Payroll & Benefits Specialist
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to extract content: The posting includes:
- "Why work for Manitou Group?" paragraph about purpose, One United Team, etc. This could be "About the role" or maybe "About the company". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map sections accordingly.
We have:
- General Accountability description: "As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist, this role will be responsible for processing all biweekly payrolls for the US and Canada. In addition to payroll responsibilities, this role will be the primary contact and administrator for our benefits, leave of absence, and wellness programs. This role will partner closely with HR, Finance, and Operations."
That could be "About the role" or maybe "Responsibilities". But we also have a "Duties & Responsibilities" list with bullet points.
Thus we could have:
About the role
As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist...
Then Responsibilities
with - list of duties.
Then
Requirements
maybe for experience: "Three to five years of payroll processing. One year of benefits and leave of absence administration. Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion. Excellent problem solving/judgement skills."
Then Qualifications
maybe for expertise: "Must have strong attention to detail, the ability to work independently and excellent collaboration skills to partner effectively across all departments within the organization. HRIS Experience; Paylocity experience preferred"
Then Education
maybe: "Associates Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or Accounting preferred."
But the instruction only lists certain headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. It doesn't list Education. However we could incorporate Education into Qualifications or Requirements. The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine Education into Qualifications.
Also we have "Internal & External Connections" but that's not a standard heading; we could maybe drop or incorporate into Skills? But it's not required.
We have "What does MANITOU Group offer?" includes Base Salary Range, Hybrid Position, Travel Requirements, benefits program details. So we need Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections.
Pay: Base Salary Range between $60,000 – $85,000 per year, plus a potential quarterly bonus based on performance metrics*Actual pay determined by experience level, skills, qualifications & work location. So we can put that in Pay section.
Schedule: Hybrid Position – Opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days/week. Travel Requirements – no travel required. So schedule: hybrid remote up to 2 days/week, no travel.
Benefits: "In addition to an inclusive compensation package, we offer a comprehensive benefits program including Medical/Dental/Vision, a matching 401k, tuition reimbursement, volunteer program, wellness activities, employee and family activities throughout the year and so much more!" Also maybe mention other benefits.
We also have location: West Bend, Wisconsin. Could be included in About the role or maybe a short p.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statements, "Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States", "Manitou Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.", "Qualified applicants are considered..." etc. Also remove "What is MANITOU Group? To learn more about Manitou Group, click here Apply Link copied Share Location(s) United States - West Bend To view this interactive map, you must consent to the Google Maps service. Allow and display the map". Also remove "Job ID 46303 Date 18 September 2026 Job Family Human resources Type of contract Permanent , Permanent". We can fold minor metadata into a short p or drop it. Probably we can include a short p at top: "Job ID 46303 | Date: 18 September 2026 | Permanent contract". But instruction says do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short or drop it. So we can include a short p with that info.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Payroll and Benefits Specialist". We should not use that as heading.
We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Thus final HTML:
Job ID 46303 | Date: 18 September 2026 | Permanent contract
About the role
As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist, this role will be responsible for processing all biweekly payrolls for the US and Canada. In addition to payroll responsibilities, this role will be the primary contact and administrator for our benefits, leave of absence, and wellness programs. This role will partner closely with HR, Finance, and Operations.
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Payroll Management: Process biweekly multi-state US and Canadian payrolls in Paylocity for 1,000 employees, ensuring strict compliance with Federal, State, and Provincial regulations.
- Benefits & Open Enrollment Administration: Direct day-to-day administration of employee benefits—including qualifying life events, enrollments, and terminations—and co-lead the annual Open Enrollment cycle.
- Leave of Absence Coordination: Oversee administrative workflows for FMLA, ADA accommodations, parental leave, and disability programs in partnership with third-party administrators and local HR team members.
- HR Data Integrity & Collaboration: Partner with HR, Finance, and Accounting to ensure seamless data flow, accurate vendor/carrier billing reconciliation, and timely monthly account processing.
- HRIS Systems & Auditing: Audit Paylocity system integrations, maintain data integrity, and lead routine, quarterly, and annual payroll/benefits compliance audits.
- Process Optimization: Proactively identify opportunities to automate HR workflows, streamline payroll/benefits operations, and enhance the overall employee experience.
- Employee Relations & Inquiry Resolution: Act as the primary subject matter expert for employee and manager inquiries regarding payroll, benefits, and leave policies.
- SOP & Policy Governance: Document, update, and enforce standardized operating procedures (SOPs) and compliance policies across payroll and benefits operations.
Requirements
- Three to five years of payroll processing.
- One year of benefits and leave of absence administration.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion.
- Excellent problem solving/judgement skills.
Qualifications
- Strong attention to detail, ability to work independently, and excellent collaboration skills to partner effectively across all departments.
- HRIS experience; Paylocity experience preferred.
- Associates Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or Accounting preferred.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage.
- Matching 401k.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Volunteer program.
- Wellness activities.
- Employee and family activities throughout the year.
