Bluestone BankDescription:
This generalist role will get involved in all areas of Human Resources including payroll, recruiting and staffing, employee relations, benefits, employee and organizational development, performance management, HRIS, and initiatives related to Bank culture, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. This position works in partnership with the HR team and with employees and leaders across the Bank to ensure that Human Resources programs and initiatives are understood and executed consistently as well as influencing and supporting a culture of openness and respect and one that earns a reputation of Bluestone as an employer of choice in the community and in the industry.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Processes payroll and all ancillary functions related to payroll; 401k, benefits, and employee services.
- Follows procedures for reporting, reconciliation and recordkeeping of payroll and benefits including COBRA administration.
- Perform bi-weekly audits on the 401(k) remittances and performs monthly audits on benefits invoices.
- Coordinates and conducts the Open Enrollment process. Assists new employees throughout the year with benefit options and selection.
- Communicates with insurance providers to resolve issues, counsels' employees on the benefits, keeping up to date records of each employee's benefits profile.
- Manages the leave of absence process. This includes counseling employees on their options, preparing initial paperwork, submitting completed paperwork, and monitoring the leave with our leave of absence vendor.
- Actively participates in the recruiting, staffing, and selection processes Bank-wide ensuring that positions are filled on a timely basis with highly qualified candidates that can grow within the Bank. This includes conducting phone screens, coordinating and scheduling interviews, making job offers, and taking candidates through the hiring and onboarding process.
- Assists supervisors and managers with employee relations. Investigates concerns, as needed, and works with managers to identify next steps.
- Participates in the annual review and compensation process. This includes review design, review launch, compensation module launch, and status monitoring of both.
- Participates in the development of relationships with community partners including schools, colleges, training programs, and others to represent Bluestone in the community and encourage the development of a pipeline of potential employees.
- Performs administrative tasks such as new hire and termination processing, managing personnel files, recordkeeping, performance review tracking, and sending general correspondences.
- Leads and participates in planning and executing employee engagement events.
- Participates with others in HR to ensure that the HRIS system is managed, implemented, utilized, and trained in a way that creates efficiencies and improves the experience for all levels of employees and HR.
- Participates in projects related to benefits administration, including leaves of absence, annual open enrollment, and managing outside vendors.
- Participates in ensuring that the department follows all procedures necessary to meet all audit requirements. This includes preparing information as requested to support internal and external audits throughout the year, including overall Bank audits as well as 401k and other benefits related audits.
- Leads and participates in administrative and process improvement projects that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR function.
- Other related responsibilities.
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 job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of three years of progressively responsible payroll and human resources experience.
- Excellent computer skills including MS Word, Excel, and Power Point.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to prepare presentations and present and facilitate discussion.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee and employer data at all times.
- Ability and interest in working in an evolving and growing environment, including getting involved in all areas of Human Resources.
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