What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Specialist position at State Credit Union?
Department: Human Resources
Reports To: Manager of Human Resources
Position Summary
The HR Specialist plays a vital role in supporting the credit union's most important asset-its people. Reporting to the Manager of Human Resources, this position is responsible for payroll and timecard administration, benefits administration, ADP/HRIS maintenance, reporting, and employee support across the organization.
This role requires a high level of confidentiality, professionalism, and attention to detail. The HR Specialist contributes directly to a positive employee experience by ensuring accurate payroll, effective onboarding and orientation, reliable benefits administration, and responsive HR support. Through this work, the HR Specialist helps foster employee engagement, compliance, retention, and trust in the Human Resources function.
Key Responsibilities
The HR Specialist understands the significant impact Human Resources has on every employee's experience-from their first day through every stage of employment. This role is committed to delivering accurate, respectful, and timely HR services that support employees, promote fairness, and reinforce the credit union's values and culture.
Qualifications
EOE - This company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by law.
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Reports To: Manager of Human Resources
Position Summary
The HR Specialist plays a vital role in supporting the credit union's most important asset-its people. Reporting to the Manager of Human Resources, this position is responsible for payroll and timecard administration, benefits administration, ADP/HRIS maintenance, reporting, and employee support across the organization.
This role requires a high level of confidentiality, professionalism, and attention to detail. The HR Specialist contributes directly to a positive employee experience by ensuring accurate payroll, effective onboarding and orientation, reliable benefits administration, and responsive HR support. Through this work, the HR Specialist helps foster employee engagement, compliance, retention, and trust in the Human Resources function.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer day-to-day payroll and timecard processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
- Support employees and managers with HR related questions, benefits, evaluations and transfers, payroll, and timecard-related maintenance.
- Maintain accurate employee records and personnel files in accordance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Prepare and complete required payroll action forms, benefit forms, and state, federal, and internal HR reports. Working knowledge of Excel is required.
- Assist in administering employee benefits programs, including enrollments, changes, billing and reporting.
- Assist with the coordination and support of new hire onboarding and orientation to ensure a welcoming, informative, and compliant start for new employees.
- Assist with the administrative termination processes.
- Assist employees and management with HR-related inquiries, requests, and general guidance with thorough and supportive responses.
- Provide administrative and operational support as a Team across all HR functions.
- Assist as needed and maintain working knowledge of current and upcoming job openings.
- Uphold strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive employee, applicant, and organizational information.
The HR Specialist understands the significant impact Human Resources has on every employee's experience-from their first day through every stage of employment. This role is committed to delivering accurate, respectful, and timely HR services that support employees, promote fairness, and reinforce the credit union's values and culture.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferably 2 years of related experience in human resources, payroll, or timecard administration, or similar functions.
- (Internal - at least 1 year of SCU employment)
- Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft programs such as Excel is required, experience in payroll systems is a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Effective communication skills and a customer-service-oriented approach.
- Must be able to lift, bend, push and pull up to 30 lbs. Limited local or no travel required.
- Experience in HR or positions within a credit union or financial services environment.
- Experience supporting onboarding or new hire orientation programs.
- Experience in HRIS or payroll processing systems.
- Knowledge in labor laws or general HR policies and procedures.
EOE - This company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by law.
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