University of Wisconsin-Madison

HR Generalist

University of Wisconsin-Madison

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Madison • Wisconsin • United States

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Salary

💰 $52,000 per year

About the role

  • Contributes to the development, implementation, interpretation, and revision of work unit Human Resources policies and procedures according to institutional and legal rules and regulations (10%)
  • Executes and audits work transactions and changes adhering to established policies and procedures to meet anticipated deadlines (25%)
  • Receives, responds to, and resolves employee questions and problems (25%)
  • Represents unit/program at institutional workshops, informational meetings, and training sessions (10%)
  • Serves as lead payroll coordinator. Prepares, organizes, processes, audits payroll; completes payroll transactions and changes adhering to established policies and procedures to meet anticipated deadlines (20%)
  • Provides consultation, performs analytics, and/or maintains personnel files, communications, and materials for work unit through various mediums (20%)

Requirements

  • Experience in a complex administrative environment
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information in an understandable fashion to a variety of individuals with different levels of knowledge on the topic
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and maintain confidentiality
  • Demonstrated commitment to courteous and responsive customer service, with the ability and desire to work collaboratively
  • Human resources related experience
  • Payroll related experience
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload, manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively, and follow-through on tasks and work unsupervised
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team setting to establish and maintain effective working relationships
  • Ability to communicate with tact and discretion in difficult employment and personnel situations
  • Knowledge of and/or the ability to learn and apply Universities of Wisconsin and UW-Madison policies and procedures
  • Acute attention to detail
Benefits
  • generous paid time off
  • competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
  • tax-advantaged savings accounts
  • participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
payroll processinganalyticspolicy interpretationauditingwork transaction managementpersonnel file maintenanceMicrosoft OfficeExcelWordOutlook
Soft Skills
analytical skillsdecision-makingoral communicationwritten communicationcustomer servicecollaborationjudgmentdiscretionattention to detailindependence