HR Generalist & Payroll Administrator

Arkansas Talent Group; Little Rock (AR); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work after training

Bonus and benefits package

Job summary

Arkansas Talent Group is seeking an HR Generalist & Payroll Administrator to manage full-cycle HR, payroll and benefits, and office operations for a small team. The role combines HR, payroll, AP, and administrative leadership, supporting a growing organization with a collaborative, people-first culture. Hybrid work after training (2 days WFH).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 5+ years HR Generalist experience preferred.
• Extensive recruitment experience, especially for hourly service employees.
• Experience managing benefits, payroll, and 401(k) coordination.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle HR administration including recruitment, onboarding, changes, and offboarding.
• Coordinate payroll and benefits administration with Paylocity and related systems.
• Oversee office operations and supervise administrative staff.
• Handle accounts payable and support month-end activities.

Skills

HR Generalist experience

Recruitment experience

Payroll administration

Office management

Supervisory/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Accounting/Communications

Tools

Paylocity

QuickBooks

Job description

About the job HR Generalist & Payroll Administrator

Arkansas Talent Group is exclusively partnering with a small but fast-growingbusiness for anHR Generalist & Payroll Administrator. This position will be a mix of duties and will bea key operational leader responsible for managing core Human Resources functions, including payroll and benefits administration, office operations, accounts payable duties, month-end financial support, facilities coordination, employee communications, and other administrative functions based on the needs of the business.

This position serves as a trusted resource to leadership and employees, ensuring that people processes, administrative systems, and office operations are organized, accurate, timely, compliant, and employee-centered. The HR/Payroll Administrator supports a growing team under 50 employees.

The successful candidate is highly organized, confidential, solution-oriented, adaptable, confident, and knowledgeable in HR. This individual can manage competing deadlines, take ownership of recurring processes, and proactively identify practical ways to improve the employee and operational/administrative experience as they continue to grow. Essentially, the client is looking for a candidate who is flexible, willing to learn, and grow with them!

Job Responsibilities:

Human Resources/Recruitment:

• Manage and coordinate full-cycle HR administration, including recruitment support, candidate communication, interview coordination, offer preparation, new-hire onboarding, employee changes, personnel records, and offboarding.
• Partner with leadership and hiring managers to support recruiting needs, schedule interviews, prepare hiring documentation, and ensure a professional candidate experience.
• Coordinate new-hire onboarding activities, including required employment paperwork, Paylocity setup, policy acknowledgements, orientation planning, benefit enrollment support, training coordination, and first-day readiness.
• Maintain accurate, secure, and confidential employee personnel files, employment records, HR documentation, and related reports.
• Administer and coordinate employee benefit programs, including health insurance, HSA, life insurance, retirement/401(k) benefits, benefit enrollment, qualifying life events, vendor communication, and employee questions.
• Coordinate payroll administration through Paylocity, including employee updates, payroll review, timekeeping support, payroll-related troubleshooting, and employee communication.

Office Operations/Administrative Management

• Oversee day-to-day administrative operations to ensure the office remains organized, well supplied, responsive, professional, and prepared to support employees and clients.
• Supervise the Administrative Staff, including workflow delegation and task prioritization,
• Establish and improve clear administrative workflows, procedures, and ownership standards for office support activities.
• Maintain organized shared files, templates, administrative records, and document-control practices.

Accounting, Accounts Payable, and Month-End Support

• Manage and coordinate day-to-day accounts payable activities, including receiving, reviewing, organizing, coding, and routing vendor invoices for approval.
• Use QuickBooks and related systems to maintain accurate accounts payable records, invoice documentation, vendor files, expense support, and payment-status tracking.
• Prepare checks and coordinate timely payment of approved vendor invoices, reimbursements, and company obligations in accordance with company approval procedures and payment schedules.
• Assist CPA with month-end financial activities by ensuring invoices are entered and properly coded, gathering documentation, reviewing vendor statements, tracking outstanding invoices, and identifying items requiring follow-up.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting and AP workflows, strengthen documentation standards, reduce payment delays, and transition appropriate financial-administrative work from leadership or outside advisors into efficient internal processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, Communications, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of HR Generalist experience preferred
• Extensive recruitment experience with hourly serviceemployees
• Prior supervisory, team-lead, or office-management experience.
• Experience managing benefits, 401(k) coordination, HSA administration, life insurance administration, and payroll-related employee support.
• Experience with QuickBooks and Accounts payable is highly desired.
• Experience working in a small or growing business where responsibilities span multiple areas of the business.
• Growing, people-first organization with an awesome, collaborative environment.
• Hybrid work arrangement after training-2 days WFH available.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package + bonus
• Long-term growth opportunity as the organization continues to expand.

This is a full-time position based in Central Arkansas. If you consider yourself a jack of all trades and enjoy having a variety of duties as well as project work, this might be the right fit for you.