HR Generalist (FT)

• Overseeing and directing all payroll procedures, ensuring compliance with laws and tax obligations, supervising the payroll team, and maintaining accurate payroll records.
• Reconciling payroll.
• Balancing, and recording all payroll, accruals, reconciliation, research of reconciling items, data requests, etc.
• Process and transmit weekly and biweekly payroll for 3 entities using ADP Workforce Now- 550 Employees.
• Analyze and provide monthly and quarterly balance sheet analysis to corporate accounting.
• Works closely with cross-functional teams on all general ledger-related tasks, including accounting. 
• Engage with external payroll vendors and tax authorities related to researching and resolving payroll tax notices, tax filing, and funding of payroll taxes.
• Ensure controls, including all controls, are properly performed within the payroll accounting process.
• Evaluate and recommend process changes to increase efficiency.
• Provide relevant tax and general ledger metrics to upper management.
• Assist with research projects and preparation of management reports as needed.
• Lead quarterly and annual audits with external auditors as needed.
• Answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting financial data.
• Responds to human resources related inquiries or requests.
• Assist with all HR KPI's being established and reported monthly.
• Promote teamwork, collaboration, and coordination.
• Work with the Safety department on recruitment and on-boarding of employees.
• Conduct background check of newly hired employees.
• Properly document all the steps leading to termination of an employee.
• Conduct exit interviews.
• Manage workers compensation cases.
• Manage the personnel filing. 
• Track and process employee time off requests of vacation, sick time, FMLA, CFRA, PDL etc.
• Distribute and monitor employee performance evaluations and ensure they are done in a timely manner.
• Facilitate the Performance Management process completing performance reviews.
• Coordinate open enrollments, changes, and training for employee benefits programs.
• Communicate in a manner designed to minimize conflict and foster a positive relationship between management and associates.
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in payroll and general accounting.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of recent multi-state employment tax experience, including but not limited to federal/state/local tax regulations and the filing of associated tax returns.
• Relevant experience in Human Resources with a minimum of 3-5 years.
• Proven track record in the broad HR knowledge in federal and state employment laws, benefits, compensation, employee relations, employee engagement, performance management, policy implementation, recruiting, retention and conflict resolution, etc.
• Able to work independently managing time to meet critical deadlines.
• Maintain confidentiality in all assignments and in all information obtained.
• Strong work ethic and flexibility to work extended hours during critical periods such as quarter-end and year-end.
• Knowledge of payroll regulations, multi-jurisdictions, and software.
• ADP Workforce Now experiences is required.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work effectively at all levels in the organization.
• Strategic thinker with an ability to translate plans into action.
• Performs with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft business suite with strong excel skills.
• Knowledge of Quick Books, TMW preferred.
• Working with Service Contract Act and fringe benefits payroll experience is highly preferred.
• Prevailing wage experience is highly preferred.
• Transportation industry experience desired.

• Employer Paid Medical.
• Employer Paid Dental.
• Employer Paid Vision.
• Life Insurance.
• 401(K).
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Vacation pay.
• Sick pay.
• Excellent opportunity for career advancement.
• Employee events.

Salary : $65,000 - $73,000