HR Generalist

EY; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young in Santa Rosa, CA is seeking an HR Generalist with 1+ years of experience. The role offers a salary range of $67,000 to $95,000 per year and opportunities to grow within the firm as business tools and processes improve.

You will build financial models, run forecast reviews, and streamline approvals while collaborating across Workforce Planning and Candidate Experience teams. The company emphasizes practical truth and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Portfolio or work samples demonstrating business expertise.
• Strong communicator who can disagree without taking it personally.
• Owner of decisions and treats company money as your own.
• Ability to defend a point of view while staying flexible.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Build financial models forecasting revenue, margin, and cash flow.
• Lead forecast reviews and facilitate adjustments.
• Streamline approval steps to speed decisions.
• Prevent misallocation of resources and optimize financial metrics.
• Coordinate Workforce Planning and Candidate Experience discussions.
• Integrate Workforce Planning and Performance Management workflows.
• Present findings and recommendations to junior stakeholders.

Skills

Portfolio samples

Strong communicator

Ownership mindset

Point of view

Prioritization

Job description

This HR Generalist role pairs 1 years of judgment with Ernst & Young's appetite for being wrong quickly and right eventually. What lands on the table: 1-plus years behind you, $67,000 - $95,000 for it, and a runway at Ernst & Young that keeps climbing.

Key Responsibilities

• Build financial models that forecast revenue, margin, and cash flow
• Hold a forecast review where people actually change their minds
• Cut three steps out of an approval chain nobody loves
• Keep Ernst & Young from optimizing a number that doesn't pay rent
• Build consensus across Workforce Planning and Candidate Experience owners who rarely agree
• Stitch together Workforce Planning and Performance Management workflows that used to run on email
• Present findings and recommendations to junior stakeholders with clarity

What You'll Bring

• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your business expertise
• A communicator who can disagree without making it personal
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines

Ernst & Young exists for one stubborn reason: the business tools everyone settled for were never good enough, so we rebuilt them from Santa Rosa, CA. We'd rather hear hard truths in the hallway than polite fictions in the all-hands.

From the $67,000 - $95,000 starting line, expect coaching that grows your Analytical Thinking and benefits that quietly cover the rest of life.

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