Human Resources Administrator

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Process payroll and review employee changes, earnings, deductions, and other payroll information.
• Review payroll for accuracy, reconcile discrepancies, and coordinate corrections.
• Coordinate benefit enrollments, changes, and qualifying life events with the benefits broker.
• Cook up employee leave requests, including FMLA, with the PEO.
• Respond to employee questions related to payroll, benefits, and retirement plans.
• Cook up open enrollment and other annual benefits activities.
• Maintain payroll and benefits records and support related audits and reporting.
• Maintain employee data and process personnel changes in HR systems.
• Cook up onboarding and offboarding activities, including employee documentation, system updates, orientation scheduling, and exit surveys.
• Maintain organized and accurate employee files and records.
• Complete routine HR system updates, testing, troubleshooting, and data audits.
• Manage the People Operations and Recruit inboxes and respond to or route requests.
• Process employment verifications and other routine HR requests.
• Maintain HR forms, templates, trackers, and standard documentation.
• Maintain HR calendars and track recurring deadlines, activities, and deliverables.
• Cook up meetings, interviews, and other HR scheduling needs.
• Maintain organized shared resources using established naming and filing conventions.
• Track HR requests and follow up on outstanding items.
• Support recurring reports, audits, compliance activities, and department projects.
• Cook up routine requests with HR vendors and service providers.
• Provide administrative support to the Human Resources team.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of Human Resources administrative experience, including hands-on payroll and benefits administration.
• Working knowledge of payroll practices, employee benefits, 401(k) plans, and leave administration.
• Experience working with HRIS, payroll, benefits, and applicant tracking systems.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities, recurring deadlines, calendars, and administrative processes.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy when working with employee data, payroll information, and records.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain organized files and records using consistent naming conventions and document management practices.
• Ability to track requests and assignments through completion with follow-through.
• Ability to identify and resolve routine issues and escalate matters appropriately.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a service-oriented approach to employee support.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.