Payroll & Benefit Business Partner

Butternut Mountain Farm seeks a Payroll & Benefit Business Partner to own end-to-end payroll and benefits for our maple manufacturing operations. In this role, you will process multi-state payroll, maintain accurate employee records, administer health, retirement, and leave programs, and ensure compliance with wage-and-hour and benefits regulations. You'll partner with HR, Finance, and operations leaders to improve processes, support employees with payroll and benefit questions, and provide clear reporting that supports a collaborative, values-based culture rooted in Vermont agriculture.

Responsibilities

• Process accurate, timely biweekly payroll for hourly and salaried employees across multiple shifts and locations.

• Administer health, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401k plans, including enrollments, changes, and terminations.

• Ensure compliance with federal and state wage-and-hour, tax, and benefits regulations, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of changes.

• Reconcile payroll and benefits invoices, resolve discrepancies, and partner with Finance on reporting and month-end processes.

• Maintain HRIS data integrity, employee records, and documentation for audits and regulatory reviews.

• Support employees with payroll and benefits questions, delivering clear, timely, and confidential guidance.

• Coordinate open enrollment, benefits communications, and vendor/broker relationships.

• Prepare and analyze payroll and benefits reports to support budgeting, forecasting, and leadership decision-making.

• Partner with HR and operations to improve processes, controls, and employee experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Support onboarding and offboarding to ensure accurate setup and closure of payroll and benefit records.

Required Skills

• Payroll processing

• Benefits administration

• HRIS systems (e.g., ADP, Paylocity, Paychex)

• FLSA and wage-and-hour compliance

• Benefits reconciliation

• Excel and data analysis

• Reporting and audit support

• Vendor and broker coordination

• Leave of absence administration

• Employee onboarding and offboarding