Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Robert Half is looking for an experienced Human Resources Generalist to support core people operations for a growing organization in Georgia. This contract opportunity has the potential to become permanent and is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing employee support, compliance, payroll coordination, and process improvement in a fast-moving environment. The person in this role will help maintain efficient HR operations while providing reliable guidance across the employee lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily HR administration, including employee records, benefits coordination, onboarding activities, and personnel updates.
- Process payroll with accuracy, complete reconciliations, prepare related journal entries, and assist with period-end close tasks.
- Guide new team members and departing employees through onboarding and offboarding steps while ensuring required documentation is completed and retained properly.
- Provide support for employee relations matters, leave administration, and interpretation of company policies and procedures.
- Maintain organized, audit-ready documentation and contribute to internal and external compliance review activities.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen HR workflows, refine policies, and expand self-service tools and resources for employees.
- Assist with performance management efforts, reporting needs, employee training coordination, and engagement-related programs.
- 3+ years of experience in HR generalist or people operations roles with increasing responsibility.
- Hands-on background in payroll, benefits administration, onboarding, compliance, and HR systems support.
- Experience working with Paylocity or a comparable HRIS and payroll platform.
- Working knowledge of accounting fundamentals, including journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
- Clear communication skills and sound judgment when handling sensitive or confidential information.
- Experience supporting employee relations and HR administration activities across the employee lifecycle.