HR Operations Specialist - High-Growth pre-IPO Fintech - $90-125k + Equity

HR Operations Specialist - High-Growth pre-IPO Fintech - $90-125k Bonus

A rapidly growing fintech company is seeking an HR Operations Specialist to join its HR team and support a broad range of employee lifecycle initiatives. This role is rooted in exposure across payroll and benefits.

The organization is experiencing significant growth and is looking for a highly organized, service-oriented professional who enjoys improving processes, supporting employees, and helping build scalable HR infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.

Core Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key member of the HR Operations team, supporting employees throughout the full employee lifecycle
• Act as a primary point of contact for employee questions related to benefits, payroll, HR policies, and general HR Operations matters
• Coordinate and administer employee benefits programs, including enrollments, life events, open enrollment, and ongoing employee support
• Support payroll administration and partner with internal stakeholders and external providers to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing
• Assist with the company's migration to ADP Workforce Now (WFN) and help improve HR and payroll processes as the organization scales
• Maintain employee records and HRIS data, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance
• Coordinate onboarding activities, including new hire documentation, background checks, and I-9 verification
• Support HR compliance initiatives, audits, reporting, and employment documentation across multiple states
• Partner with Finance, external vendors, brokers, and payroll providers to ensure smooth day-to-day operations
• Assist with employee communications, policy administration, and HR team projects
• Help identify opportunities to improve workflows, automate processes, and enhance the employee experience
• Support HR reporting, workforce data management, and ad hoc HR Operations initiatives as needed

Qualifications & Requirements:

• 2 years of experience working within HR, Benefits, and Payroll
• Payroll experience, including exposure to NY and CA payroll regulations preferred
• Experience with payroll system implementations or migrations strongly preferred
• ADP Workforce Now experience highly preferred
• Benefits administration experience, including working with brokers and benefits transitions
• Prior experience within financial services or high-growth startup environments strongly preferred
• Comfortable operating in lean, fast-paced organizations with high expectations and evolving processes
• Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and operational follow-through
• Hands-on mentality with willingness to roll up sleeves as needed

Base Salary: $90-125k base bonus and benefits

The above salary range represents Advice's good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible base compensation range at the time of posting and is not reflective of the total compensation package, which may also include benefits, equity and other non-cash incentives.

Please send your resume for immediate consideration to: bsedita@adviceny.com

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