Pay
Base Salary Range between $60,000 – $85,000 per year, plus a potential quarterly bonus based on performance metrics. Actual pay determined by experience level, skills, qualifications & work location.
Schedule
Hybrid position – opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days/week. Travel requirements – no travel required.
We should also maybe include location West Bend, Wisconsin. Could be added to About the role p or a separate short p. Since not a standard heading, we can add a short p after About the role: "Location: West Bend, Wisconsin." Or incorporate.
We need to preserve all substantive information. The location is substantive. So we should include it. Perhaps add a short p after About the role: "Location: West Bend, Wisconsin.
" Or incorporate into About the role p.
Let's adjust About the role p to include location: "As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist, this role will be responsible for processing all biweekly payrolls for the US and Canada. In addition to payroll responsibilities, this role will be the primary contact and administrator for our benefits, leave of absence, and wellness programs. This role will partner closely with HR, Finance, and Operations. Location: West Bend, Wisconsin."
That preserves location.
Now check for any other substantive info: "Internal & External Connections Internal communication within all levels of the organization." Could be considered a skill? Might be omitted as not required. But we could incorporate into Qualifications or Skills. However we don't have a Skills heading separate; we could add a Skills section if we have content. The instruction allows Skills heading. We could create a Skills section for "Internal communication within all levels of the organization." But that's vague. Might be better to drop as it's not a specific skill. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can drop that.
Check for any other info: "Are you looking for a new opportunity? Join us to be part of our continuous success." That's fluff, could be omitted as boilerplate? It's not required but it's substantive? It's generic marketing. Might be considered boilerplate; we can drop.
Check for duplicated lines: none.
Now ensure we didn't include any EEO boilerplate. We removed.
Check for any mention of "Actual pay determined by experience level, skills, qualifications & work location" we included in Pay.
Check for "Hybrid Position – Opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days/week" included in Schedule.
Check for "Travel Requirements – no travel required" included.
Check for "Base Salary Range between $60,000 – $85,000 per year, plus a potential quarterly bonus based on performance metrics" included.
Check for benefits list: we captured.
Check for "Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States" removed (boilerplate). Good.
Check for "Manitou Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer..." removed.
Check for "What is MANITOU Group? To learn more about Manitou Group, click here Apply Link copied Share Location(s) United States - West Bend To view this interactive map, you must consent to the Google Maps service. Allow and display the map" removed.
Check for "Job ID 46303 Date 18 September 2026 Job Family Human resources Type of contract Permanent , Permanent" we made short p.
Now ensure we didn't create any heading with filler text. All headings have content
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to extract content: The posting includes: - "Why work for Manitou Group?" paragraph about purpose, One United Team, etc. This could be "About the role" or maybe "About the company". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map sections accordingly. We have: - General Accountability description: "As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist, this role will be responsible for processing all biweekly payrolls for the US and Canada. In addition to payroll responsibilities, this role will be the primary contact and administrator for our benefits, leave of absence, and wellness programs. This role will partner closely with HR, Finance, and Operations." That could be "About the role" or maybe "Responsibilities". But we also have a "Duties & Responsibilities" list with bullet points. Thus we could have:
About the role
As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist...
ThenResponsibilities
with- list of duties.
Then
Requirements
maybe for experience: "Three to five years of payroll processing. One year of benefits and leave of absence administration. Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion. Excellent problem solving/judgement skills." ThenQualifications
maybe for expertise: "Must have strong attention to detail, the ability to work independently and excellent collaboration skills to partner effectively across all departments within the organization. HRIS Experience; Paylocity experience preferred" ThenEducation
maybe: "Associates Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or Accounting preferred." But the instruction only lists certain headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. It doesn't list Education. However we could incorporate Education into Qualifications or Requirements. The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine Education into Qualifications. Also we have "Internal & External Connections" but that's not a standard heading; we could maybe drop or incorporate into Skills? But it's not required. We have "What does MANITOU Group offer?" includes Base Salary Range, Hybrid Position, Travel Requirements, benefits program details. So we need Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections. Pay: Base Salary Range between $60,000 – $85,000 per year, plus a potential quarterly bonus based on performance metrics*Actual pay determined by experience level, skills, qualifications & work location. So we can put that in Pay section. Schedule: Hybrid Position – Opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days/week. Travel Requirements – no travel required. So schedule: hybrid remote up to 2 days/week, no travel. Benefits: "In addition to an inclusive compensation package, we offer a comprehensive benefits program including Medical/Dental/Vision, a matching 401k, tuition reimbursement, volunteer program, wellness activities, employee and family activities throughout the year and so much more!" Also maybe mention other benefits. We also have location: West Bend, Wisconsin. Could be included in About the role or maybe a short p. We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statements, "Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States", "Manitou Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.", "Qualified applicants are considered..." etc. Also remove "What is MANITOU Group? To learn more about Manitou Group, click here Apply Link copied Share Location(s) United States - West Bend To view this interactive map, you must consent to the Google Maps service. Allow and display the map". Also remove "Job ID 46303 Date 18 September 2026 Job Family Human resources Type of contract Permanent , Permanent". We can fold minor metadata into a short p or drop it. Probably we can include a short p at top: "Job ID 46303 | Date: 18 September 2026 | Permanent contract". But instruction says do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a shortor drop it. So we can include a short p with that info. We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Payroll and Benefits Specialist". We should not use that as heading. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Thus final HTML:
Job ID 46303 | Date: 18 September 2026 | Permanent contract
About the role
As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist, this role will be responsible for processing all biweekly payrolls for the US and Canada. In addition to payroll responsibilities, this role will be the primary contact and administrator for our benefits, leave of absence, and wellness programs. This role will partner closely with HR, Finance, and Operations.
