Head of HR & Payroll Operations

Edwards Electrical & Mechanical, Inc.; Indianapolis, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Electrical & Mechanical, Inc. is seeking a Director of HR and Payroll in Indianapolis, IN to lead HR governance, payroll operations, and recruiting administration.

This role oversees benefits, compensation, HRIS, and regulatory compliance while partnering with the Controller on financial reporting and budgeting. The ideal candidate will manage investigations, audits, and employee relations, ensure policy adherence, and drive automation and continuous improvement across HR and payroll

Qualifications

• Develop, maintain, interpret, and administer HR policies, handbook provisions, and employment practices.
• Advise leaders on employment law, investigations, complaints, corrective action, PIP, accommodations, leave, and termination.
• Lead formal investigations with confidential documentation.
• Oversee FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEOC, E-Verify, I-9, unemployment, HR audits, and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Direct payroll operations, payroll tax filings, year-end reporting, deductions, garnishments, PTO accruals, prevailing-wage compliance, and payroll controls.
• Oversee benefits administration, open enrollment, brokers, carriers, and benefit-plan compliance.
• Administer pay structures, approved compensation changes, incentive-plan docs, and compensation processes.
• Own HRIS and payroll-system administration and data integrity.
• Partner with Controller on payroll accounting, labor-cost allocation, reconciliations, benefit accounting, budgets, and financial reporting.
• Lead recruiting administration: job descriptions, classifications, compensation ranges, requisitions, and selection documentation.
• Coordinate offers, new-hire records, notices, and employment-eligibility verification.
• Review interview questions and scoring tools for compliant hiring.
• Lead HR/payroll personnel, set service standards, and drive process improvements.

Skills

HR governance

Employee relations

Policy interpretation

Investigations

HR audits

Payroll operations

Benefits administration

Compensation administration

HRIS administration

Payroll systems

Data integrity

Regulatory reporting

Leadership

Training

Process improvement

Automation

Job description

Edwards Electrical & Mechanical, Inc. is seeking a Director of HR and Payroll in Indianapolis, IN to lead HR governance, payroll operations, and recruiting administration.

This role oversees benefits, compensation, HRIS, and regulatory compliance while partnering with the Controller on financial reporting and budgeting. The ideal candidate will manage investigations, audits, and employee relations, ensure policy adherence, and drive automation and continuous improvement across HR and payroll