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Job ID#: 32499
HR Manager
Direct Hire; up to 100K
Central Houston
**Certifications, professional image, employee relations, and laws/compliance A MUST!!!
Duties:
Compliance & Documentation
- Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with HR policies and employment laws to support a fair, legal, and consistent workplace
- Maintain current knowledge of labor and employment laws to ensure organizational compliance and mitigate legal risks
- Ensure compliance with Title VII by promoting a workplace free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
- Liaise with external legal resources when necessary to ensure compliance
- Develop and implement HR policies and procedures and properly maintain electronic employee files
Employee Relations
- Foster a positive work environment by addressing employee concerns, resolving conflicts, and promoting open communication to support engagement and retention
- Oversee performance management processes to drive employee development, align goals with business objectives, and enhance organizational effectiveness
- Act as liaison between employees and management to answer questions or concerns regarding company policies, practices, and regulations
- Provide guidance to managers on coaching, discipline, and termination procedures
Onboarding & Offboarding
- Manage onboarding process for new employees
- Maintain files and records for HR and Payroll; ensuring privacy complying with local, state and federal regulations, including I9 records
- Ensure official internal documents such as offer letters, severance, and confidentiality agreements are following current laws and best practice
- Oversee exit interviews and offboarding processes
Payroll & Benefits
- Oversee administration of payroll and benefit programs including health insurance, 401(k), HSA, life insurance, and worker compensation
- Implement, maintain, and review payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices
- Manage Workers Compensation plans, related audits and any claims that occur
- Identify and recommend updates to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures
- Develop a system to balance payroll accounts with GL and resolve payroll discrepancies
- Assist with Unemployment Claims and attend phone hearings
- Oversee annual Non-Discrimination Testing and any true-ups required
Recruitment and Retention Support
- Lead strategic recruitment and talent acquisition efforts to attract, hire, and retain top talent aligned with organizational goals
- Design and manage competitive compensation and benefits programs to attract, retain, and motivate employees while ensuring alignment with organizational strategy, compliance, and cost-effectiveness
- Assist with training and development initiatives to enhance employee skills, support career growth, and drive organizational performance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Accounting, or related required
- HR/Payroll certifications required (PHR/SPHR, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, CPP)
- 7+ years of experience working in Payroll and HR capacity with management experience and general HR knowledge of labor practices pertaining to payday law and payroll administration; experience working with third party payroll providers, ProLiant preferred; in-depth experience with employment law.
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite including Excel
- Strategic ability to handle employee relation issues
- Extensive knowledge of payroll function (prep, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes)
- Strong analytical, problem solving/judgement skills with initiative in completing tasks
- Excellent organizational skills, and a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Operate in a deadline-driven environment where priorities often change
- With minimal supervision with high degree of discretion and independent judgement
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate when appropriate
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
Other Info:
- Manages 1 HR Generalist; reports to CFO
- In office 4 days per week and remote Friday’s
- Excellent company culture that they are very proud of; this person should foster it, not change it; professional appearance, demeanor, and maturity important
- Head count approximately 100
- Elevated business casual attire
