The Benefits and Rewards Specialist is responsible for performing the compensation and benefits functions to a professional level as they work closely with the National Director covering the function at AIUSA. This position carries out responsibilities for all staff members, street-canvassing personnel, and includes the following functional areas: HRIS, payroll and compensation management, benefits administration, onboarding of new hires, policy implementation, and employment law compliance.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Manages the bi-weekly PayCom payroll process for the street canvassing employee group.
- Coordinates benefits eligibility and enrollment for street canvass group.
- Helps resolve payroll issues or items related to compensation (hours, wages).
- Maintains compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment.
- Maintains human resources information system records and compiles reports using the payroll portal.
- Represents the organization for any unemployment claims.
- Facilitates or provides certain HR training including new hire orientation and manages the on-boarding program.
- Partners with employees and management to communicate various human resource policies, procedures, laws, standards and government regulations.
- Participates in staff and departmental meetings and helps in developing department procedures.
- Recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of the services performed.
- May train or assign tasks to and works collaboratively with HR assistants and/or interns.
- Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree in human resource management, finance or a related field.
Skills/Experience:
- Attention to detail
- Consistency
- Problem Solving/Analysis
- Project management
- Time management
- Communication style is efficient and clear
Education and Experience:
- Minimum 5 years human resources generalist experience and/or sufficient relevant work experience.
- Nonprofit experience preferred but not necessary.
Skills Needed:
- Knowledge of payroll administration
- Familiarity with components of payroll taxes and their operation
- Prior use of multi-state payroll software
- Knowledge of benefits administration
- Knowledge of employment law and compliance
- Competency in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel proficiency is mandatory
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
May 25 2018
Active Until:
Jun 25 2018
Hiring Organization:
Amnesty International USA
industry:
Nonprofit