<p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Benefits Manager</p><p><strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full-Time</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>An established, multi-site organization is seeking an experienced <strong>Benefits Manager</strong> to oversee the strategy, administration, and ongoing enhancement of employee benefits programs. This role is well suited for a hands-on benefits professional who can balance day-to-day operations with broader planning initiatives, while ensuring employees receive accurate, responsive, and high-quality support.</p><p>The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in health and welfare plans, retirement administration, compliance, vendor management, and annual enrollment processes. This individual will also serve as a key internal resource for resolving complex benefits issues and improving operational effectiveness across benefits-related workflows.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p>Manage the administration of employee benefit offerings, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, voluntary benefits, and retirement plans</p><p>Lead the full annual enrollment cycle, including planning, system coordination, employee communications, implementation, and post-enrollment review</p><p>Act as the primary internal expert for benefit-related questions, escalations, and issue resolution</p><p>Oversee relationships with external brokers, carriers, retirement partners, and benefit vendors to ensure service quality and effective plan administration</p><p>Monitor benefits billing, reconciliations, payroll deductions, audits, and overall data accuracy across systems</p><p>Administer 401(k) plan operations, including coordination with service providers, participant data review, compliance-related activities, and required reporting support</p><p>Help ensure adherence to applicable benefits regulations and requirements, including ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA</p><p>Partner with HR leadership on renewal planning, cost analysis, vendor evaluations, plan recommendations, and process enhancements</p><p>Collaborate closely with Payroll and HRIS teams to maintain accurate deductions, eligibility rules, file feeds, and benefit system configuration</p><p>Identify opportunities to strengthen controls, streamline workflows, improve employee communication, and enhance the overall benefits experience</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><p>5+ years of progressive experience in employee benefits administration</p><p>Strong background managing health and welfare benefit programs</p><p>Demonstrated experience leading open enrollment and handling complex benefits operations</p><p>Experience working with benefit brokers, carriers, retirement providers, and third-party vendors</p><p>Knowledge of applicable compliance areas such as ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA</p><p>Experience with benefits audits, reconciliations, payroll coordination, and data integrity oversight</p><p>Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities</p><p>Advanced communication skills and a service-oriented approach to employee support</p><p>Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered</p><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations for a complex, multi-entity organization in Poway, California. This role will guide payroll execution, strengthen compliance practices, and build efficient processes that support a growing business. The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of multi-state payroll, prevailing wage requirements, and payroll systems, along with the leadership skills to drive consistency and accuracy across the function.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct end-to-end payroll activities for multiple entities and business lines, ensuring employees are paid correctly and on schedule.<br>• Create and refine payroll policies, internal controls, and standardized procedures to improve consistency across the organization.<br>• Oversee prevailing wage administration and certified payroll reporting for public works and other contract-driven projects.<br>• Monitor payroll compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including California wage and hour requirements and government contract obligations.<br>• Manage payroll tax activities, quarter-end and year-end processing, and W-2 preparation to support accurate regulatory reporting.<br>• Act as the internal expert for ADP Workforce Now, enhancing system setup, reporting, automation, and overall payroll workflow efficiency.<br>• Partner with external vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve payroll issues, implement system improvements, and support future integrations.<br>• Lead payroll due diligence and onboarding efforts for acquired businesses, including process alignment, platform conversion, and post-integration stabilization.<br>• Collaborate with Accounting on reconciliations, accruals, labor allocations, job costing, close activities, and payroll reporting for leadership review.
We are looking for an experienced Cost Accounting Manager to lead core accounting operations and cost oversight for a manufacturing environment in Vista, California. This role will guide the financial close cycle, maintain accurate inventory and standard costing practices, and deliver clear reporting that supports business decisions. The position also partners closely with operational and corporate stakeholders to strengthen controls, improve processes, and provide insight into financial performance.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring financial results are complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.<br>• Review journal entries, reconciliations, and account fluctuation analyses to maintain reliable financial records and strong balance sheet support.<br>• Oversee full absorption cost accounting, including inventory valuation, standard cost maintenance, and analysis of material, labor, and overhead variances.<br>• Manage inventory reconciliation activities by investigating differences between operational records, system data, and financial reporting, and drive timely resolution.<br>• Collaborate with manufacturing and operations teams to strengthen inventory controls, support physical counts, and evaluate key cost drivers affecting production.<br>• Prepare financial statements, forecasts, budgets, and reporting packages for leadership and corporate consolidation requirements.<br>• Establish and maintain internal controls related to revenue recognition, accruals, fixed assets, leases, intercompany activity, and manufacturing accounting processes.<br>• Support internal and external audit requests, regulatory reporting needs, and documentation requirements for divisional entities.<br>• Serve as a trusted finance partner to divisional leadership by communicating financial results, highlighting risks, and supporting informed decision-making.<br>• Identify and implement process and system improvements, including support for ERP-related enhancements, accounting policy alignment, and the development of team members.