HR Manager

Gateway Group Personnel; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateway Group Personnel in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking a Payroll and Human Resources Manager for an on-site role with a growing construction and field-services company.

Based in Memphis, you will coordinate weekly payroll, administer HR tasks, manage benefits, and communicate with a busy field workforce while working closely with accounting and branch managers. This hands-on position requires accuracy, initiative, and strong communication skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on payroll knowledge and HR administration experience.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word; strong attention to detail and deadlines.
• Ability to identify issues, investigate discrepancies, and drive resolution.
• Clear, assertive, courteous communication; stay composed addressing employee concerns.
• Construction or field-workforce experience; Adams Keegan or similar payroll systems; Navision/Business Central; supervisory experience; OSHA 10/30 training.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate weekly payroll with a third-party provider; verify timecards, audit reports, and correct discrepancies before payroll is finalized.
• Maintain payroll setup, wage changes, deductions, PTO, and required docs; coordinate with accounting.
• Complete weekly certified payrolls.
• Coordinate onboarding and screening; maintain personnel records and departures.
• Support performance reviews and wage increase processing.
• Coordinate benefits open enrollment and FSA/HRA administration with providers.
• Liaise on workers' compensation, accidents, and injuries; coordinate drug screening and unemployment claims.
• Maintain licenses, update the handbook, and support safety policy administration.
• Prepare monthly employee newsletter; coordinate translations using available tools.

Skills

Payroll administration

HR administration

Excel

Word

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

ADAMS KEGAN or similar payroll systems

Job description

Payroll and Human Resources Manager

Memphis Tennessee | On-site Position

Gateway Group Personnel is recruiting a Payroll and Human Resources Manager for a growing construction and field-services company with approximately 370 employees. This hands-on role combines weekly payroll coordination, HR administration, benefits support, and employee communication.

The position is based in the Memphis office and works closely with accounting and branch managers. It has no direct reports. The right person will bring accuracy, initiative, strong follow-through, and the ability to communicate effectively with a busy field workforce.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate weekly payroll with a third-party provider, verify timecard approvals, audit reports, investigate discrepancies, and enter corrections before payroll is finalized.
• Maintain employee payroll setup, wage changes, deductions, PTO, and required documentation; work with accounting through payroll review and register reconciliation.
• Complete weekly certified payrolls.
• Coordinate new-hire onboarding and required screening documentation with branches and providers; maintain personnel records and administer employee departures.
• Support performance review coordination and process approved wage increases.
• Coordinate annual benefits open enrollment and FSA/HRA administration with outside providers.
• Serve as liaison for workers' compensation, accidents, and injuries; coordinate drug screening and respond to unemployment claims.
• Maintain company and individual license renewals, update the employee handbook as needed, and support safety policy administration.
• Prepare a monthly employee newsletter with recognition, safety information, company updates, birthdays, and service anniversaries; coordinate translated versions using available tools and support.

Qualifications

• Hands-on payroll knowledge and experience supporting HR administration and employee needs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, strong attention to detail, and reliable management of recurring deadlines.
• Ability to identify issues proactively, investigate discrepancies, and follow problems through to resolution.
• Clear, assertive, and courteous communication; ability to remain composed when addressing employee concerns.

Preferred Experience

Construction or field-workforce experience; certified payroll; Adams Keegan or similar third-party payroll systems; Microsoft Navision/Business Central; supervisory experience; and OSHA 10/30 training.

Work Arrangement and Application

Five days per week in the Memphis office, with a typical schedule of approximately 40 hours. Availability outside normal working hours is needed when serving as liaison for accident or injury matters.