HR Generalist: Payroll, Full-Cycle Recruiting & Compliance

Private Staff Group; Commack (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Staff Group is seeking an experienced HR Generalist to support the HR Manager in a small, close-knit team with real ownership and growth potential. The role requires hands-on payroll processing and end-to-end recruiting across Commack and Bayside.

The ideal candidate will manage semi-monthly payroll cycles, lead recruiting through various platforms, handle employee relations, enrollment, onboarding, and ensure HR compliance across the two locations.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of hands-on HR experience spanning multiple functions
• Proven independent payroll processing experience
• Demonstrated full-cycle recruiting ownership across platforms
• Familiarity with HRIS/payroll platforms; ADP or Workday a plus
• Familiarity with employment law and HR compliance practices

Responsibilities

• Own semi-monthly payroll processing and cycle independently
• Own end-to-end recruiting across multiple platforms (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Support HR Manager on employee relations and documentation
• Manage benefits enrollment, open enrollment, leave administration (PFL, Disability, ACA)
• New hire onboarding including system entry in ADP and Workday; maintain compliance and training records

Skills

Payroll processing

Full-cycle recruiting

HR compliance

Organizational skills

Employment law

Tools

ADP

Workday

Job description

Private Staff Group is seeking an experienced HR Generalist to support the HR Manager in a small, close-knit team with real ownership and growth potential. The role requires hands-on payroll processing and end-to-end recruiting across Commack and Bayside.

The ideal candidate will manage semi-monthly payroll cycles, lead recruiting through various platforms, handle employee relations, enrollment, onboarding, and ensure HR compliance across the two locations.