Analyst or Associate, Human Capital

DESRI•New York, NY

3d•$75,000 - $100,000

About The Position

DESRI is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our Human Capital team as an Analyst or Associate, title commensurate with experience. This is a dynamic, hands-on role that sits at the center of our Human Capital operations, supporting a wide range of activities across payroll, total rewards, benefits, HRIS systems, and core Human Capital processes. This role is well-suited for an early-career professional looking to build a strong foundation in Human Capital within a fast-paced, high-performing environment. This role offers meaningful exposure to leadership and key stakeholders, along with opportunities to take ownership of workstreams, exercise sound judgment, and contribute to critical team initiatives over time.

Requirements

Strong interest in building a career in Human Capital, with a particular interest in payroll, total rewards, benefits, or HRIS.
Early-career candidate (e.g., ~1-2 years of relevant experience, ideally in payroll, HR operations, benefits administration, or a related analytical/finance-adjacent role) preferred.
Strong Excel skills required, including comfort with formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, and building and maintaining reconciliations, trackers, and reports; ability to work with large data sets accurately and efficiently.
Comfort working with numbers and data; ability to reconcile figures, spot discrepancies, and maintain a high degree of accuracy in payroll, compensation, and benefits-related work.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment.
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, particularly with sensitive, deadline-driven, and compliance-oriented processes.
Strong sense of ownership, urgency, follow-through, and ability to manage priorities and discrete workstreams independently.
Professional presence, sound judgment, and the ability to handle highly confidential compensation, benefits, and employee data with discretion.
Strong communication skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively — including cross-functionally with Corporate Finance — exercising sound judgment in day-to-day decision making.
Willingness to take on a wide range of responsibilities, from analytical and process-driven work to broader project-based initiatives.
Intellectual curiosity, motivation, and a proactive, analytical approach to learning and problem-solving.
Strong aptitude for working across HR systems and technology platforms (e.g., HRIS, payroll systems), with the ability to learn and navigate new tools quickly; prior exposure to an HRIS or payroll platform a plus.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with particularly strong Excel skills and a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Prior exposure to an HRIS or payroll platform a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as a critical Human Capital team member with core ownership across payroll, total rewards, benefits, HRIS, and immigration, working in close partnership with the Corporate Finance team, while also supporting broader operational and project-based work across the Human Capital function.
Act as a key point of contact for payroll processing and administration, partnering closely with Corporate Finance on payroll funding, reconciliations, accruals, and reporting; ensuring accuracy and compliance across pay cycles, off-cycle payments, and year-end processes (e.g., W-2s, tax filings); and investigating and resolving discrepancies in partnership with Finance and external payroll vendors.
Support compensation cycles, benchmarking, and market data analysis; assist with annual merit, bonus, and equity processes; and prepare analyses and reporting to inform total rewards decision-making.
Administer day-to-day benefits operations, including enrollment, eligibility, vendor management, and billing reconciliation; serve as an escalation point for complex employee benefits questions; and support open enrollment and renewal processes end-to-end.
Own data integrity, configuration, and reporting within the HRIS, including building and maintaining reports/dashboards for HC and business stakeholders, testing system updates, and identifying and implementing process improvements and automation opportunities.
Coordinate immigration case management with outside counsel, track visa and work authorization statuses and deadlines, and ensure timely, compliant processing of sponsorships and renewals.
Partner closely with the HC team across both the U.S. and HYD (Hyderabad, India) to ensure alignment on payroll, benefits, and HRIS processes across geographies, exercising sound judgment in navigating differences and cultural sensitivities, and escalating as appropriate.
Support broader HC processes and initiatives, including performance cycles, year-end processes, training/LMS content, and employee engagement efforts, with ownership over discrete workstreams and deliverables.
Support onboarding, preboarding, and offboarding logistics as needed, including documentation, background checks, and I-9 verification, in coordination with IT, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
Serve as a go-to resource for employees navigating payroll, benefits, systems access, and general workplace questions, exercising strong judgment on when to escalate versus resolve independently.
Manage ad hoc projects and provide analytical and reporting support across the team, with increasing ownership over time.