Payroll Specialist/Human Resource Generalist

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains personnel records, computes and prepares payroll, posts compensated absences to update individual sick and vacation balances. Verifies employment/earnings when requested.
• Forwards workers’ compensation and insurance forms to the County Insurance/Benefits Coordinator.
• Assists with recruitment initiatives, conducts new hire orientation presentation and manages new hire paperwork.
• Collaborates with HR and Management teams to coordinate training initiatives, researches and interviews trainers, coordinates and schedules management, employee, and development training and special events.
• Affirms compliance with federal and state regulations and government reporting requirements: EEO, ADA, FMLA, ERISA, Department of Labor and OSHA. Assists with employee benefit administration, self-insured workers’ compensation, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Valid Ohio Driver’s license with a safe driving record
• Minimum of two years of related experience in this field

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Maintain knowledge of public employees benefits, retirement, and self-insured workers compensations
• Perform payroll and related responsibilities
• Maintain various employee procedures, guidelines and documents
• Oversee records and employee databases
• Ensure compliance with departmental, state and federal rules and regulations
• Demonstrate a high degree of initiative and logic
• Exercise good judgement
• Exhibit sound decision-making when faced with complex or unique situations
• Demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality and ethical standards
• Consistently deliver general customer service in a professional fashion

Fringe Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Rx, Vision, Telemedicine, Gym Membership, EAP
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Sick (4.6 hrs./pay), Vacation (3.1 hrs./pay), Personal Days (6/yr. from sick time), Overtime, Compensation Time
• PERS 10% employee contribution with 14% employer contribution, Deferred Compensation, Public Student Loan Forgiveness