Lunavi - Interim People Operations & Payroll Specialist
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Interim People Operations & Payroll Specialist
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Interim People Operations & Payroll Specialist
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United States
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Description
The role Lunavi needs an experienced People Operations and Payroll professional for a 6 to 9 month contract. You'll keep payroll, benefits, 401(k), HRIS, and front-line employee support running cleanly while we plan the long-term shape of the People team.
This is a hands-on operational role. No recruiting. You'll work directly with the Head of People and partner closely with Finance/Accounting, leadership, employees, Paylocity, our benefits broker and carriers, and our retirement plan providers.
We're a lean People team at a company that moves fast. The work is real and it doesn't wait. If you like running a clean payroll and being the person employees trust with their questions, keep reading.
About Lunavi Lunavi helps organizations navigate what's next. We bring full-stack technology expertise across cloud, data, and AI, from modernizing infrastructure and migrating to Azure to building next-gen applications and deploying AI at scale. We also operate our own data centers. We're a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with teams across the U.S. and Canada.
The People team keeps all of that running for the people behind it. This role is at the center of that work.
Engagement details • Structure: Contract engagement. Direct independent contractor (1099) or through a staffing partner, depending on fit
• Term: 6 to 9 months, with the option to extend
• Start: As soon as possible
• Location: Remote. Preference for the Phoenix, Arizona or Cheyenne, Wyoming area
• Hours: Up to 40 hours per week. Payroll deadlines and employee support need coverage during core business hours, roughly 8 to 5 Arizona or Mountain time, Monday through Friday
• Rate: Competitive hourly rate, based on experience
• Works directly with: Head of People
• Key partners: Finance/Accounting, Paylocity, leadership, benefits broker and carriers, 401(k) plan providers
What you'll own Payroll
• Prepare and process regular payroll in Paylocity.
• Review changes, deductions, earnings, bonuses, reimbursements, and other inputs before every run.
• Resolve timecard and payroll exceptions.
• Check payroll reports for accuracy before submission.
• Keep payroll records and documentation current.
• Work payroll tax notices and issues with Paylocity and Finance.
• Support multi-state payroll.
• Help with year-end, including W-2 preparation and reconciliation.
• Maintain HRIS administration and assist our Canada payroll administrator.
• Maintain payroll controls and segregation of duties.
• Escalate final payroll approval and sensitive payroll changes to the Head of People and Finance/Accounting.
Benefits
• Be the first call for employee benefits questions.
• Process enrollments, changes, qualifying life events, and terminations.
• Coordinate with our broker and carriers.
• Help run annual open enrollment.
• Reconcile eligibility and enrollment data.
• Support COBRA and other continuation processes.
• Keep benefits records and employee communications current.
401(k) and retirement plan
• Handle routine plan administration with our recordkeeper and third-party administrator.
• Answer employee questions on enrollment, contributions, loans, and plan basics.
• Monitor payroll deductions and plan file feeds.
• Support plan reporting and reconciliation.
• Coordinate participant transactions with the plan providers.
• Keep administrative documentation current.
Any transaction that touches your own payroll, benefits, or retirement account is reviewed and approved by the Head of People or another authorized plan fiduciary.
HRIS and People Operations
• Maintain employee records in Paylocity.
• Process…