What are the responsibilities and job description for the HR Generalist position at Community Impact?
Description
Carries the day-to-day responsibility for HR operations, including onboarding, benefits administration, payroll, reporting, and maintaining our Human Resources Information System (HRIS). This is a hybrid role, 3 days per week working in our Pflugerville office.
Essential Functions:
- Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for employee questions regarding onboarding, benefits, leave, payroll, HR systems, and policies.
- Process weekly and semi-monthly payrolls accurately and consistently, ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time. Uphold integrity and high standards of quality in all payroll operations.
- Manage our HRIS with meticulous attention to detail so employee information remains current and reliable.
- Create HR-related reports and dashboards that support informed decision-making and reflect our drive for innovation and operational quality.
- Help employees navigate their benefit options with clarity and compassion—including health, retirement, wellness, and voluntary benefits—and serve as the primary contact for benefits-related questions.
- Welcome new team members by coordinating all aspects of their onboarding, ensuring they feel supported, valued, and prepared for day one.
- Look for opportunities to streamline, optimize, and make HR processes more employee-friendly, reflecting our commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to or lead HR projects, including system updates, workflow enhancements, and policy refinement, while embodying our values of innovation, quality, and integrity.
- Participate in or lead events celebrating our team culture and company milestones.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience: 2 or more years in HR operations or a similar HR support role where you’ve had opportunities to help employees and support daily HR needs with integrity, passion, and a commitment to quality.
- Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Familiarity with payroll processes and benefits administration.
- Comfortable working with an HRIS platform and open to learning new systems (e.g., Paylocity, ADP, UKG), demonstrating a spirit of innovation.
- Understanding of employment laws and regulations (FLSA, FMLA, etc.) with a willingness to keep learning and uphold high standards of integrity.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Paylocity.
- Spanish/English bilingual.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, especially Excel/Sheets for reporting.