Payroll-HR Specialist **Kendall Hunt Publishing Company** 1 Positions ID: 61612 Posted On 02/11/2025 **Job Overview** Are you passionate about the intersection of human resources and finance? Do you thrive on accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement? We’re looking for a Payroll & HR Specialist to join our growing team! In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring seamless payroll processing while also supporting HR initiatives that enhance the employee experience. Salary commensurate with experience. **What You’ll Do:** + Process bi-weekly payroll for employees across the U.S. and Canada, ensuring accuracy and compliance. + Provide administrative support to the HR team, assisting with various HR functions. + Ensure compliance with payroll laws, tax regulations, and company policies. + Collaborate with multiple teams to streamline and enhance payroll and HR processes. + Assist in employee onboarding, benefits administration, and continuous process improvements. **What We’re Looking For:** + Bachelor’s degree preferred (May 2025 graduates welcome to apply!). + Tech-savvy and comfortable with payroll and HR systems. + Strong attention to detail – ensuring every paycheck is timely and accurate. + A continuous improvement mindset, always looking for ways to enhance processes. + Experience with isolved HCM is a plus but not required. **Why Join Us?** We know that choosing a career is about more than just a job – it's about growth, stability, and work-life balance. At Westmark Enterprises, we offer: ✅ Job Stability – Our family of companies has been around for over 75 years. ✅ Career Growth – Many of our leaders started in entry-level roles and grew within the company. ✅ Competitive Benefits – Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability. ✅ Generous 401(k) Match & Profit Sharing – We invest in your future. ✅ Work-Life Balance – Start with 15 days of PTO, plus paid holidays. ✅ Education Support – Tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities. **Who We Are:** Westmark Enterprises is a support organization headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, providing HR services for over 350 employees across the U.S. and Canada. Our affiliated companies include Kendall Hunt Publishing, Westmark Development, Great River Learning, RCL Benziger, and Paradigm Education Solutions. 👉 Ready to make an impact? Apply today at www.westmarkenterprises.com or www.kendallhunt.com Westmark Enterprises is an Equal Opportunity Employer Primary Contact 11828 Kelly Schanbeck Corporate Recruiter/HR Specialist, 563-589-1225 Phone Phone Phone Fax kschanbeck@kendallhunt.com Email True False True **Job Details** Categories Human Resources Location Dubuque, IA Shift First Shift Job Type Employee Full/Part Full Time Pay/Salary Salary commensurate with experience Benefits Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance Retirement Plan PTO (Paid Time Off) Paid Holidays Tuition Reimbursement **Qualifications** Education Bachelors Company ID 1103 Job REQ # \# Positions 1 Start Date 20250211 End Date 20250311 Featured Job 0 TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** HR Employment Specialist Internship (Monroe, WI) Colony Brands, Inc. **Share this Job** Kendall Hunt Publishing Company **About the Company** As a leader in customized education publishing solutions, Kendall Hunt has been privately owned and operated for more than 75 years. We currently employ approximately 225 people at our Dubuque, Iowa, headquarters, with an additional 70 people throughout the United States. Our mission is to meet the specific needs of the marketplace in a unique and progressive manner, and we are committed to excellence and employee growth and development. We offer career opportunities in sales and acquisitions, account management, project development, customer support, information technology, finance, accounting, clerical support and human resources. We provide a comprehensive benefit package and full-time and part-time flexible schedules, including internships. Our Higher Education Division is a leader in custom publishing of high quality educational products, services and solutions to the higher education market, including digital solutions and eBooks as well as printed material. Our PreK-12 Division is a leader in publishing solutions of innovative, hands-on inquiry based solutions for the PreK-12 market. We also collaborate closely with our related educational technology solutions companies to develop and customize publications that integrate multi-media and technology to meet the learning needs and expectations of today’s students. For more information, visit Kendall Hunt’s website https://www.kendallhunt.com _An Equal Opportunity Employer_