What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll & Total Rewards Coordinator position at Emmi Roth?
At Emmi Roth, we’re passionate about creating exceptional cheeses. As a leader in the specialty cheese industry, we blend traditional craftsmanship with innovation. Our commitment to local sourcing and quality makes us a trusted brand in the food industry.
Joining Emmi Roth means becoming part of a team that values creativity, collaboration, and a shared dedication to excellence. You’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the finest cheeses in the world while contributing to a company that prides itself on both heritage and progress. If you're passionate about food, craftsmanship, and making an impact, we’d love for you to be a part of our journey!
Summary
The Payroll & Total Rewards Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting payroll execution, benefits administration, and compensation reporting. This position is responsible for processing biweekly payroll, managing payroll adjustments, supporting benefits reconciliation, and producing accurate and meaningful reporting from HRIS and payroll systems.
This role partners closely with the Total Rewards Manager to ensure data integrity across payroll, benefits, and compensation programs. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, attention to detail, and the ability to extract and interpret data to support business insights and decision-making.
Duties And Responsibilities
Payroll & Total Rewards (Primary Focus)
Required qualifications, skills, and experience for the job; education background, certifications, relevant work experience, technical skills, and soft skills.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
Joining Emmi Roth means becoming part of a team that values creativity, collaboration, and a shared dedication to excellence. You’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the finest cheeses in the world while contributing to a company that prides itself on both heritage and progress. If you're passionate about food, craftsmanship, and making an impact, we’d love for you to be a part of our journey!
Summary
The Payroll & Total Rewards Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting payroll execution, benefits administration, and compensation reporting. This position is responsible for processing biweekly payroll, managing payroll adjustments, supporting benefits reconciliation, and producing accurate and meaningful reporting from HRIS and payroll systems.
This role partners closely with the Total Rewards Manager to ensure data integrity across payroll, benefits, and compensation programs. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, attention to detail, and the ability to extract and interpret data to support business insights and decision-making.
Duties And Responsibilities
Payroll & Total Rewards (Primary Focus)
- Process biweekly payroll, off-cycle adjustments, and other authorized payroll transactions
- Verify and process payroll adjustments including retro pay, corrections, and reimbursements
- Support garnishment processing, including coordination with agencies and compliance requirements
- Ensure smooth operation of ADP payroll system and timekeeping tools across all locations
- Audit and reconcile payroll data to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Assist with benefits invoice auditing, reconciliation, and discrepancy resolution
- Compile and validate data for participation in external compensation and benchmarking surveys
- Support total rewards initiatives by maintaining accurate payroll, compensation, and benefits data
- Generate regular and ad hoc reports from payroll and HRIS systems (ADP) to support business needs
- Analyze payroll, benefits, and compensation data to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities
- Maintain data integrity across systems, ensuring accuracy and consistency of employee and payroll data
- Support reporting for key workforce metrics and leadership insights
- Partner with HR/Finance to fulfill reporting requests and data analysis needs
- Develop and improve reporting processes, dashboards, and data accuracy standards
- Identify system or data gaps and recommend process improvements
- Maintain and support payroll and HRIS system functionality, including troubleshooting issues
- Assist with system audits, updates, and data validation activities
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to payroll processing, reporting, and data management
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure accurate data flow between payroll, finance, and systems
Required qualifications, skills, and experience for the job; education background, certifications, relevant work experience, technical skills, and soft skills.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
- 2–4 years of hands-on payroll processing experience, including multi-state payroll environments
- Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end payroll cycles, including adjustments, off-cycle runs, and audits
- Strong working knowledge of payroll regulations (federal, state, and local), tax compliance, and wage/hour laws
- Experience processing and administering garnishments, levies, and other withholdings
- Hands-on experience with ADP or similar payroll/timekeeping systems required
- Experience supporting benefits administration and reconciliation, including invoice audits and discrepancy resolution preferred
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data validation and analysis)
- High attention to detail and accuracy in payroll processing and data management
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with a high level of professionalism
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts & Health Savings Accounts
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short term/Long term disability
- Volunteer time off (VTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Pet insurance
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled