Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, we began in 1996 by offering payroll processing and tax compliance services. In 2000, we made the strategic decision to develop our own technology. APS has a mission: to make payroll and HR easier. We design our unified solution to simplify workforce management tasks for mid-market organizations. We provide our clients and partners with personalized service and support to accomplish their goals. Streamline payroll processing, automate HR workflows, and elevate the employee lifecycle with a single-system platform. We are APS, and we are a workforce partner for our clients.

We are on the grow again and searching for a Human Resources Generalist. The HR Generalist performs various human resources duties in areas such as recruiting, onboarding staff, employment, compensation, benefits, training, employee relations, or other specialist projects.

This position is onsite at our corporate office located in Shreveport, LA.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Payroll Related Responsibilities

• Relative to compensation/payroll/tax questions and needs, serve as a resource to staff, as well as a point of contact for and a liaison between staff and Accounting.
• Maintain staff records in Paylocity
• Staff hire and terminations maintenance and any necessary reporting;
• Deductions (all), tax settings, direct deposit maintenance in Paylocity (when applicable);
• Time and attendance management in Paylocity and time approval for payroll processing;
• Process payroll

Benefits Administration Responsibilities

• Maintain staff benefit elections in Paylocity and carrier systems.
• Educate and support staff members in online benefits administration during initial orientation at hire and throughout the year.
• Assist staff members with benefits and claims issues.

Staffing, Recruiting and Onboarding Responsibilities

• Disposition candidates based on hire state
• Coordinate interview schedules with Hiring Managers, interview team and other interviewees
• Facilitate sourcing of candidates on Indeed/LinkedIn to Recruiter
• Work with the VP of HR to keep job descriptions current and create new job descriptions as needed.
• Create and manage offer letter progression
• Create onboarding tasks and manage candidates through the onboarding process in Paylocity
• Assist with onboarding communication and processes with new hires from offer of hire through new hire orientation as needed. .
• CP New Hire Online Onboarding
• Create and send out New Hire welcome boxes
• Coordinate new hire training dates with Corp Training and notify new hire and manager and update calendars (2nd Floor Training Room, Presenters, Managers, New Hire's)
• Schedule new hire orientation calendars HR Team and Billing Coordinator
• Assist with travel arrangements for non-local hires as needed

General Human Resources Responsibilities

• Work with the teams and departments and serve as a resource for staff relative to benefits, compensation and payroll, basic policies and procedures, etc.
• Maintain physical and electronic personnel, medical and other department files
• Process VOEs (financial for loans/mortgages, previous employment, etc.), other requests for information for current and previous staff members (all internal and external HR related inquiries or requests for information).
• Assist with audits (worker’s compensation, workforce commission, etc.) and other survey and or applications requests..
• Assist the FOC in handling the staff requests and building ticketing system and coordinate building maintenance with contractors..
• Plan and coordinate company events.
• Systems access and/or systems management responsibilities: APS, Paylocity, building access (Net2Access), and other systems as assigned.
• Generate and distribute reports as scheduled or requested.
• Coordinate company events and lunches and provide yearly events calendar
• Manage onsite storefront, package and deliver swag
• Prepare and send out Years of Service announcement
• Prepare Company Update and send to Leadership staff for review
• Order Years of Service plaques
• Other responsibilities as needed or assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: NA

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The list below is representative of the qualifications, skills, and abilities required and preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years related payroll and benefits experience preferred.
• Minimum 3 years recruiting experience preferred.
• Experience with facility management preferred.
• Knowledge of computer software and systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Attendance/Punctuality - consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability - follows instructions, responds to management direction.
• Initiative - volunteers readily and seeks additional new responsibilities.
• Quality - demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Quantity - meets productivity standards in a timely manner.
• Ability to work with people and work as part of a team.
• Must be able to work in an environment in which constant deadlines exist.
• Must be able to work hours necessary to successfully perform in this position.
• Must understand all company guidelines, procedures, and workflow.

BENEFITS: APS offers a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance (employee only tier of coverage for medical and vision paid at 100% by APS)
• Short Term Disability (short term disability paid at 100% by APS for employee)
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) for Retirement (eligible after 3 months of employment; employer match/no vesting schedule)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holiday paid time off

At APS, we strive everyday to...

• Do the Right Thing
• Serve Others
• Be Our Best
• Find the Fun

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