SENIOR MANAGER, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITSThe Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits plans, coordinates, and performs benefits and compensation activities to support the US and Canada business units at Austin Powder Company. The primary responsibility for the position will be setting and leading improvements in compensation practices aligned to our business goals. This individual also be responsible for developing, recommending, and implementing new or revised employee benefit plans or policies, as well as the administration and compliance of exiting employee benefits for the US and Canada. The Compensation & Benefits Senior Manager directly supervising the day-to-day benefit and payroll functions. The position report to the Executive Director of Human Resources.Key Responsibilities and DutiesCompensationCreate and maintain appropriate salary ranges for all US & Canada positions; ensure set up and maintenance salary structure.Create and educate leaders on base compensation structure, include pay grades, bands, scales, and mixes of all salaried structures.Ensure compensation matrix are aligned to market, APC trends, as well as internal qualifications are appropriate for pay grades.Perform functions around annual incentive programs - maintaining all Corporate, Field and Manufacturing discretionary bonus programs, including field and manufacturing safety incentives and annual business performance bonuses.Initiate, analyze, and benchmark competitive salary information on an ongoing basis, and determine competitive position.Continually review and improve compensation programs to ensure they are designed to attract, retain, and engage associates.Update salary ranges annually; ensure maintenance and updating of salary structure.Benefits and PayrollPrepare annual budgets and periodic forecasts of benefit plan coverage, assets, and costs for the US & Canada business units.Participate in developing Payroll and Benefits goals, objectives, and systems. Recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.Evaluate and supervise the administrative processes and procedures within the Benefits and payroll Departments. Develop opportunities to contain and reduce costs.Develop and expand the use of the HRIS system. Assure data integrity of employee records, reports, enrollments, and payrolls as it relates to benefits and payroll policy compliance.High level supervision of the main payroll systems: Infinium, Kronos, WFR iSeries, and other systems.Supervise preparation and submission of payroll tax returns according to IRS and state regulations and CRA regulations in Canada.Assure benefit plans are administered in accordance with Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor regulations. Prepare and execute, with legal or professional counsel, up-to-date plan documents, SPDs, and 5500s.Develop, propose, implement, and communicate new and revised benefit plans. Initiate and manage all aspects of a vendor search, plan, design, and contract negotiations.Manage ongoing plan operations, vendor relationships and vendor contracts. Ensure the accuracy of financial reporting for benefit plans. Plan meetings for fiduciary committee(s) and prepare materials for drafting minutes of these meetings.Manage the implementation of plan changes with vendors, managing all aspects of projects related to plan administration changes.Develop content for employee education seminars, orientation, guides, brochures, standard operating procedures, and videos.Maintain awareness of marketplace trends and regulatory changes. Make or propose changes to benefits plans accordingly.Prepare communication to employees regarding complex benefit issue arising beyond the scope of routine enrollments, terminations, changes of coverage.Other duties as