HR Generalist

Experience Champaign Urbana; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Experience Champaign Urbana is seeking an HR professional to manage payroll, time reporting, and leave programs, including FMLA and related categories. You will analyze timesheets, resolve leave issues, and ensure compliance with policies.

You will participate in HRIS appointments management, data entry, reporting, and development initiatives, support recruitment and onboarding for students and staff, and help maintain a positive work environment across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll and timesheets, including unique payments like summer salary.
• Address complex timesheet/leave issues and return timesheets/leave requests as needed.
• Process routine and non-routine pay adjustments.
• Administer and track FMLA, PLFA, or other managed leave categories.
• Counsel and resolve issues related to leave.
• Inform staff of all regulations/policies relating to leave usage and time reporting.
• Responsible for employee appointments, troubleshooting transactions to ensure accurate results and escalating complex issues as needed.
• Enters routine and non-routine data and pulls reports.
• Ensures accuracy of input data and reports and/or resolves minor discrepancies.
• May develop new reports.
• Participate in appropriate systems testing and/or feedback.
• Leads or supports the delivery of informational or training sessions utilizing prescribed documentation.
• Informs employees of targeted opportunities for professional development.
• Work with supervisors to request promotions and/or plan for promotions and employee career pathing.
• Supports organizational development initiatives.
• Provides input on development strategies, programs, and retention efforts.
• Ensures a positive work environment and addresses basic concerns as able.
• May participate in organizational assessments, gather feedback, stay interviewing, etc.
• Participates and supports diversity and inclusion training and programs.
• Provides guidance on DEI policies, initiatives, and resolution of DEI-related compliance issues.
• Responsible for independently coordinating search, hiring, and onboarding processes for student, hourly, and full-time hiring needs, including recruitment efforts.
• Communicate and implement search procedures aligned with best practices and compliance needs, advising search committees and hiring managers.
• Communicate with applicants and new hires, facilitating interview, hiring, and onboarding processes.
• Develop job postings.

Job description

Duties Responsibilities Payroll, Time Reporting, and Leave Management

• Process payroll and timesheets, including unique payments like summer salary.
• Address complex timesheet/leave issues and return timesheets/leave requests as needed.
• Process routine and non-routine pay adjustments.
• Administer and track FMLA, PLFA, or other managed leave categories.
• Counsel and resolve issues related to leave.
• Inform staff of all regulations/policies relating to leave usage and time reporting.

HR Information Systems Appointments Management

• Responsible for employee appointments, troubleshooting transactions to ensure accurate results and escalating complex issues as needed.
• Enters routine and non-routine data and pulls reports.
• Ensures accuracy of input data and reports and/or resolves minor discrepancies.
• May develop new reports.
• Participate in appropriate systems testing and/or feedback.

Employee Learning and Professional Development

• Leads or supports the delivery of informational or training sessions utilizing prescribed documentation.
• Informs employees of targeted opportunities for professional development.
• Work with supervisors to request promotions and/or plan for promotions and employee career pathing.

Organizational Development

• Supports organizational development initiatives.
• Provides input on development strategies, programs, and retention efforts.
• Ensures a positive work environment and addresses basic concerns as able.
• May participate in organizational assessments, gather feedback, stay interviewing, etc.

Workplace Diversity and Inclusion

• Participates and supports diversity and inclusion training and programs.
• Provides guidance on DEI policies, initiatives, and resolution of DEI-related compliance issues.

Recruitment and Talent Acquisition

• Responsible for independently coordinating search, hiring, and onboarding processes for student, hourly, and full-time hiring needs, including recruitment efforts.
• Communicate and implement search procedures aligned with best practices and compliance needs, advising search committees and hiring managers.
• Communicate with applicants and new hires, facilitating interview, hiring, and onboarding processes.
• Develop job postings.

Labor Employee Relations

• Provides guidance to supervisors on performance management practices and issues.
• Handles minor supervisor/employee conflicts requiring intervention or consultation with either party.
• Facilitates accommodations and conflict resolution efforts.
• Recommends interpretation of collective bargaining agreement language and corrective actions to performance issues under administrative supervision.

Job Classification Analysis

• Conducts job classification and analysis processes.
• Provides guidance on job descriptions, promotions, and titles.
• Identify out-of-scope duties and recommend title changes based on overall responsibilities, as appropriate.

HR Compliance Policy

• Ensures adherence to HR policies and legal requirements through tracking, training, and internal reviews.
• Identifies areas of concern related to adherence to HR policies and legal requirements.

Compensation and Benefits

• Advises on salary decisions and develops justifications with general oversight.
• Recommends compensation amounts for temporary/additional pay circumstances, escalating unique circumstances for additional input.
• Informs employees of all available benefit offerings.