HR Generalist: Multi-State Payroll & Compliance

Redemption; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Redemption Church is seeking a Human Resources Generalist based at the Greenville campus to manage day-to-day HR functions across all ministries. You will oversee recruitment, compensation, onboarding, payroll, benefits, and leave programs while ensuring compliance with federal and state laws in California and South Carolina.

This hands-on role requires accuracy, discretion, and collaboration with Finance and leadership for reporting, audits, and policy administration in a church environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three to five years of progressive HR experience across multiple disciplines, such as payroll, benefits, recruitment, leave administration, or employment compliance
• Experience processing payroll and maintaining accurate payroll and personnel records
• Experience with annual benefits and payroll compliance reporting, such as ACA filings, census reporting, or plan and workers’ compensation audits
• Working knowledge of federal employment requirements and the ability to research and apply state-specific laws
• Experience supporting employees in multiple states or demonstrated ability to learn additional state requirements
• Proficiency with HRIS and payroll platforms and intermediate spreadsheet skills
• Strong organization, communication, problem-solving, and deadline-management skills

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment, including job descriptions, postings, applicant tracking, candidate screening, interviews, offers, and pre-employment requirements
• Administer compensation and wage offer processes, including salary analysis, offer development, and offer documentation consistent with organizational compensation practices, budget parameters, and applicable federal, California, and South Carolina wage and hour requirements
• Administer background checks, references, Form I-9 verification, and other required employment documentation
• Manage onboarding, orientation, and first-90-day processes in partnership with department leaders and IT, including new hire welcome materials, orientation resources, and system access requests
• Coordinate employee separations, including final pay requirements, benefits notices, system access removal, exit documentation, and return of organizational property
• Process regular, supplemental, housing allowance, bonus, manual, and termination payrolls accurately and on schedule
• Review timekeeping, overtime, meal and rest period premiums, deductions, garnishments, levies, liens, wage assignments, and other payroll transactions for compliance
• Maintain accurate employee, payroll, and HRIS records and support the HR, payroll, and benefits systems of record, including APS, Employee Navigator, Ramp, and Sage Intacct, ensuring data accuracy and system integrity
• Partner with Finance on payroll reconciliations, benefit deductions, tax reporting, audits, general ledger coding, and financial reporting
• Prepare and coordinate annual compliance reporting and filings, including ACA reporting, PCORI filings, census reporting, workers’ compensation audits, payroll audits, and other federal and state reporting requirements
• Provide payroll and time-keeping guidance to employees and managers
• Administer benefit enrollments, qualifying life events, employee communications, open enrollment, and vendor relationships; coordinate annual renewals by gathering carrier and broker information and preparing plan, cost, and utilization analysis for CFO review
• Coordinate retirement plan enrollment, contribution changes, distributions, communications, and annual reporting
• Administer federal, California, South Carolina, and organizational leave and disability programs, including FMLA, CFRA, paid family leave, short-term and long-term disability, eligibility determinations, required notices, documentation, and payroll coordination
• Manage workers’ compensation claims, including incident reporting, carrier communication, claim tracking, return-to-work coordination, and claim-related OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping; support annual carrier evaluation, renewal, experience modification review, and cost-containment efforts in partnership with Risk Management and the CFO
• Process employment verifications and employee benefit inquiries
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable federal, California, and South Carolina employment requirements, monitoring legislative and regulatory developments and assessing their impact on organizational policies, payroll practices, and leave administration
• Support compliance involving employee classification, wage and hour practices, leaves, personnel records, required notices, labor postings, and mandatory training
• Assign, track, and document completion of compliance and organizationally required training, and maintain employee policy acknowledgments and labor law posting records
• Maintain employee handbooks, policies, forms, personnel files, and confidential records in accordance with applicable record retention requirements, coordinating timely updates as requirements change and escalating substantive changes or legal concerns to leadership and outside counsel
• Support employee relations matters, including performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, performance improvement plans, workplace investigations, employee acknowledgments, and drug and alcohol testing programs
• Advise employees and managers on policies and employment practices while escalating complex or high-risk matters appropriately
• Maintain organizational charts, employee directories, position inventories, personnel records, and HR procedures across all entities and campuses
• Prepare reports on headcount, turnover, compensation, benefits participation, and other workforce metrics
• Coordinate HR documentation for financial, benefit plan, workers’ compensation, payroll, and regulatory audits
• Review HR processes and recommend improvements that promote accuracy, consistency, and efficiency
• Coordinate employee recognition, appreciation, wellness, and engagement initiatives
• Support staff meetings, workshops, training, celebrations, and team-building activities
• Promote a positive employee experience through proactive communication, relationship-building, and responsive staff support

Skills

Payroll

Benefits Administration

Regulatory Compliance

Employee Relations

Recruitment

HRIS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

APS

Employee Navigator

Ramp

Sage Intacct

Job description

Redemption Church is seeking a Human Resources Generalist based at the Greenville campus to manage day-to-day HR functions across all ministries. You will oversee recruitment, compensation, onboarding, payroll, benefits, and leave programs while ensuring compliance with federal and state laws in California and South Carolina.

This hands-on role requires accuracy, discretion, and collaboration with Finance and leadership for reporting, audits, and policy administration in a church environment.