Payroll & Benefits Specialist

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ABOUT THIS POSITION

Aceable is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join our People & Culture Team. You will process and administer semi-monthly, multi-state payroll, administer all employee benefits, and collaborate on a variety of People & Culture projects. You will ensure confidentiality, accuracy, and integrity of data, and serve as the main point of contact for employees on all things benefits and payroll. You are detail oriented, a strong problem solver, and you thrive on analyzing and improving processes in order to create delight for your customers, our awesome employees.

ABOUT ACEABLE

Aceable is a mobile education platform that focuses on creating affordable, engaging and convenient online courses available across all of your mobile devices. Built by former teachers, NASA engineers, and those passionate about education, the Austin-based team is obsessed with helping people reach life goals and milestones through online certification. After launching its first mobile app to provide accredited driver's ed courses, Aceable expanded into real estate education and is quickly becoming one of the leading online real estate schools in Texas. To date, Aceable touts more than 450,000 users and counting across all verticals, as it continues to expand nationwide.

ABOUT YOUR NEW TEAM

The Aceable People & Culture team is a data-driven, results oriented, and compassionate team committed to an amazing Aceable employee experience. We align people priorities to our strategic business objectives and use our core values as our North star. We cultivate the Aceable culture and live our values.

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WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Prepare and process semi-monthly, multi-state payroll for all employees; process off-cycle payments as needed
  • Coordinate and ensure that employee data has been entered into payroll system for processing in an accurate and timely manner
  • Register for payroll processing in new states as needed, including new SIT, SUI and local taxes
  • Partner with payroll vendor on year-end activities
  • Manage time keeping system, ensuring accuracy and proper approval of timesheets, creating training and documentation, and providing day to day support to employees and managers
  • Partner with benefits broker to select yearly benefits packages, plan for, and execute open enrollment
  • Administer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401k and other offerings, enrolling employees, reconciling invoices and ensuring compliance
  • Proactively communicate benefits offerings to employees, driving engagement, education and usage
  • Provide new hire benefits training and facilitate new hire benefits enrollment
  • Own unemployment, workers compensation and disability claims processes
  • Stay current on federal and multiple states' payroll regulations, tax rates and benefits law
  • Provide an amazing employee experience, assisting employees with payroll and benefits related inquiries and resolving all issues in a timely manner
  • Liaise with accounting and finance team to provide payroll change information, benefits invoices, and support month end close activities

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • 3+ years of previous payroll and benefits experience
  • Knowledge of payroll & benefits principles and best practices
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and a keen attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to handle confidential information

BONUS POINTS

  • Experience with Namely payroll, benefits and timekeeping

ACEABLE PERKS

  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Generous paid time off
  • Passionate, high-achieving teammates excited to help you succeed and learn
  • Our own space on the top floor of a downtown building
  • A team meal every week and access to our fully stocked kitchen
  • Transportation stipend
  • Education stipend

At Aceable we celebrate and support all differences. Aceable is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital, disability, and veteran status.

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Location

There’s plenty to do and see around the office, from eating at delicious food trailers to attending an industry event nearby.

What are Aceable Perks + Benefits

Aceable Benefits Overview

Join one of Austin's Best Places to Work in 2021
Competitive pay and benefits
Generous time off programs
Wellness program
LinkedIn Learning
Flexible work schedule
Passionate teammates excited to help you succeed and learn
Our own space on the top floor of a downtown building
A team meal every week
Fully stocked drink fridges and snacks + cold brew coffee on tap
Company events and activities (holiday events, happy hours, volunteering)
Free parking spot downtown in our garage 24/7 or a monthly transportation stipend
Education stipend ($500/year/full-time employee)
Free Roadside Assistance subscription
NOTE: Our team is currently remote due to Covid-19 and we have some awesome virtual perks that come with it (trivia, karaoke, bingo, happy hours, lunch & learns, and more)

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Aceable provides quarterly volunteer events for our team members. Everything from wrapping books at a local elementary school to volunteering at Austin Pets Alive!
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K) matching
Company equity
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Fitness stipend
Professional Development Benefits
Lunch and learns
Aceable hosts lunch and learn meetings once per month.
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
We offer $500 annually for continuing education.
Customized development tracks

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