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State of South Carolina

Human Resources Assistant

State of South Carolina, SC, United States

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Job Responsibilities

Reporting to the Employment, Class & Comp Manager, the Human Resources Assistant processes personnel and payroll actions for permanent and grant-funded FTE employees and administers the university’s leave program.

  • Monitors leave reports, adjusts leave balances, manages negative leave balances, and submits payroll adjustment forms.
  • Calculates and enters leave for employees on special leave status and initiates personal action forms, as needed.
  • Requests leave information for transferring state employees.
  • Manages the state leave transfer process and prepares annual report.
  • Enters new hire assignments and verifies payroll information.
  • Processes reclassifications, reassignments and non-payroll-related personnel actions.
  • Processes terminations.
  • Serves as backup for processing temporary and student assignments.
  • Monitors the HRHelp inbox and responds to inquiries or forwards to the appropriate person.
  • Completes all requests for verification of employment.
  • Serves as backup for front-office functions.

Job Responsibilities

Reporting to the Employment, Class & Comp Manager, the Human Resources Assistant processes personnel and payroll actions for permanent and grant-funded FTE employees and administers the university’s leave program.

  • Monitors leave reports, adjusts leave balances, manages negative leave balances, and submits payroll adjustment forms.
  • Calculates and enters leave for employees on special leave status and initiates personal action forms, as needed.
  • Requests leave information for transferring state employees.
  • Manages the state leave transfer process and prepares annual report.
  • Enters new hire assignments and verifies payroll information.
  • Processes reclassifications, reassignments and non-payroll-related personnel actions.
  • Processes terminations.
  • Serves as backup for processing temporary and student assignments.
  • Monitors the HRHelp inbox and responds to inquiries or forwards to the appropriate person.
  • Completes all requests for verification of employment.
  • Serves as backup for front-office functions.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree and two years of relevant experience, or High school diploma and four years of relevant experience.
  • Working knowledge of basic payroll processing procedures and the principles/best practices of human resource and leave management, including relevant federal and state laws and regulations.
  • Effective organizational, problem-solving and math skills.
  • Sufficient technical ability to master required software and perform job duties at a high level.
  • Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with difficult situations.
  • Ability to effectively coordinate various tasks simultaneously and work with accuracy despite frequent interruptions.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion in working with confidential information.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the general public.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous related experience in a human resources office, preferably at an institute of higher education.
  • Experience with payroll processing and/or data/leave management.
  • Proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel.
  • Experience with Banner software helpful.

Additional Comments

To apply go to https://winthrop.peopleadmin.com/postings/19986 .

Telecommuting: Employees are not eligible for telecommuting/remote work during their 12-month probationary period. After that time, certain positions may be eligible for telecommuting/remote work at the discretion of the supervisor and in accordance with Winthrop policies.

Seniority level

  • Seniority level

    Entry level

Employment type

  • Employment type

    Temporary

Job function

  • Job function

    Human Resources

  • Industries

    Government Administration

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