Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. OneDigital is on a mission to help people do their best work and live their best lives. The HR Consultant will provide client support on HR matters, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, and managing client relationships effectively.
Responsibilities
- Provides client support on HR matters; provides extensive consultation with regards to wage and hour, leaves of absence, worker’s compensation, ensuring compliance with state and federal leave laws, and employee relations matters
- Interprets client contracts and management of billable work with responsibility to track and properly report time, identifies supplemental services and opportunity for additional billable work
- Serves as contact for clients and clients’ employees to answer questions regarding, among other things, policy, benefits, and payroll compliance
- Keeps internal and external management advised of potential problem areas and recommends/implements solutions as appropriate
- Effectively manages critical relationships with client representatives including employees, management, and vendors to ensure overall client satisfaction
- May conduct HR assessments and create report for presentation to the client
- Monitors Compliance Department email box and correspondence; responds to inquires timely, determining priorities and escalates sensitive matters when needed. Independently resolves issues involving appropriate parties and ensures proper organization and documentation of electronic communication
- Develops, prepares, and conducts training content for original and updated webinars
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
- Other projects as assigned
- Local travel and some overnight travel may be required
Skills
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship
- Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or equivalent combination of education and experience required
- 8-10 years of professional HR experience, with focus on employment-related compliance knowledge
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Superior verbal/written skills and presentation skills
- Good punctuation, spelling, grammar and attention to detail a must
- Strong interpersonal skills essential
- Advanced working knowledge of state and federal regulations i.e. COBRA, ERISA, FMLA, PDL, PFL, CFRA, ADA, ACA
- Certifications related to HR required (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP or equivalent)
- Microsoft Word – word processing at minimum 35 words per minute
- Excel – able to set up spreadsheets and develop formulas for data analysis
- PowerPoint – able to create basic training curriculum
- Outlook email and calendaring
- Must have the ability to learn HRIS, Benefit and Payroll systems
- Communicates effectively and sensitively in a diverse workforce population
- Effectively organizes and manages assignments in order to meet deadlines and goals
- Ability to manage multiple e-mail boxes and effectively organize electronic communication
- Able to compose, proof read, spellcheck and edit correspondence, reports and other original written outputs
- Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide correctly, as well as calculate percentages, fractions, ratios and decimals in order to complete projections and financial summaries and other outputs
- Able to understand and interpret benefit designs and plans as well as effectively translate this information to employees and management
- Ability to perform employee training activities
- Strong organizational skills needed to meet multiple deadlines and various client demands
- Detail oriented and able to follow procedures
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
- Ability to collaborate with senior/executive leadership to meet the needs of the business
- Listens to business leaders challenges and identifies opportunities to provide HR and business solutions
- Adapts quickly to change and effectively manages new challenges
- Uses planning and evaluation skills to develop successful strategies and tactics
- Makes sound decisions and sets goals based on available information to evaluate situations and requirements to plan and adjust work accordingly
- Projects accurate future occurrences based on current or historic data
- Advanced degree in business, human resources, or equivalent a plus, but not required
- Course work/seminar attendance in HR, Payroll and Benefit compliance and strategies
Benefits
- Variable compensation, commission, and/or annual bonus based on your individual performance and/or the company’s performance
- Eligible employees health, wellbeing, retirement, and other financial benefits
- Paid time off
- Overtime pay for non-exempt employees
- Robust learning and development programs
- Reimbursement of job-related expenses per the company policy
- Employee perks and discounts
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