HR Generalist/ Payroll Specialist

Tri-City Extrusion Inc • Bristol, TN

2d • $32 - $34

About The Position

The HR Generalist / Payroll Specialist runs accurate and timely single-state payroll operations while serving as a primary point of contact for day-to-day human resources functions. This hybrid role bridges HR administration and payroll accounting, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local labor and tax laws.

The position processes payroll for hourly and salaried employees; calculates wages, overtime, bonuses, commissions, paid time off, and deductions; manages payroll tax withholdings and filings; and reconciles payroll records with the general ledger. It also administers employee benefits and leave tracking, coordinates onboarding and offboarding, responds to employee questions, supports performance management and employee relations, and maintains personnel and payroll records.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• At least 2–3 years of hands-on experience combining payroll processing and general HR administration.
• Proficiency with HRIS and payroll platforms, including ADP.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
• Working understanding of FLSA, FMLA, EEO, OSHA, and federal and state employment and wage-and-hour laws.
• Knowledge of payroll processing tasks and responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced computer skills, including data entry, data processing, communication tools, and payroll and human resources software.
• Problem-solving skills and resourceful thinking.
• Leadership and coaching skills.
• Strong empathy and interpersonal skills.
• Detail orientation, excellent organizational skills, and analytical attention to detail.
• Integrity and discretion in handling confidential employee data.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly and semi-monthly payroll for hourly and salaried employees using HRIS and payroll software, including ADP.
• Calculate regular wages, overtime, bonuses, commissions, paid time off, and pre-tax and post-tax deductions.
• Manage payroll tax withholdings, quarterly and annual tax filings such as W-2s and 941s, and statutory contributions.
• Reconcile payroll registers to the general ledger, assist with monthly bank and account reconciliations, and resolve processing errors.
• Administer employee health, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) or retirement plans; coordinate open enrollment and life-event changes.
• Track FMLA, ADA, short-term and long-term disability, and attendance records.
• Coordinate new-hire HRIS setup and orientations, process background checks and I-9 verifications, and conduct exit interviews and final-pay calculations.
• Answer day-to-day HR policy questions and assist with performance-management documentation and basic grievance or disciplinary inquiries.
• Maintain confidential, organized digital and physical personnel and payroll files and conduct periodic internal audits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time