HR Generalist

Company: Taylor and Francis
Location: Boca Raton
Posted on: November 16, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description
We're currently a People team ranging of international backgrounds and cultures, as we operate worldwide.
As an HR Generalist you will serve as a liaison between our US colleagues and the HR team, with opportunities to be hands on in a multitude of tasks and projects. Reporting to the US HR Operations Manager, you will be responsible for various HR related duties for the T&F US region including counseling managers and employees on performance and disciplinary matters, conducting investigations, and providing consistent HR Analysis and Metric Reporting. Additional day to day functions include, running reports, data entry, payroll queries, audit support internal system improvements, and assist with learning and development workshops. While this role is focused in the US, the role interacts with other team members around the globe and may require working on performance cases and projects with the UK.
What you'll be doing:
Help us progress human progress through knowledge! As an HR Generalist you will aid in our mission by:

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• Providing expert guidance to management to resolve employee relations issues and to assist in increasing the overall engagement, morale, and productivity of their teams.
  
• Providing problem solving, and employment compliance services to managers, employees, Senior Leadership including clarification of various company policies and practices.
  
• Supporting US HR Operations Manager with resolving employee relations issues in a timely and efficient manner and handling other confidential HR matters to deliver high quality services to internal and external customers to mitigate problems.
  
• Responding to and evaluating employee relations issues with a high level of customer focus and sensitivity, consistent with best practice guidelines; to recommend a course of action; to utilize case management data to identify trends, patterns and prepare regular and ad hoc reports of findings and recommendations.
  
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of federal and state employment law and legal compliance requirements and fostering a culture to reduce operational risk.
  
• Providing excellent day to day HR operational support to HR Business partners, managers, and colleagues in the business, managing assigned projects, and day to day HR tasks in a timely and effective manner.
  
• Delivering HR services to the business, supporting the US HR Operations Manager, and People team with planning, organizing, and prioritizing special HR projects including, but not limited to Reward and Recognition, L&D workshops, recommending policy and procedural improvements for the department.
  
• Serving as a support to the HR Coordinator managing background checks, new hire onboarding process and obtaining and storing required paperwork, to include but not limited to I-9 verification (e-verify) and compliance management, working closely with members of the recruitment team administering offer letters, background checks, etc. and conducting new hire orientations that includes communicating benefit features.
  
• Providing support to the US team with data entry within HRIS during annual salary review process and changes throughout the year, ADP corrections/reporting, updating learning performance system data, and liaising with the shared service center for processing changes.
  
• Answering queries from managers and employees including but not limited to questions regarding policies, time card issues, performance review queries and data issues
  
• Reporting People metrics: Compiling and preparing monthly reports and documents (i.e., Survey data, Cost per hire, Demographics, New Hire Turnover, OT hours, etc.), as requested.
  
• Working with key stakeholders to ensure all Data is up to date and accurate across the globe and helping with reporting when required.
  
• Collaborating with various team members both domestically and internationally; demonstrating sensitivity to intercultural relations between various states and countries
  
• Resolving routine inquiries and problems requiring knowledge of divisional and departmental policies, procedures, and projects in progress in a timely fashion
  
• Partnering with US HR team in contributing to planning and organizing T&F colleague announcements, and company events (i.e., virtual activities, birthday announcement, new hire announcements).
  
• Updating the internal Portal pages with up-to-date information and ensure the portal pages are stay current
  
• Providing support for ad hoc HR projects as assigned and/or required
  
• Partnering with HR Coordinator in maintaining physical and digital employee personnel files.
  
• Working on additional tasks including initiate routine, and some non-routine, correspondences for approval.
  
  
  Qualifications:
  Qualifications
  
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  • Minimum of 4-5 years of HR experience, with a proven track record as an HR Generalist.
    
  • Experience working with a diverse, global workforce, understanding the nuances of HR across different regions.
    
  • Familiarity with the financial services industry or investment management is a plus, but not required.
    
  • HR certification (SHRM-CP, PHR, etc.) preferred, but not required.
    
  • Aptitude to thrive in our entrepreneurial culture where change and ambiguity are constants. You will have the opportunity to create and shape HR initiatives and processes.
    
  • As a self-guided professional, you will work with autonomy and make decisions that align with our company's values and objectives. Your ability to take the lead on HR matters will be crucial.
    
    Additional Information
    
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    • This position will work on a hybrid model out of our New York or Pittsburgh offices or remotely from the following states: NY, NJ, CT, VA, FL, PA
      
    • We offer a comprehensive benefits package including a collaborative work environment, generous PTO, 401(k) match, affordable & comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance, CFA and other professional membership reimbursement, and more.
      
      The pay range for this position is $95,000-$105,000/year. However, base pay will be determined on an individual basis considering various factors, including location, qualifications, skills, and experience. The total compensation package includes eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and a full range of health and financial benefit offerings, which will be provided in conjunction with an offer of employment.
      Visit www.wilshire.com for additional company information.
      Wilshire is an SEC registered investment adviser and required to track certain political contributions under Rule 206(4)-5. As such, you may be required to disclose your prior political contributions.
      We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we afford equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race/ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex (including gender and gender identity), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship status, disability, medical condition (as defined by California Government Code section 12926), or sexual orientation. Our employees, as well as applicants and others with whom we do business, will not be subjected to sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, or any other form of unlawful harassment. In addition, Wilshire Associates adheres to the equal employment opportunity requirements of all states and localities in which it does business. We are completely committed to these principles not only because of the various laws which address these subjects, but because it is the right thing to do for our employees and clients to thrive.
      If you have a disability, and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at ApplicantAccessibility@wilshire.com or 310-584-6011.

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