The position will last up to 8 weeks, and potentially up to 6 months!

Position will pay $475-$575 per day.

Experience with a Hedge Fund highly desirable, and someone who can run a vendor selection of a HCM/HRIS system.  Must have experience with implementing/selecting/working extensively with an HRIS HCM system recently. Project Management skills are a requirement. HR Generalist experience required. Bachelors Degree required.

Responsibilities include:

     Performance Planning

–        Goal Setting

–        Benchmarking

–        Review Process

     Skills & Training Management

–        Collecting Skills

–        Training & Education Management

–        Resource Management

     Recruiting

–        Resume Management

–        Recruiting Workflow

–        Compliance (offer letter, employment agreement storage and retention)

–        Interview Training

     Compensation

–        Tracking of Compensation Types

•          Salary

•          Bonus

•          Pensions

•          Deferred Income

–        Income Deferrals System Interfaces

     Payroll Interface

–        Links between Payroll l and HR Systems

–        Custom ADP Interfaces

–        Reconciliation Systems

     Time & Expense Management

–        Time Tracking / Absence Management

–        Expense Submission / Approval Workflow

–        Expense Policies

–        Employee Portals for Annual Signups

     Benefits

–        Healthcare

•          Medical

•          Dental

•          Vision

     Policy & Procedures

–        Online HR P&P ‘s

–        P&P Compliance

Location: New York, NY

Salary: $475 – $575 Per Day

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll/HR Associate to process their payroll, support the benefits function and assist the HR department. The ideal candidate will have five or more years of full-cycle payroll processing experience in a medium to large office in Ceridian system. Experience with multi-state taxation is a plus.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Process the payroll, including the computation and distribution of payroll, the payment of employment taxes and the distribution of Form W-2’s; process unemployment insurance claims. Maintain our client’s employee payroll file. Assist with the administration of our client’s qualified plans (Retirement & 401k) Assist with the administration of our client’s non-qualified plans. Assist with the administration of the Employee Assistance Plan.

Ensure our client’s compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and applicable state and local laws and regulations. Compile information for purpose of non-discrimination testing. 

Prepare and approve journal entries for cost allocations for benefits and payroll related activities. Reconcile general ledger accounts for payroll expenses. Process Incentive Compensation Plan payments at the end of plan year.

Respond to employees’ inquiries on various benefit plans and understand how these plans impact payroll.

Respond to employment verification requests.

Prepare certain account invoices and general ledgers, obtain approval signatures, make photocopies, forward originals to Accounts Payable; maintain invoice files.

Create spreadsheets and reports for various projects.

Serve as primary backup to the payroll processing.

Skills—

Ability to process accurate payrolls on a consistent basis.

Strong attention to detail and understanding of inter-relationships of changes in payroll entries to other areas in payroll.

Proficient in Excel and Word.

Detail oriented, strong communication skills, organizational skills, analytical and research skills

Ability to handle multiple assignments at the same time required.

Strong problem solving abilities.

Education—

A bachelor’s degree and HR /Payroll certification a plus.

Location: New York, NY

Salary: $50,000 – $55,000

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

Our client is a leading electronic marketplace for energy trading and prour client discovery. Our client`s transparent and efficient market structure, coupled with its secure, electronic trading platform, allows our client to provide market participants with direct access to energy futures and thousands of OTC commodity products. In addition to its globally distributed liquid electronic markets, our client offers a range of risk management tools designed to increase trading efficiency. The combination of speed, accessibility, servour client and information makes our client the complete energy marketplace for thousands of market participants across the globe.

We are looking for a candidate with strong HR Generalist background.

Primary duties include:

Recruitment, including scheduling and coordination of interviews; liaising with recruiters

Pre-hire processing, including conducting background checks and preparing offer letters

New hire processing and on-boarding

Payroll preparation for submission to payroll team in Atlanta

Answering general queries related to payroll, benefits, HRIS and policies and procedures

Conducting exit interviews with departing employees

Supporting immigration processes

Administration of the transit benefit

Verification of employment for prior and current employees

Maintain and update HRIS

Additional operational and administrative duties related to responsibilities

Ad hoc projects, as necessary
Qualifications:

BA required

3 to 5 years of HR experience

Financial services preferred

Workday experience a plus

WageWorks experience a plus

Must have strong execution skills and attention to detail

Able to deliver effective results and meet deadlines 

Must be reliable, responsible and able to handle highly confidential information with discretion

Effective in both an individual capacity as well as in a global team environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Location: New York, NY

Salary: $55,000 – $60,000 + Bonus

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway