HR Assistant

MELE Associates, Inc.•Rockville, MD

1d•$26 - $31•Hybrid

About The Position

MELE Associates, Inc. is hiring a full-time HR Assistant to maintain its HRIS and support HR administration in partnership with the HR Director. The position supports the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employee record maintenance, status changes, offboarding, employee inquiries, employment verifications, compliance reporting, and personnel file management. The HR Assistant also supports the administration and backend configuration of the UKG HRIS, collaborates with Payroll on new location code setup, and assists the Senior Benefits Specialist as needed. This is a hybrid position in Rockville, Maryland. The hourly pay range is $26–$31, with salary decisions based on external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Proficiency and experience with HRIS systems.
Familiarity with human resource policies and procedures.
Ability to meet deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and technical support skills.

Nice To Haves

UKG HRIS experience.
Desire to develop technical skills in HRIS system workflows and data maintenance.

Responsibilities

Maintain UKG HRIS records and perform actions related to the full employment lifecycle.
Complete onboarding activities for new hires, including welcome calls, launching preboarding in the HRIS, and setting up new-hire records.
Schedule and coordinate start dates with hiring managers.
Conduct new-hire orientations with other HR team members.
Monitor and track employee status changes in the HRIS, including salary changes, promotions, and supervisor changes, and follow up with managers about errors.
Administer termination-related offboarding tasks, including sending separation documents, launching exit surveys using SurveyMonkey, and scheduling exit interviews for the HR Director.
Respond to HR-related inquiries, including completing employment verifications.
Answer routine HR questions from employees and managers and escalate issues when appropriate.
Run HRIS reports and submit compliance documents, including monthly and quarterly reporting to BLS, EEO-1, Vets, and other pre-written systems reports, under the HR Director’s guidance.
Create and maintain digital employee personnel files and records.
Assist the Senior Benefits Specialist as needed.
Support UKG HRIS administration and backend configuration, and develop technical skills in system workflows and data maintenance.
Collaborate with Payroll to set up new location codes.
Perform other duties as required and assigned.