Payroll & Benefits Analyst

Description:

We are currently seeking an entry level Payroll Analyst to assist the Finance and People Teams. They will have assigned day to day tasks to be completed in a timely manner as deadlines dictate and will also be relied upon to assist with ad hoc projects and tasks as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The key functions are delineated into the following broad categories:

• HRIS Management
  • Manage ADP Onboarding Wizard
  • Send welcome email for all pre-hires/secondees, prompting completion of ADP Onboarding Tasks
  • Complete new hire employee profile in ADP
  • Enter new hire employee profile in SAGE
  • Ensure employees have elected non-paper options and follow-up accordingly
  • Digital dissemination of W-2’s and paystubs
• Payroll Processing
  • Prepare department salary report
  • Prepare monthly consolidated payroll reports
  • Update direct deposit details in our accounting system for new hires
  • Reconcile FSA and HSA transactions
• Payroll Maintenance
  • Manage all payroll tax communications by scanning/uploading to ADP Smart Compliance
  • Review response packages and follow up as needed
  • Provide support for payroll and benefit-related audit inquires
• Benefits Administration
  • Reconciliation and processing of all monthly benefit invoices to submit to AP team, including STD, LTD, UHC, Dental, MetLaw, UNUM and NYPFL.
• Support the Finance and People teams on ad hoc projects

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 0-3 years of relevant work experience
• Understanding of reconciliations

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the utmost discretion
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to multitask and manage in a deadline driven environment
• Strong PC and Microsoft application skills
• Strong attention to details and organizational skills is a must

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues and critical stakeholders.  Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world successfully.

We advise on critical issues and critical stakeholders at the center of business, politics and society, and help our clients – the leaders of large, complex organizations – understand and navigate these interconnected worlds.

Brunswick is one firm globally, operating as a single profit center. This allows us to respond seamlessly and effectively to clients’ needs wherever they are in the world.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement

Maintaining and strengthening a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace are pillars of Brunswick’s culture and key to our future success. Valuing and supporting every colleague as an individual while helping them reach their full potential is critical to attracting and developing our greatest strength – our people. By embracing our differences and diverse perspectives we create richer experiences within our firm and enhance the quality of the ideas and advice that we deliver to our clients.

Background

Founded in London in 1987, Brunswick’s global partnership has grown organically to 27 offices in 18 countries. We began as a M&A and financial communications firm and, over time, expanded our capabilities to provide expert advice to our clients on a range of business-critical issues. We invested in new offices, sector teams and practice groups including investor engagement; shareholder activism; governance; regulatory and public affairs, including geopolitical; crisis; litigation; social issues including climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion; cybersecurity, data and privacy; employee engagement; digital communications; opinion research and analysis, and; creative services.

Our CEO is Henry Timms, based in New York. Our Chairman is Sir Alan Parker, based in London.

The Americas

In the U.S., we have offices in Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In Brazil, we have an office in Sao Paulo. We advise clients on, among other things, domestic and cross border M&A, IPOs, activism, capital markets and investor relations, public and regulatory affairs, geopolitical issues, litigation, crisis, cyber, employee engagement, digital, opinion research and on broader reputation campaigns.

Colleagues in the U.S. are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and consist of in-depth industry and sector experts from banking, law, accounting, politics, government, journalism and the media, consulting and elsewhere. Our U.S. CEO is Nik Deogun.

For more information on Brunswick, including our offices and client offers, please visit our website: www.brunswickgroup.com

Compensation

The applicant who is selected for this position will be eligible for the following compensation: 

In New York City, the annual compensation for this role will be $60,000 - $80,000 DOE.

If an offer is extended to an applicant in New York, the applicant will be paid in line with this range and based on the applicant’s experience and qualifications. This range applies only to the New York position, and salaries in other offices and regions will vary based on an applicant’s experience and qualifications, as well as the competitive landscape.