💼 Full-Time Position

Payroll and Benefits Specialist

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Robert Half Finance & Accounting
📍 New Bedford, MA, United States
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Location
New Bedford, United States
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Posted
May 02, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Description
We are looking for a skilled Payroll and Benefits Specialist to join our client in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This role is essential in ensuring accurate payroll processing and seamless benefits administration for employees across multiple locations. The ideal candidate will bring a detail-oriented approach and a commitment to compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.


Responsibilities:

• Process payroll cycles, including weekly, biweekly, and semi-monthly schedules, for both hourly and salaried employees.

• Manage employee data updates such as new hires, terminations, pay rate changes, transfers, garnishments, and other HR-related modifications.

• Maintain and audit payroll records, ensuring accuracy in general ledger entries, benefit deductions, tax withholdings, and reconciliations.


Requirements

+ Bachelor's degree in accounting or human resources is strongly preferred

+ Pa...