Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Description: Cherry Hills Christian School aspires to be an exceptional Christ-centered community, known for its unwavering commitment to educational excellence, spiritual formation, and a united, mission-driven culture. We seek to cultivate the whole child — mind, body, and spirit — through rigorous academics, vibrant arts, and competitive athletics.

Position Overview

Cherry Hills Christian School is seeking a Christ-centered, highly organized, and relational Payroll & Benefits Specialist who will support the daily operations of the Business Office with excellence, warmth, and professionalism. The ideal candidate will partner with the Controller, Human Resources Generalist, Director of Finance, and staff to foster a thriving, mission-aligned environment. This role is essential to ensuring smooth operations, strong communication, and a welcoming school culture that reflects Christ in every interaction.

Key Responsibilities

Cultivate a Christ-Centered and Mission-Aligned Environment

• Model an active and growing relationship with Jesus Christ
• Demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit in communication and relationships
• Serve joyfully at school-wide events and uphold CHC’s Essentials of Faith
  
  

Payroll Administration Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate all bi-weekly payroll functions
• Manage and maintain the automated payroll system, Paylocity, to ensure accurate and timely information and processing
• Review and process substitute teacher time worked from outside tracking system into payroll system, ensuring accuracy and cross checking against teacher time off requests accordingly
• Coordinate with Student Accounts Administrator related to the processing of tutoring pay for time billed to students
• Provide accurate PTO tracking and reporting to ensure compliance with policies
• Act as liaison between CHC employees and Paylocity to facilitate payroll deduction and taxation changes and ensure federal and state compliance
• Manage stipend agreements, distribution, and schedule of payroll processing
• Review timesheet submissions for accuracy
• Oversee and maintain payroll records and files
• Process wage garnishments
• Submit HSA contributions
  
  

Benefits Administration Responsibilities

• Manage employee and employer retirement contributions
• Monitor enrollment and withdrawal from retirement plan
• Maintain benefits enrollment with the provider, BossCo Support, to ensure timely and accurate information, including COBRA
• Coordinate and provide support for the Open Enrollment process
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations such as FLSA, ERISA, and COBRA, in addition to, ACA and Colorado FAMLI
• Manage FMLA and FAMLI payroll processes
  
  

Human Resource Support Responsibilities

• Support the Human Resources Generalist with employee onboarding and offboarding
• Collaborate with the Human Resources Generalist to coordinate benefits enrollment and termination for any eligible staff
• Assist Human Resources Generalist with annual staff policy renewal acknowledgements
• Support the annual compensation adjustment process
• Assist with the background check process for employees and volunteers
• Collaborate with the finance department and Human Resources Generalist to ensure timely and accurate updates to records and data with Paylocity and payroll files
• Maintain and monitor ACA compliance monthly
  
  

Insurance And Risk Management Responsibilities

• Serve as the point of contact between CHC and its contracted insurance carriers
• Serve as the primary internal point of contact to investigate and document incidents that occur related to insurance claims, including workers’ compensation, and report up to the Human Resources Generalist in a timely manner
• Prepare and file incident reports and other insurance-related documents in a timely manner
  
  

Accounting Responsibilities

• Review payroll journal entries for accuracy
• Allocate and provide coding for benefits invoices before submission to the accounts payable system
• Provide payroll support during annual audit. Including, but not limited to, answering questions from the external audit team and preparing audit papers related to payroll and benefits
• Partner with the finance team to develop meaningful metrics and reports for personnel forecasting and variance analysis
  
  

Communication & Information Management

• Manage email, voicemail, and communication requests with professionalism
• Build Trust by maintaining confidence in the information
• Exhibit excellent written communication skills
  
  

Other Duties As Assigned And Needed

Position Details

Position Type: Full-time, Hourly, Non-Exempt

Hours: 30 hours/week, Mon-Fri, year-round

Salary Range: $25.00 to $28.00 per hour based on experience

Benefits: Vacation, Sick Leave, 403(b) Employer Match, Medical, Dental, Vision

Location: Cherry Hills Christian School

Supervisor: Controller

Accepting applications through April 15, 2026

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

We Are Seeking Candidates Who Demonstrate The Following

• A strong and growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Alignment with CHC’s mission, values, and Essentials of Faith
• Ability to ethically maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
• A bachelor’s degree in business, with emphasis in Finance, HR, or other related fields, is preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience working as a professional in payroll and employee benefits administration is preferred
• Prior experience with Paylocity preferred, but not required
• In-depth knowledge of federal and state of Colorado payroll regulations
• Strong organization, time management, and multitasking abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A joyful, flexible, servant-hearted approach to work
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and general office systems, specifically spreadsheets
  
  

Must be able to uphold and support the mission statement, values, and faith statement