Human Resources Assistant

Overview & Responsibilities In business for over 60 years, Republic Finance is proud to be a trusted lender in over 250 communities in 12 states! We specialize in providing flexible lending solutions and incomparable customer service. The Human Resources Assistant is a full-time, non-exempt position located in our corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge, LA. This position provides administrative support to our Human Resources department for general personnel matters and payroll processing. Primary responsibilities will be managing the temp onboarding process. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Overtime is not usually necessary, but may be required based upon workload. Incumbent into this position will work under close supervision and will follow mainly pre-established guidelines that are clerical in nature. Job responsibilities are as follows: Responsible for working with various temp agencies to coordinate governing document approval with internal legal department. Tracking temp worker engagements within the company, including pre-hire screenings, correspondence with agencies on candidate status and missing items, inputting temp candidate into ADP, and processing temp end of assignment Pre-Employment Screening processing, tracking and correspondence to hiring managers Follow-up with Branch Managers and Employees for needed items: Mainly new hire documents, Acknowledgements to policy updates, etc Data entry of employee and payroll information into ADP Payroll system among other various data entry duties Assists with processing of new hires, terminations, and changes of employment status Responsible for building and maintaining employee data reports used by the whole company such as active FTE counts, Employee Roster, and Daily employee activity reports Other duties and special projects as assigned; occasionally may even assist other departments as needed Requirements High school diploma or equivalent Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel (We use Excel very frequently) Excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills. (We spend a lot of time on the phone or utilizing E-mail to communicate with geographically dispersed employees since are not in our office to speak to face-to-face) Very detail focused as there is a large amount of data entry required of this position. Accuracy is critical in this role Great with follow-up and can utilize ticklers or other reminders to make sure recurring duties are complete timely Resourcefulness Professional and customer-service focused attitude Previous office/clerical work preferred Able to pass pre-employment screenings including: credit history, criminal background and drug screen in order to be considered for this position Benefits We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including: Health/Dental/Vision Paid Time Off (PTO) 401 (K) and employer match Company provided Life Insurance & Long Term Disability Additional benefits with Republic include: Employee of the Month Program Philanthropic support for charities such as Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the American Cancer Society Professional offices with a friendly team environment Republic Finance, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age disability or veteran status in employment opportunities and benefits. Republic Finance, LLC maintains a Drug-Free Workplace.