Benefits & Payroll Specialist
"Life-Science Innovations, LLC"
·Oct 8, 2026
- Salary
- $24 – $30
- Location
- Willmar, MN
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Finance
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- High School
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
Life-Science Innovations has a full-time opportunity for a Benefits & Payroll Specialist to join their team. The Benefits & Payroll Specialist supports the daily administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the organization’s HRIS and timekeeping systems, ensuring data accuracy, compliance, and efficient HR processes. Key responsibilities include supporting payroll and benefits administration, processing employee changes, assisting with system testing, generating reports, and resolving routine system inquiries.
Our goal at LSI is to provide tailored professional shared services to each of our customers, partnering with them to become an extension of their team. Headquartered in Willmar, MN, on the beautiful MinnWest Technology Campus, Life-Science Innovations employs people in a variety of roles and expertise. We hire technically passionate, positive, career minded individuals who align with our core organizational values.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Our Purpose is to Share Smarter, Serve Better - By providing tailored professional shared services, partnering with our customers to become an extension of their team.
Our Guiding Values:
We are proud to offer a generous benefit package in addition to competitive compensation. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance options, a Health Savings Account with company match, 401K plan with company match up to 4% of your compensation, PTO accrual, two personal days per year, holiday pay, company paid short and long term disability, and company paid life insurance.
To Apply or Further Inquire Contact:
Meagan Hartje | Talent Acquisition Specialist
[email protected]
(320) 222-9779
Our goal at LSI is to provide tailored professional shared services to each of our customers, partnering with them to become an extension of their team. Headquartered in Willmar, MN, on the beautiful MinnWest Technology Campus, Life-Science Innovations employs people in a variety of roles and expertise. We hire technically passionate, positive, career minded individuals who align with our core organizational values.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Support daily HRIS administration, including employee data management, system maintenance, troubleshooting, and accurate employee and job setup.
- Assist with benefits administration, including enrollments, qualifying life events, eligibility changes, terminations, deductions, and annual open enrollment.
- Maintain HRIS data accuracy through routine audits, record validation, reporting, and resolution of discrepancies.
- Review benefit invoices, reconcile enrollment and deduction discrepancies, and coordinate corrections with vendors and internal teams.
- Support payroll operations, including employee updates, workflow approvals, payroll corrections, and processing assistance as needed.
- Assist with HRIS system testing, updates, and process improvements impacting Payroll and Benefits.
- Support regulatory compliance reporting, including ACA, Form 5500, OSHA, and required benefits notices.
- Generate and review HRIS reports, research discrepancies, and provide information to management as requested.
- Maintain HRIS procedures, support employee communications, and ensure confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA and employee privacy requirements.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Human Resources or an administrative role handling confidential information.
- High school diploma or GED required; equivalent combination of education, training, and experience considered.
- Experience with HRIS systems, payroll, and/or benefits administration preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with UKG Pro, UKG Benefits Administration, Canva, and video editing preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- High attention to detail with a commitment to data accuracy and confidentiality.
- Ability to work independently, collaborate effectively, and provide professional employee support in a fast-paced environment.
Our Purpose is to Share Smarter, Serve Better - By providing tailored professional shared services, partnering with our customers to become an extension of their team.
Our Guiding Values:
- Employee Well-Being: We are committed to maximizing every employee’s talent in their role within the organization, and care about the well-being of each employee from a whole-life perspective.
- Communication | Collaboration: Success is built on relationships. We will bring expertise, professionalism and a genuine love for our craft to the table – and expect the same in return.
- Stewardship: Our investment of time, talent, and treasure will do great things in the long run. We make decisions based on our responsibility to our employees, our customers, our stakeholders and our community.
- Trustworthiness: There are no substitutes for honesty and kindness and doing what’s right.
- Excellence: We are persistent in achieving objectives efficiently and effectively; finding new ways to grow our company and each other
We are proud to offer a generous benefit package in addition to competitive compensation. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance options, a Health Savings Account with company match, 401K plan with company match up to 4% of your compensation, PTO accrual, two personal days per year, holiday pay, company paid short and long term disability, and company paid life insurance.
To Apply or Further Inquire Contact:
Meagan Hartje | Talent Acquisition Specialist
[email protected]
(320) 222-9779
Skills
ExcelComplianceOSHAHIPAA