HR Assistant: Onboarding, Payroll & Benefits

The TJX Companies, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Associate discount

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) matching program

Paid holidays/vacation/sick

Job summary

Marshalls at The TJX Companies, Inc. is seeking a Human Resources Assistant in the Atlanta distribution center. The role handles clerical functions in HR, maintains HRIS, answers associate inquiries, and supports recruitment and onboarding for the DC.

You’ll also manage personnel files and assist with benefits, payroll, LOA, and terminations. The ideal candidate has 1–2 years of customer service or administrative experience, strong communication, and proficiency with MS Office.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of customer service or office-related administrative work experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle the clerical/administrative function within the Human Resources department
• Update and maintain the HRIS to include personnel files, profiles, new hire paperwork, and personnel change status
• Respond to in-person, over the phone, and email associate inquiries regarding HR related concerns in a timely manner, provide clarification of information to associates and follow-up request documentation
• Assist with recruitment and onboarding efforts for the DC by supporting/facilitating General Warehouse Associate large-scale interview sessions, extending job offers, and/or supporting/facilitating orientation sessions for new hires
• Create new hire personnel files, audit current personnel files, and general filing in filing cabinets
• Counsel’s associates on benefit plans and provisions and assists in completing claims and open enrollment forms
• Prepare termination paperwork, process terminations systemically, complete and mail out separation notices for terminated associates, audit associate timecards for excessive absenteeism or failure to report
• Support payroll processes through the pulling and processing of reports and auditing of associate timecards, entering pay code data and time off request in payroll system, calculating time off and transmitting payroll in conjunction with Home Office
• Support the Leave Coordinator in the Leave of Absence (LOA) process by identifying associate eligibility, creating the necessary paperwork, and communicating any applicable deadlines to associates
• Participate in special projects as assigned

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Tools

UKG PRO

Workday

Job description

Marshalls at The TJX Companies, Inc. is seeking a Human Resources Assistant in the Atlanta distribution center. The role handles clerical functions in HR, maintains HRIS, answers associate inquiries, and supports recruitment and onboarding for the DC.

You’ll also manage personnel files and assist with benefits, payroll, LOA, and terminations. The ideal candidate has 1–2 years of customer service or administrative experience, strong communication, and proficiency with MS Office.