Human Resources Generalist

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate new hire paperwork, I-9/E-Verify, orientation scheduling, benefits enrollment setup, and system account provisioning.
• Process terminations and resignations, conduct exit interviews, monitor/issue COBRA notices, and coordinate final pay with payroll.
• Handle day-to-day enrollment, qualifying life events, employee benefits questions, and vendor issue coordination; support open enrollment.
• Administer standard FMLA, WC, company leave, and state leave requests, track leave balances and return-to-work dates, and coordinate leave pay status with payroll.
• Process and validate biweekly payroll inputs, timesheet corrections, and new hire/termination payroll setup; respond to routine payroll inquiries.
• Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions and concerns, document and route issues appropriately.
• Maintain accurate, complete employee records in the HRIS. Support required postings, recordkeeping, and other basic HR compliance tasks.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in an HR generalist or HR operations role covering multiple functional areas.
• Working knowledge of US employment law fundamentals (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, COBRA).
• Deep, hands-on expertise in EITHER US payroll processing OR FMLA/leave of absence administration (at least one required).
• Comfort working across benefits, onboarding/offboarding, and employee relations even outside area of deepest expertise.
• Familiarity with HRIS platforms (e.g., Paylocity or similar).
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgement handling confidential information.

COMPETENCIES

• Benefits Administration
• Leave of Absence Administration
• US Payroll Processing
• Onboarding & Offboarding
• Employee Relations Triage
• HRI
• HRC

Benefits

• Variety of health insurance plan options
• Vision, dental, and life insurance
• Long and short term disability
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• GAP insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Generous paid time off policy
• Company sponsored 401k plan with employer match
• Access to a financial planner

Perks

• Option for career advancement
• Professional development
• Continuing education

Work Environment

This is a primarily in-office position, but with the flexibility for remote work if needed!