Human Resources Specialist

THIS OPPORTUNITY

The Human Resources (HR) Specialist reports to the WSOSF Executive Director and is a member of the Operations team. The top accountabilities for this role are to: 1) provide administrative support for the employee hiring, onboarding, and exiting processes; 2) administer and maintain the organization’s HRIS, BambooHR; 3) oversee employee benefits and payroll; 4) support with staff HR needs (e.g., process reasonable accommodation requests, provide conflict resolution support, support leave requests); and 5) collaborate with the Finance team on accounts payable and benefits/payroll activities.

The main WSOS office is in Seattle’s Mt. Baker neighborhood. This is a hybrid role required to be located within Washington state with as-needed time in the office determined in collaboration with their supervisor.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Provide exceptional on- and off-boarding experiences for incoming and exiting staff while complying with all regulatory requirements and organization policies
• Maintain and improve processes within the HRIS (BambooHR) to enhance usability and staff experience while honoring the highest level of data accuracy and security
• Lead the biweekly payroll process in the HRIS, ensuring every detail is accurate while troubleshooting technical issues that arise, collaborating with benefits providers as necessary, and supporting with state and federal reporting requirements as needed
• Serve as a key point of contact for employees within the HR function including as the support person for open enrollment periods, advising related to company policies, and other HR-related activities
• Support finance team with basic accounts payable functions, as well as benefit and payroll tax reconciliation processes
• Other duties as assigned