Firm: Real Estate Investment Manager

Role: HR Specialist - Payroll & Benefits Focused

Reporting to: VP, HR

Responsibilities:

• Partner with lead payroll and benefits professional and administrator to help facilitate payroll and support ongoing employee benefit administration
• Respond directly to employee and exploratory candidate inquiries
• Maintaining the HRIS and troubleshooting login issues for employees
• Assist with audit requests throughout the year, including but not limited to SOX, Worker’s Comp and 401(k) audits
• Partner with outside counsel to complete annual AAP and EEO-1 reporting requirements
• Partner with benefit brokers to ensure accurate regulatory benefit compliance such as 5500 processing, plan amendments, ACA reporting requirements, annual Non-Discrimination Testing for 401(k) and applicable benefit plans, and general insurance updates or audits
• Assisting with the performance review process (mid-year and annual), ensuring reviews are completed timely
• Support the firm’s recruitment process, which includes scheduling and facilitating candidate interviews, collecting feedback on candidates, utilizing our applicant tracking system, conducting background checks, and onboarding new hires
• Participate in ad-hoc HR projects and operations

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years’ experience within HR
• Prior payroll processing experience is required
• Excellent communication skills, strong work ethic
• Strong organizational skills