HR Generalist – Operations and Total Rewards
Vericel® Corporation
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Responding to queries that arrive in the HR Inbox.
- Support the business with creating offer letters and contracts of employment for candidates.
- Draft letters regarding end of employment and variation of contract; ensure letters issued, signed, and saved to colleague files.
- Draft letters covering matters including bonus payments, salary, leave entitlements, change of Line Manager, change of location, and other employment related changes.
- Request probation completion paperwork from line managers and draft probation completion letters to colleagues.
- Manage documentation through DocuSign and HCM.
- Ensure procedures are adhered to when colleagues are onboarded and offboarded.
- Save documents and relevant correspondence to colleague files; perform pre-checks prior to audit and action outstanding requirements before audit commencement.
- Share benefit information with colleagues at the end of probation and upon request.
- Save Pension Opt-In and Opt-Out forms to employee files.
- Set up new colleagues on HCM and complete related tasks.
- Ensure colleague records are correctly maintained and authorised within HCM and the benefits portal.
- Process invoices on behalf of the HR team.
- Ensure leave balances are correctly maintained and adjust leave balances when entitlement changes.
- Enter sickness absence onto HCM and save fit notes to employee files.
- Guide colleagues on how to use Employee Self-Service to update personal information.
- Update and monitor the company’s benefits platform to ensure benefit changes are captured.
- Assist colleagues with general HR and payroll queries, escalating issues to the HRBP or Payroll.
- Assist the HR Department with various projects on an ad hoc basis.
- Minute taking in Performance and Employee Relations or other meetings.
- Build an up to date understanding of legislation relating to Employment Law through workshops, newsletters and articles.
- Take on more responsibility as your knowledge grows and you develop.
- Assist with the preparation of monthly reporting data; prepare reports for senior leadership, audit purposes and custom reporting as required.
- Carry out general administration tasks in the HR team.
- Research law and legislation when required.
Requirements
- Experience working in organisations with well-defined HR practices, ideally in fast moving arenas.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- A keen eye for detail and an organised, process orientated outlook.
- Integrity and confidentiality, leading by example to set the standard for personal integrity.
- Generalist experience in assisting and supporting a team or individuals.
- A good base understanding of HR practices, and an interest in pursuing a career in HR.
- An enthusiastic approach to learning.
- A good practical understanding of MS Office.
- Ability to build relationships and earn trust.
- Good problem solving skills.
- Able to prioritise workloads and stakeholders in a fast paced and demanding environment.
