HR Accounting Clerk

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC; Young Harris (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC is seeking an HR Accounting Clerk to support payroll processing, benefits administration, employee records, and compliance reporting. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable navigating conversations with professionalism and composure in a collaborative team environment.

The position blends administrative, accounting, and HR responsibilities, requiring accuracy, discretion, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll, HR support, bookkeeping, or admin accounting.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to handle confidential information responsibly.
• Basic understanding of payroll and accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly payroll accurately and on schedule.
• Review and audit employee timesheets for accuracy, including work orders, overtime, and leave usage.
• Track overtime, standby rotation, and leave hours.
• Maintain direct deposit information and payroll records.
• Assist with payroll tax filings, reporting, and payment processing.
• Prepare and distribute W-2s and 1099s.
• Assist with employee benefits administration and enrollment support.
• Educate employees on benefit programs.
• Negotiate contracts with benefits brokers.
• Complete monthly benefit invoice processing and reconciliation with payroll records.
• Administer retirement plans per plan design in compliance with federal regulations.
• Assist with onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Support job postings, application processing, interviews, and pre-employment paperwork.
• Help ensure background checks, drug screens, and I-9 verification.
• Assist with employment verification requests.
• Support department heads with recruitment, retention, & employee management.
• Assist with regulatory reporting including labor statistics and safety reports.
• Maintain workers' compensation records and documentation.
• Knowledge and implementation of employment and labor laws (FMLA, ADA, COBRA, Etc.)
• Assist with garnishments and other required payroll deductions.
• Provide payroll data to accounting and assist with basic AP/AR functions.
• Serve as system approver for invoices and vouchers in financial systems.
• Maintain organized, secure employee personnel files and records.
• Ensure confidentiality and proper handling of sensitive information.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR support

Bookkeeping

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Organizational skills

Job description

Position Summary

The HR Accounting Clerk plays a key role in supporting both Human Resources and Finance by ensuring accurate payroll processing, benefits administration, employee recordkeeping, and compliance reporting. This position is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, organized,and enjoys a mix of administrative, accounting, compliance, and interpersonal work that involves navigating conversations and conflicts with professionalism and composure in a team-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll & Timekeeping

• Process biweekly payroll accurately and on schedule
• Review and audit employee timesheets for accuracy, including work orders, overtime, and leave usage
• Track overtime, standby rotation, and leave hours
• Maintain direct deposit information and payroll records
• Assist with payroll tax filings, reporting, and payment processing
• Prepare and distribute W-2s and 1099s

Benefits & Retirement Support

• Assist with employee benefits administration and enrollment support
• Serve as a resource for employee education on benefit programs
• Negotiate contracts with benefits brokers
• Complete monthly benefit invoice processing and reconciliation with payroll records
• Administer retirement plans per plan design in compliance with federal regulations

HR & Employee Support

• Assist with onboarding and offboarding processes
• Support job postings, application processing, interviews, and pre-employment paperwork
• Help ensure completion of background checks, drug screens, and I-9 verification
• Assist with employment verification requests
• Support department heads with recruitment, retention, & employee management

Compliance & Reporting

• Assist with regulatory reporting including labor statistics and safety reports
• Maintain workers' compensation records and documentation
• Knowledge and implementation of employment and labor laws (FMLA, ADA, COBRA, Etc.)
• Assist with garnishments and other required payroll deductions

Accounting & Administrative Support

• Provide payroll data to accounting and assist with basic AP/AR functions
• Serve as system approver for invoices and vouchers in financial systems
• Maintain organized, secure employee personnel files and records
• Ensure confidentiality and proper handling of sensitive information

What We're Looking For

• Experience in payroll, HR support, bookkeeping, or administrative accounting preferred
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to handle confidential information responsibly
• Basic understanding of payroll and accounting principles
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Comfortable working in systems and handling multiple priorities