What are the responsibilities and job description for the HRIS Specialist position at The Learning Experience - World Headquarters?
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Free food & snacks
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Tuition assistance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
Location: Deerfield Beach, FL - fully onsite
Department: People Operations
Salary: $65-75k
Department: People Operations
Salary: $65-75k
About the Role
This role is the backbone of our People Operations tech stack. The HRIS Specialist owns the accuracy, flow, and integrity of employee data across HR, payroll, and benefits systems. If you’re detail-obsessed, love fixing data issues before anyone else spots them, and thrive in the intersection of systems payroll benefits, this is your lane. You’ll keep everything running smoothly so employees, managers, and leaders get a seamless experience.
This role is the backbone of our People Operations tech stack. The HRIS Specialist owns the accuracy, flow, and integrity of employee data across HR, payroll, and benefits systems. If you’re detail-obsessed, love fixing data issues before anyone else spots them, and thrive in the intersection of systems payroll benefits, this is your lane. You’ll keep everything running smoothly so employees, managers, and leaders get a seamless experience.
What You’ll Do
HRIS Administration
- Manage day-to-day HRIS operations across employee records, benefits, onboarding, time & attendance, and reporting.
- Maintain accurate employee data for hires, job changes, pay updates, and terminations.
- Configure workflows, permissions, automations, dashboards, and system rules.
- Troubleshoot HRIS issues and partner with vendors or internal teams to resolve system errors.
- Build recurring and ad-hoc HR, payroll, and compliance reports.
- Perform ongoing data audits to ensure accuracy, consistency, and clean integrations.
- Support integrations with payroll, benefits carriers, and third-party HR tools.
- Identify process gaps and partner with HR/People Ops to streamline workflows.
Payroll Support
- Review and validate payroll data as part of a shared payroll team model.
- Audit timekeeping entries, pay codes, and employee updates for accuracy.
- Validate hires, rate changes, promotions, deductions, and terminations before payroll runs.
- Support adjustments including retro pay, corrections, and manual entries.
- Handle payroll reporting, reconciliations, and employee inquiries.
- Provide excellent service to employees and managers on payroll-related questions.
Benefits Administration
- Support benefits administration within the HRIS, including eligibility, life events, and enrollment validation.
- Ensure clean data flow between HRIS, payroll, and external vendors.
- Assist with Open Enrollment setup, testing, communication, and reporting.
- Resolve discrepancies in partnership with the Benefits team.
- Help employees navigate benefits options and system access.
What You Bring
- 3 years in HRIS, payroll, benefits, or People Operations.
- Experience with any major HRIS/payroll platform (Paylocity, ADP, UKG, Workday, etc.).
- Strong understanding of HR, payroll, and benefits data flow.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivots, VLOOKUP, audit formulas).
- High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive data with strict confidentiality.
Salary : $65,000 - $75,000