CA HR Generalist: ADP, Benefits & Compensation

Ceres PostAcute Care; Ceres (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Prescription Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Spousal/partner and children coverage

Parental support resources

Job summary

Exact Staff is seeking an HR Generalist to manage ADP HRIS, benefits administration, and compensation programs in a California environment. This full-time role partners with HR leadership, payroll, finance, and vendors to deliver accurate reporting and compliant, cost-effective benefits, while supporting long-term placement and growth.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5+ years in HR, with strong Excel skills and ADP HRIS experience, plus knowledge of California wage laws and pay benchmarking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or a related field preferred.
• 3–5+ years of HR experience, especially in HRIS, benefits, and compensation.
• California HR experience preferred.
• Experience using ADP HRIS.
• Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data analysis.
• Experience creating HR reports and analyzing data.
• Understanding of employee benefits and related laws.
• Knowledge of compensation and salary benchmarking.
• Familiarity with California and federal employment laws, including FMLA, CFRA, and ADA/FEHA leave requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good analytical and organizational skills.
• Able to handle confidential information.
• Strong communication and customer-service skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects and work both independently and strategically.

Responsibilities

• Manage the company's ADP HR system, keeping employee information accurate, complete, and confidential.
• Handle employee updates such as new hires, promotions, pay changes, and terminations.
• Create HR reports on headcount, turnover, compensation, and benefits; build dashboards for HR and leadership.
• Support ADP system updates, integrations, and troubleshooting.
• Manage employee benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement plans.
• Work with benefits brokers, insurance companies, and other vendors.
• Manage annual open enrollment and help employees understand their benefits.
• Ensure benefits programs comply with ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA.
• Review benefit bills and verify payroll deductions.
• Help manage employee leaves of absence and answer employee benefits questions.
• Support salaries, bonuses, incentives, and other compensation programs.
• Research market pay and benchmark company salaries against industry standards.
• Maintain pay ranges and job classifications; process raises, promotions, and other pay changes.
• Support pay equity reviews and compensation reporting.
• Ensure compensation practices comply with California and federal requirements.
• Support HR, payroll, benefits, and compliance audits, and assist with required government reports and filings.

Skills

HRIS

Benefits

Compensation

ADP

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ADP HRIS

Job description

Exact Staff is seeking an HR Generalist to manage ADP HRIS, benefits administration, and compensation programs in a California environment. This full-time role partners with HR leadership, payroll, finance, and vendors to deliver accurate reporting and compliant, cost-effective benefits, while supporting long-term placement and growth.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5+ years in HR, with strong Excel skills and ADP HRIS experience, plus knowledge of California wage laws and pay benchmarking.