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Payroll Management: Process biweekly multi-state US and Canadian payrolls in Paylocity for 1,000 employees, ensuring strict compliance with Federal, State, and Provincial regulations.
- Benefits & Open Enrollment Administration: Direct day-to-day administration of employee benefits—including qualifying life events, enrollments, and terminations—and co-lead the annual Open Enrollment cycle.
- Leave of Absence Coordination: Oversee administrative workflows for FMLA, ADA accommodations, parental leave, and disability programs in partnership with third-party administrators and local HR team members.
- HR Data Integrity & Collaboration: Partner with HR, Finance, and Accounting to ensure seamless data flow, accurate vendor/carrier billing reconciliation, and timely monthly account processing.
- HRIS Systems & Auditing: Audit Paylocity system integrations, maintain data integrity, and lead routine, quarterly, and annual payroll/benefits compliance audits.
- Process Optimization: Proactively identify opportunities to automate HR workflows, streamline payroll/benefits operations, and enhance the overall employee experience.
- Employee Relations & Inquiry Resolution: Act as the primary subject matter expert for employee and manager inquiries regarding payroll, benefits, and leave policies.
- SOP & Policy Governance: Document, update, and enforce standardized operating procedures (SOPs) and compliance policies across payroll and benefits operations.
Requirements
- Three to five years of payroll processing.
- One year of benefits and leave of absence administration.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion.
- Excellent problem solving/judgement skills.
Qualifications
- Strong attention to detail, ability to work independently, and excellent collaboration skills to partner effectively across all departments.
- HRIS experience; Paylocity experience preferred.
- Associates Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or Accounting preferred.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage.
- Matching 401k.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Volunteer program.
- Wellness activities.
- Employee and family activities throughout the year.
Pay
Base Salary Range between $60,000 – $85,000 per year, plus a potential quarterly bonus based on performance metrics. Actual pay determined by experience level, skills, qualifications & work location.
Schedule
Hybrid position – opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days/week. Travel requirements – no travel required.
We should also maybe include location West Bend, Wisconsin. Could be added to About the role p or a separate short p. Since not a standard heading, we can add a short p after About the role: "Location: West Bend, Wisconsin." Or incorporate. We need to preserve all substantive information. The location is substantive. So we should include it. Perhaps add a short p after About the role: "Location: West Bend, Wisconsin.
" Or incorporate into About the role p. Let's adjust About the role p to include location: "As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist, this role will be responsible for processing all biweekly payrolls for the US and Canada. In addition to payroll responsibilities, this role will be the primary contact and administrator for our benefits, leave of absence, and wellness programs. This role will partner closely with HR, Finance, and Operations. Location: West Bend, Wisconsin." That preserves location. Now check for any other substantive info: "Internal & External Connections Internal communication within all levels of the organization." Could be considered a skill? Might be omitted as not required. But we could incorporate into Qualifications or Skills. However we don't have a Skills heading separate; we could add a Skills section if we have content. The instruction allows Skills heading. We could create a Skills section for "Internal communication within all levels of the organization." But that's vague. Might be better to drop as it's not a specific skill. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can drop that. Check for any other info: "Are you looking for a new opportunity? Join us to be part of our continuous success." That's fluff, could be omitted as boilerplate? It's not required but it's substantive? It's generic marketing. Might be considered boilerplate; we can drop. Check for duplicated lines: none. Now ensure we didn't include any EEO boilerplate. We removed. Check for any mention of "Actual pay determined by experience level, skills, qualifications & work location" we included in Pay. Check for "Hybrid Position – Opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days/week" included in Schedule. Check for "Travel Requirements – no travel required" included. Check for "Base Salary Range between $60,000 – $85,000 per year, plus a potential quarterly bonus based on performance metrics" included. Check for benefits list: we captured. Check for "Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States" removed (boilerplate). Good. Check for "Manitou Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer..." removed. Check for "What is MANITOU Group? To learn more about Manitou Group, click here Apply Link copied Share Location(s) United States - West Bend To view this interactive map, you must consent to the Google Maps service. Allow and display the map" removed. Check for "Job ID 46303 Date 18 September 2026 Job Family Human resources Type of contract Permanent , Permanent" we made short p. Now ensure we didn't create any heading with filler text. All headings have content