Hr Generalist, Payroll/ Benefits

This person will play a key role in defining and running our key processes and programs around onboarding & integrating new employees and ensuring that the company is a highly engaging place to work at. The HR operations specialist is a full spectrum HR generalist that has dedicated focus on key operational areas but also has the freedom and encouragement to play a role in many other people initiatives.

Some key areas of responsibility include, but are most certainly not limited to:

Responsibilities:

Manage the HRIS System Managing and documenting all personnel changes in system.

• Assisting employees with HRIS (login’s, password reset, training).
• Set up new positions, earning codes, deductions.
• Manage benefit profiles within HRIS.
• Run ad hoc reports.
• Maintains and updates employment records in the HRIS regarding salary changes, promotions, terminations, and all other applicable changes internally
• Supervise and track Employee’s PTO/ State sick hours
• Support Managers and Employees with use of timekeeping system and PTO Management

Benefits:

• Forward thinking methodology, design, and administration of group benefit programs, including health insurance, retirement plans and other voluntary benefits in accordance with federal and state policies.
• Thinking outside of the box employee perks that will speak to our employee needs and what makes them most happy and proud to work for the company!
• Coordinate with benefit providers/brokers to ensure smooth and efficient administration and enrollment.
• Researches, resolve, and respond to employee benefit inquiries and issues, leave administration, HRIS questions and employment verifications.
• Facilitate full cycle Open Enrollment process including plan renewals, design and delivery of communication materials and strategy
• Processes and administers all leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork: medical, personal, disability, FMLA and Workers’ Comp, Paid Family Leave
• Maintains knowledge of all applicable leave, accommodation law, and state and local laws.
• Communicates with employees regarding their needs for leave and/or modified work schedules.
• Ensures compliance with annual reporting requirements like EEO-1 reporting, OSHA, etc.
• Manage Form 5500 filings and all related benefit plan audits

Payroll:

· Process (non-exempt and exempt) payroll for employees accurately and on time

· Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulation.

· Stays abreast with laws regarding changes in pay, taxes etc.

· Calculate and process payroll deductions, such as taxes, benefits, and garnishment

· Responsible for year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing

· Generate reports and analyze data to inform data-driven decisions.

HR Generalist Responsibilities:

• Responds to initial employee relations and performance management matters from employees and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff.

· Assists with job posting and advertisement processes.

· Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff.

· Suggest and implement changes to company policies in keeping with our people-first mentality.

• Collaborate with HR team to refine operations processes.
• Successfully collaborate to build and maintain relationships with various departments and team members.

· Collaborate and complete HR projects as needed.

· Maintains employee confidence and protects operations by keeping human resource information confidential.

• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Driven, self-starter with 4+ years of direct HR experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience running payroll
• Experience in implementing, managing and working within HRIS platform.
• Experience administering benefits.
• Self-directed. You love teaching yourself new things and have an active interest in startups and technologies.
• Highly detailed oriented and thorough
• Knowledge of employment law/compliance and state/federal regulations
• Customer focused and interpersonally savvy.
• Demonstrated professional level of flexibility, creativity, and adaptability to ever changing situations.
• Able to take initiative, problem solve, and provide prompt and professional customer service to employees.