And Education" bullet list, and "COMPETENCIES" list, and "Behavior & Communication Expectations". So we can map:
- Qualifications: Experience And Education (bilingual, certification, experience, industry knowledge, PC skills, project management, communication, ability to interact, financial understanding, proactive).
- Skills: COMPETENCIES list (Attention to Detail, Functional/Technical Skills, Customer Focus, Integrity and Trust, Organizing) plus Behavior & Communication Expectations (collaborate, professionalism, confidentiality, approachable, trusted resource, desire for excellence, Living Above the Line, Engaged, Responsive, Respected, Confident). That's many items; could be under Skills.
But we might have too many sections. However we need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. All these are specific.
Thus we could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (location), Qualifications, Skills. That's five sections. Benefits, Pay, Schedule omitted.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We must remove boilerplate: Drug-Free Workplace, EEO, employment at will, etc.
We must preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to ensure we include all substantive info from the posting that is not boilerplate.
Let's extract all substantive info pieces:
1. Only candidates who currently reside in the Greater Houston area will be considered for this position.* (Requirement)
2. About Mexcor (company overview) - substantive.
3. Location: Headquarters address.
4. Job Description summary (reporting to VP HR, etc.)
5. MEXCOR Values (list: All-In, People, Future Thinking) - maybe could be included under About the role or separate? Not in headings list; we could incorporate into About the role as a list.
6. Duties And Responsibilities (list)
7. Additional Human Resources Responsibilities (list)
8. Behavior & Communication Expectations (list)
9. COMPETENCIES (list)
10. Experience And Education (list)
11. Note about job description not comprehensive (maybe we can keep as a note? It's substantive but maybe considered boilerplate? It's a disclaimer; but it's part of job description. Might keep as a
under Responsibilities or at end.
We must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated
headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We must remove boilerplate: Drug-Free Workplace, EEO, employment at will, etc.
We must preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to ensure we include all substantive info from the posting that is not boilerplate.
Let's extract all substantive info pieces:
1. Only candidates who currently reside in the Greater Houston area will be considered for this position.* (Requirement)
2. About Mexcor (company overview) - substantive.
3. Location: Headquarters address.
4. Job Description summary (reporting to VP HR, etc.)
5. MEXCOR Values (list: All-In, People, Future Thinking) - maybe could be included under About the role or separate? Not in headings list; we could incorporate into About the role as a list.
6. Duties And Responsibilities (list)
7. Additional Human Resources Responsibilities (list)
8. Behavior & Communication Expectations (list)
9. COMPETENCIES (list)
10. Experience And Education (list)
11. Note about job description not comprehensive (maybe we can keep as a note? It's substantive but maybe considered boilerplate? It's a disclaimer; but it's part of job description. Might keep as a
under Responsibilities or at end.
We must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate: Drug-Free Workplace, EEO, employment at will, etc. We must preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. We need to ensure we include all substantive info from the posting that is not boilerplate. Let's extract all substantive info pieces: 1. Only candidates who currently reside in the Greater Houston area will be considered for this position.* (Requirement) 2. About Mexcor (company overview) - substantive. 3. Location: Headquarters address. 4. Job Description summary (reporting to VP HR, etc.) 5. MEXCOR Values (list: All-In, People, Future Thinking) - maybe could be included under About the role or separate? Not in headings list; we could incorporate into About the role as a list. 6. Duties And Responsibilities (list) 7. Additional Human Resources Responsibilities (list) 8. Behavior & Communication Expectations (list) 9. COMPETENCIES (list) 10. Experience And Education (list) 11. Note about job description not comprehensive (maybe we can keep as a note? It's substantive but maybe considered boilerplate? It's a disclaimer; but it's part of job description. Might keep as a
under Responsibilities or at end. We must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated