ECCO Safety Group Hiring for HR Generalist Americas – Payroll Specialist at St Louis, MO Full Time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: HR Generalist Americas (Payroll Specialist)

Department: Administration

Reports to: GlobalDirector of HR

FLSA Status: Exempt

Date: December 2021

JOB SUMMARY

The HR Generalist/Payroll Specialist has primary responsibility for all day-to-day HR matters related to assisting and advising team members on benefits, employee engagement, learning and development and is a consultative partner with the HR team and onsite leadership. In addition to the multitude of HR matters that may arise this person is also the primary responsible person for processing payroll for approximately 300 Americas team members on a bi-weekly basis. This includes processing, reporting, reconciliation, audit support, payroll changes, timecard management, and all other tasks related to the payroll and benefit functions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions

Human Resources (Approx. 70%)

· Oversee the execution of all day-to-day HR operations for assigned worksite

· Partner with leaders for assigned departments to develop tailored workforce plans

· Manage employee relations issues, including handling of sensitive cases

· Leads the Affirmative Action process for assigned worksites

· Partner with HR Team on organizational development initiatives

· Provide critical business intelligence and recommendations to leaders for program development

· Coach managers through the annual review process and new program roll-out

· Oversee HR services delivery across the organization to drive a high-quality team member experience

· Adheres to all legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting the HR function (e.g., AAP, ACA, OFCCP, ERISA, EEO, OSHA, and Wage & Hour).

· Recruiting and talent acquisition activities

· Lead in all hiring, employee relations, and termination functions for assigned worksite

Payroll (Approx. 30%)

· Maintains knowledge about payroll and multi-state employment laws and general human resource concepts.

· Processes bi-weekly payroll for the Americas locations

· Processes all payroll changes such as pay changes, benefits premiums, 401k deferrals, W4 changes, etc. for assigned worksite

· Manages timecards by reviewing and communicating with supervisors regarding anomalies including tracking protected leave

· Supports audits and other requests for payroll information and ad-hoc reporting

· Creates payroll reports for accounting and HR such as 401k, HSA, FSA, etc.

· Supports Team Members and Leaders with payroll questions

· Manages monthly, quarterly, and year-end payroll activities such as budget reports, merit increases, bonuses, payroll calendar, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

· 3+ years payroll and/or finance role

· 3+ years Human Resources Generalist experience

· Provides excellent support to all internal customers at all levels of the organization.

· Manage multiple projects from end to end

· Self-starter, strong sense of ownership, gets things done.

· Fun, positive, upbeat attitude. Great communication skills and a healthy desire for collaboration.

· Computer savvy: Intermediate level experience with Microsoft products: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

· Hands-on experience with one or more HRIS system setup and day-to-day data management

** ESG requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19

Desired

· Experience working as a solo HR Generalist in a location is a plus

· PHR Certificationis a plus

· Experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus

· Experience in Workday is a plus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Office: While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear. The team member frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the team members assigned to this job. All team members must comply with Company policies and applicable laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Vets and Disabled

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

COVID-19 considerations:
Maintain 6 ft distance at all times; mandatory masks

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Human Resources: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location