Senior Human Resources Advisor

EBC HR & Payroll Solutions; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

EBC HR & Payroll Solutions is seeking a Senior Human Resources Advisor in Buffalo, NY to provide advanced HR support to HR Services, clients, and internal partners. The role includes advisory duties, policy interpretation, and project coordination to deliver best-in-class HR services.

Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with laws, developing HR templates, auditing processes, and delivering training on programs such as leadership and annual sexual harassment.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field required.
• 3-5 years of relevant HR experience.
• 2+ years of relevant HR compliance experience.
• Knowledge of HR concepts and employment/labor laws (e.g., FLSA, Title VII, FMLA).
• Ability to travel locally 2-4 times a week.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with HR Information Systems (HRIS).
• Must demonstrate judgement and discretion with sensitive material.
• Highly thorough, organized, and dependable.

Responsibilities

• Assists Manager, HR Services on the formulation and administration of HR plans and policies.
• Acts as designee for Manager, HR Services, upon request.
• Analyses HR issues and provides solutions as a client consultant.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
• Develops and maintains HR communications and templates.
• Advises on policy interpretation and routine questions.
• Improves workflow processes to support HR Services and clients.
• Develops data reports and conducts audits for compliance.
• Researches changing legislation and attends trainings.
• Handles employee life cycle documentation and records.
• Delivers trainings and materials related to HR programs.
• Guides clients on performance, salary administration, and succession planning.
• Collaborates with sales to support revenue growth.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Analytical capabilities

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

BS degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS (HR Information System)

Job description

The Senior Human Resources Advisor is responsible for providing advanced, specialized and administrative support to HR Services, HR Services clients and internal EBC business partner(s). Strategic partner helping to deliver best in class HR support, including but not limited to, account and project management, HR compliance, talent acquisition and retention, and training and development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assists Manager, HR Services on the formulation and administration of plans and policies for human resources activities.
• Acts as designee for Manager, HR Services, upon request.
• Acts as a client consultant by analyzing and recommending solutions to human resources issues.
• Ensure client’s established policies and procedures are compliant with any relevant federal, state or local legislation.
• Prepares and maintains special HR Services and client communications, tools and/or templates, as appropriate.
• Advises on routine and non-routine questions for information on policy interpretation.
• Assists with developing, coordinating and recommending changes for the improvement of workflow processes to best support HR Services, HR Services clients and internal business partner(s).
• Develops methods and procedures for compiling and analyzing data for reports and special projects.
• Conducts periodic audits of human resources activities to ensure compliance with laws, policies and procedures.
• Conduct research on changing legislation, attend webinars, seminars and training sessions.
• Completes employee life cycle templates from new hire paperwork, job descriptions, recruitment tools and templates, termination documentation, COBRA letters, etc.
• Deploys into the community to conduct onsite audits and workshops for Form I-9, Wage & Hour, FLSA, and employee files, as needed.
• Develops and delivers training and materials, related to an assigned program or section area, including leadership, management 101 and annual Sexual Harassment.
• Provides guidance with clients on performance, salary administration, succession planning, and management.
• Collaborate with sales business partner(s) to support the sales process and increase client base and revenue growth.
• Participates in professional development sessions or seminars and/or networking events.
• Performs other support, projects and related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• BS degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field required
• 3-5 years of relevant HR experience
• 2+ years of relevant HR compliance experience
• Knowledge of or exposure to HR concepts and employment/labor laws and regulations (i.e. FLSA, Title VII, FMLA)
• Ability to travel locally 2-4 times a week.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required; Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience with HR Information Systems
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written skills, problem solving skills and analytical capabilities.
• Must demonstrate judgement and discretion with sensitive material.
• Highly thorough, organized, and dependable.

Preferred:

• Account and/or project management experience
• At least one year of supervisory experience
• SHRM-CP and/or PHR

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools and controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.