Payroll, Benefits, & Retirement Plans Specialist

About the role

Job Summary

Reporting to the Senior Manager, HR Operations, the Payroll, Benefits & Retirement Plans Specialist serves as the subject matter expert responsible for end-to-end payroll processing, benefits administration, and retirement plan management for Abacus Group’s US operations. This critical role ensures accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery of all payroll and benefits functions for approximately 800-900 US employees across multiple states.

This position requires deep technical expertise in multi-state payroll processing within Workday, comprehensive knowledge of federal and state tax regulations, and proven ability to manage complex benefits and 401(k) administration. The successful candidate will serve as the primary point of contact for payroll vendors, act as the Workday payroll power user, and ensure full compliance with FLSA, tax law, SOC 2 audit requirements, and DOL regulations.

This role has been created in response to critical operational needs, system configuration challenges during Workday implementation, and gaps in benefits and retirement plan administratio

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