Human Resources Generalist - Payroll/Recruitment (Full Time)

Reviews, tracks, and documents compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory training, continuing education. This may include safety training, anti-harassment training, professional licensure, and aptitude exams and certifications.

Facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions, including posting jobs on job boards; Performs routine tasks required to administer and execute human resources programs.

Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.

Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.

Maintains a working comprehension of COBRA, HIPPA, healthcare portability and privacy regulations, IRS Tax Code, and other relevant benefit laws. Coordinate enrollment, termination, and changes to the health care plan.

In coordination with the Director of Human Resources, communicates and provides assistance to employees regarding policies and procedures, answering employee inquiries about HR policies, programs, etc. Processing and maintaining all workers’ compensation claims and FMLA and leave request.

Files documents into appropriate employee and benefit files.

Completes requests for data (i.e., non-discrimination testing, benefit survey information, etc.).

Ability to comprehend complex information in order to create queries, prepares reports, correspondence, benefit enrollment, coordinate information both manually and on the computer.

Attention to detail for accurately preparing and maintaining accurate reports and reviewing the general ledger.

Ability to concentrate because most of the duties involve calculations, proofreading, and review of benefit plan descriptions.

Ability to maintain confidential information, such as employment, compensation and benefits, counseling, events, conversations, and bills.

Ability to understand instructions for interpreting policies, benefit plans, employment laws, survey instructions, and developing computer procedures.

Good math skills for managing health care spreadsheets, bills, surveys, and reports.

Ability to set goals, prioritize and organize job tasks and workload in order to meet deadlines, ability to complete work in a timely manner and communicate progress routinely with the Director of Human Resources.

Ability to use a PC and mainframe, a modem and software such as payroll, Windows, Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook) for preparing and processing payroll, queries, downloading computerized information, surveys, bills, and other types of correspondence.

Ability to accurately prepare and process payroll information, keying and editing data.

Ability to operate commonly used office equipment such as a copy machine, fax, phone, etc.

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources, or related field, and a minimum of 5 years of experience in human resources position, or an equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.

Specific experience in policies and procedures, recruitment and placement, benefits administration, training and customer service desired. The employee must occasionally travel to meetings and conferences off campus, which may include some overnight travel.

Batten University (batten.edu) is Coastal Virginia's premier university of the liberal arts and sciences. Situated on a 300-acre park-like campus in Virginia Beach, Batten University annually enrolls more than 5,000 learners in all programs in all locations, including nearly 1,700 students in undergraduate, graduate and online programs. Students thrive in average class sizes of 12, and nearly 90 percent of new graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate school within one year of graduation. Through its Environmental Guiding Principles, the University incorporates a commitment to sustainability in every aspect of campus life. Batten University is an inclusive community dedicated to scholarship and service grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, inspiring students to build meaningful lives through engagement in Coastal Virginia's dynamic metropolitan region, the nation and the world.

Batten University has often been defined by its desirable and unique location in Coastal Virginia. Applicants are considered on the basis of skills, experience, and qualifications without regard to race, religion, color, creed, gender, national and ethnic origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, the presence of non-job-related medical disability, or any other legally protected status.

Job Category Human Resources

Degree Level Bachelor's Degree

Job Schedule Full time