Human Resources Generalist

Overview

Job Purpose: Performs human resources administrative duties in the Human Resources Department to include health and dental benefits, payroll, payroll deductions, on-boarding, FMLA designation, retirement, 401k, HSA administration, and Annual Open Enrollment. Assists with the daily administration and implementation of core and optional plans for all active employees, and COBRA participants. Ensures that all employee enrollments and/or changes follow each Plan Document, Nephron policies, Internal Revenue Service 125 plan regulations, and Federal and State laws.

Description

Job Purpose: Performs human resources administrative duties in the Human Resources Department to include health and dental benefits, payroll, payroll deductions, on-boarding, FMLA designation, retirement, 401k, HSA administration, and Annual Open Enrollment. Assists with the daily administration and implementation of core and optional plans for all active employees, and COBRA participants. Ensures that all employee enrollments and/or changes follow each Plan Document, Nephron policies, Internal Revenue Service 125 plan regulations, and Federal and State laws.

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Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, and conducts the new hire on-boarding process. Completes all employment related forms and ensures compliance.
• Interacts with Payroll to facilitate the bi-weekly payroll process; also serves as liaison between payroll and departments as necessary.
• Handles all payroll transactions to include but not limited to demotions, promotions, terminations, and new hires. Calculates retroactive pay adjustments due to late/incorrect paperwork and maintains proper payroll records in Paylocity and/or hardcopy files.
• Assist with employee insurance coverage modifications resulting from life events such as marriage, divorce, birth of a child, loss or gain of other coverage, etc. Also processes and works directly with vendors regarding death claims for members and beneficiaries.
• Ensures timely payments to all third-party vendors on a monthly basis and maintains accurate recordkeeping.
• Assist the Director of Human Resources in the process of compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, including the Affordable Care Act pertaining to employee benefits.
• Counsels employees in person and by telephone regarding insurance claims and benefits. Communicates and explains available benefits, to include determination of qualification.
• Coordinates the preparation, maintenance and processing of all benefits, and communicates with employees and insurance company representatives; coordinates enrollment procedures; assists employees in completing required forms and in resolving related problems. Enters/ confirms elections in all applicable systems.
• Performs continuous maintenance of the employee electronic timekeeping system; to include troubleshooting and timely resolution of issues.
• Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars.
• Maintains human resources information system records, compiles reports from the database, and completes audits comparing information system records and vendor records.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise annual open enrollment. Design and develop annual open-enrollments communications such as the printed Benefits guide and other related publications. Assist employees in enrolling for benefits using on-line benefits software.
• Manages the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), USERRA, LOA, and LWOP process. Works with employees for proper billing of insurance premiums.
• Administer COBRA.
• Prepares and delivers, reports, presentations, and correspondence concerning rules and regulations of benefits, eligibility and other related areas.
• Processes various HR-payroll transactions in the Paylocity system;
  Exercises judgment and discretion in collaborating with third party vendors to administer benefits and resolve customer inquiries; independently conducts research and makes decisions under limited supervision.
• Works as a team to schedule and coordinate various annual Health and Wellness initiatives, to include biometric screenings, flu shots, and mammograms.
• Coordinates and advertises wellness incentive programs to employees, and ensures accurate and secure data transfers with the appropriate vendors.

Supplemental Functions

• Performs other similar duties as required.

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Knowledge

Job Specifications and

Qualifications:

• Methods, procedures, and policies of the Human Resource Department;
• Laws, standards and regulations pertaining to the specific duties and responsibilities of the position;
• Policies, procedures, methods and practices of work involving the maintenance of records in areas of benefits, classifications, and payroll information;
• Benefits offered;
• Federal, State and local laws, rules and regulations governing personnel administration;
• General office practices, methods and procedures used;
• Operational policies and procedures;
• Basic accounting principles and procedures;
• Ethical guidelines applicable to the position as…