The posting
Position Summary The primary responsibility of this role is to manage the full-cycle payroll process from start to finish utilizing ADP Workforce Now, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing of weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll. In addition, this position will support the Human Resources Manager in handling day-to-day employee relations activities and HR operations.
Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Senior Human Resources Generalist
- Key responsibilities include processing and auditing payroll data, coordinating with payroll providers to ensure timely and accurate employee compensation, resolving payroll-related inquiries, and maintaining confidentiality of sensitive employee information.
- Assists with talent acquisition, benefits enrollment, performance management, training coordination, leave administration, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Investigate employee relations matters and provide recommendations for resolution.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
- Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures, and programs.
- Maintain accurate employee records and HRIS data integrity.
- Coordinate benefits administration and serve as a resource for employee inquiries.
Payroll Administration (Start to Finish)
- Utilize ADP Work Force Now to manage, and complete payroll processes from data collection through payroll submission, reconciliation, auditing, and final reporting.
- Process weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll accurately and within established deadlines.
- Review and validate employee timekeeping records, worked hours, overtime, paid time off, and payroll adjustments.
- Ensure compliance with wage and hour laws, tax regulations, garnishments, and payroll reporting requirements.
- Process employee status changes including new hires, terminations, compensation changes, and deductions.
- Reconcile payroll reports and resolve payroll discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Maintain payroll records and support internal and external audits.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll-related employee inquiries.
Reporting, Workforce Analytics, and Data Management
- Generate and distribute weekly workforce analytics reports to leadership.
- Prepare reports detailing:
- Weekly worked hours by department, location, and employee group.
- Overtime hours and overtime trends.
- Labor utilization and productivity metrics.
- Attendance and timekeeping exceptions.
- Headcount changes and workforce movement.
- Produce monthly HR and payroll analytics reports including:
- Employee termination and turnover analysis.
- Monthly labor hours and payroll trends.
- Overtime cost analysis.
- Absenteeism and attendance metrics.
- Headcount and workforce demographic reporting.
- Analyze workforce data and identify trends, risks, and opportunities for operational improvement.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and confidentiality across HR, payroll, and reporting systems.
Organizational Development and Continuous Improvement
- Support organizational development initiatives that enhance employee performance and engagement.
- Recommend process improvements related to payroll, HR operations, reporting, and employee experience.
- Participate in special projects and strategic HR initiatives as assigned.
- Assist HR Manager with the day-to-day operations.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of three (3) years of payroll administration experience, including full-cycle payroll processing and payroll reconciliation.
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressive Human Resources experience, demonstrating increasing responsibility across multiple HR disciplines.
- Experience generating workforce analytics, HR metrics, and management reports to support business decision-making.
- Working knowledge of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), payroll systems, and ADP Workforce Now and/or ADP timekeeping systems.
- Strong understanding of employment laws, HR best practices, payroll compliance requirements, and employee records management.
- Experience generating workforce analytics and management reporting.
- Experience with HRIS, payroll, and ADP Workforce timekeeping systems.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Proficient in ADP Workforce Now.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Strong knowledge of employment laws, wage and hour regulations, and HR best practices.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
- Ability to interpret workforce data and present meaningful insights to leadership.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level of confidentiality and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
