HR Associate: Payroll, Benefits & Compliance Pro

SACRAMENTO HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN; Rocklin (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

SACRAMENTO HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN is seeking a detail-oriented HR professional to manage payroll processing, HRIS maintenance in Rippling, and benefits administration. The role supports onboarding, offboarding, and personnel-record audits while ensuring confidentiality and compliance across payroll and HR systems.

You will handle job documentation, HR projects, reporting, and routine HR communications, collaborating with managers and employees to ensure accurate records and timely processes.

Qualifications

• Two+ years HR administration, payroll, benefits, HRIS, or related operations.
• Working knowledge of California employment and wage-and-hour practices.
• Minimum of one year of experience processing California-compliant payroll.
• Experience with accounting principles, including reconciliations, journal entries, debits, and credits, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process and audit payroll, employee changes, timekeeping corrections, deductions, and garnishments.
• Prepare payroll reports, journal entries, and cash reconciliations.
• Research discrepancies, document corrections, and elevate compliance or financial concerns.
• Maintain payroll records and support internal and external audits.
• Maintain accurate employee information in Rippling and related HR systems.
• Maintain confidential personnel, payroll, benefits, leave, recruiting, and separation records.
• Conduct personnel-file audits and coordinate follow-up on missing or inconsistent documentation.
• Maintain HR reports, spreadsheets, calendars, and trackers.
• Coordinate job postings, applicant tracking, interviews, and candidate communication.
• Support pre-employment activities, new-hire documentation, system setup, and benefit enrollment.
• Track onboarding milestones and required 30-, 60-, and 90-day activities.
• Coordinate administrative offboarding, property return, system changes, and records retention.
• Draft and maintain job descriptions, SOPs, checklists, templates, and process documentation.
• Support HR calendars, manager resources, leave tools, audit systems, and documentation platforms.
• Assist with HR projects, reporting, research, technology improvements, and workflow automation.
• Provide additional departmental support during periods of increased workload.
• Provide responsive and professional support to employees and managers.
• Prepare routine HR communications, confirmations, reports, and documentation.
• Maintain HR deadlines for reviews, notices, audits, and recurring activities.
• Participate in HR, payroll, benefits, technology, and certification-related development.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Problem-solving

Time management

Team collaboration

Customer service

Adaptability

Education

Associate degree or higher in HR/Business/Accounting

Tools

Rippling

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

SACRAMENTO HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN is seeking a detail-oriented HR professional to manage payroll processing, HRIS maintenance in Rippling, and benefits administration. The role supports onboarding, offboarding, and personnel-record audits while ensuring confidentiality and compliance across payroll and HR systems.

You will handle job documentation, HR projects, reporting, and routine HR communications, collaborating with managers and employees to ensure accurate records and timely processes.