HR Specialist (Recruiting & Payroll) On-Site

Eye Consultants of Atlanta PC•Atlanta, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The HR Specialist administers accurate and timely payroll and supports the full recruiting lifecycle for Eye Consultants of Atlanta. The role manages sensitive employee data, payroll-cycle controls, onboarding and offboarding, candidate sourcing and communication, interview logistics, recruiting reports, and cross-functional handoffs. It requires confidentiality, careful documentation, responsive service, and the ability to balance recurring payroll deadlines with changing recruiting demands. The current workload is approximately 40% payroll administration and 60% recruiting and talent acquisition. The position is full-time and non-exempt, within the Finance / Human Resources department. The employer may conduct background checks and drug testing as part of hiring; offers are contingent on successful completion of these screenings.

Requirements

At least 3 years of payroll, HR operations, recruiting, or closely related experience.
Demonstrated payroll-cycle administration and candidate-coordination experience.
Strong Excel and reporting skills, with comfort reconciling detailed data.
Experience with an HRIS/payroll platform.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with employees, candidates, and leaders.
Ability to handle confidential information with sound judgment.
Ability to meet deadlines.
High school diploma required.
Core competencies include accuracy and control awareness, deadline management and prioritization, candidate and employee service orientation, clear documentation and follow-through, discretion and professional judgment, problem solving and escalation, and adaptability during payroll and hiring peaks.

Nice To Haves

iSolved experience.
Associate or bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

Coordinate payroll preparation, adjustments, mileage, bonuses, retroactive pay, salary changes, and final entries.
Track open payroll items and follow up on missing approvals, timecards, and employee information.
Review payroll previews, zero-earnings reports, and exceptions before processing.
Process direct-deposit changes using appropriate identity verification and approval controls.
Produce post-payroll reports, management reporting, FSA check requests, and weekly hours reports.
Prepare month-end payroll reports and support payroll journal-entry documentation.
Process onboarding and offboarding documentation, including HRIS and IT handoffs.
Maintain employee records in iSolved, DocuSign, and SharePoint with complete audit support.
Support off-cycle payrolls, live checks, quarterly reporting, and other time-sensitive exceptions.
Retain evidence of approvals and changes for payroll, HRIS, and employee master-data activity.
Promptly escalate unresolved discrepancies, fraud indicators, access concerns, or deadline risks.
Protect confidential payroll, compensation, banking, and personal employee information.
Manage assigned requisitions and recruiting priorities with hiring managers.
Source, identify, and engage qualified candidates through approved channels.
Screen candidates for role requirements, experience, availability, and compensation alignment.
Coordinate interviews, candidate communication, feedback, and next steps.
Maintain accurate candidate status, notes, and documentation in recruiting systems and files.
Prepare recruiting reports and provide timely pipeline and activity updates.
Participate in weekly recruiting calls and stakeholder meetings.
Coordinate offers, pre-employment steps, and handoff to new-hire orientation and onboarding.
Support unemployment-related documentation and employment inquiries as assigned.
Monitor aging requisitions, bottlenecks, and candidate-experience risks.
Apply consistent, job-related selection practices and protect candidate confidentiality.
Flex recruiting effort around payroll deadlines and escalate competing priorities.
Follow other instructions and perform other duties requested by the Supervisor.