Payroll & HR Generalist: Drive People & Compliance

VIP Hospitality Group; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development support

Job summary

VIP Hospitality Group is seeking an experienced Payroll & HR Generalist to manage end-to-end payroll processing and support day-to-day Human Resources operations. This dual-function role ensures timely, accurate payroll while driving onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, and compliance tracking.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with Accounting and Finance, maintaining confidential data, and ensuring adherence to state and federal wage and hour laws

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Accounting, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience handling full-cycle payroll processing alongside general HR duties.

Responsibilities

• Process full-cycle semi-monthly payroll for exempt and non-exempt employees using HRIS/payroll platforms.
• Review and audit electronic timesheets, PTO requests, overtime calculations, commissions, and bonuses for compliance with company policies and labor laws.
• Calculate and process final paychecks, wage garnishments, tax withholdings, and manual adjustments as needed.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee payroll inquiries and discrepancy resolutions.
• Reconcile payroll sub-ledgers and collaborate with Accounting/Finance for month-end reporting.
• Facilitate onboarding and offboarding lifecycles, including background checks, orientations, and exit interviews.
• Administer employee benefit plans (health, dental, 401(k), life insurance), managing open enrollment, life events, and monthly billing reconciliations.
• Assist managers with talent acquisition by drafting job descriptions, screening resumes, and coordinating interviews.
• Support managers with performance review cycles, PIP documentation, and disciplinary actions.
• Maintain accurate personnel records, compensation data, and organizational charts in the HRIS.
• Ensure adherence to employment and labor laws (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ERISA, local paid leave mandates).
• Support ACA reporting, EEO-1 filings, non-discrimination testing, and workers’ compensation audits.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR generalist duties

Attention to detail

Discretion

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR

Tools

HRIS systems

Paycor

Job description

VIP Hospitality Group is seeking an experienced Payroll & HR Generalist to manage end-to-end payroll processing and support day-to-day Human Resources operations. This dual-function role ensures timely, accurate payroll while driving onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, and compliance tracking.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with Accounting and Finance, maintaining confidential data, and ensuring adherence to state and federal wage and hour laws