Human Resources Assistant

Job Summary:  Provide assistance of human resources functions, such as benefits and compensation administration, staffing, and training. Responsible for processing company payroll.

Essential Duties:

• Assists department in carrying out various human resource programs and procedures for all company employees.
• Participates in benefits administration to include change reporting, approving invoices for payment and occasional claims resolution.
• Assists in administration of the compensation program; helps monitor the performance appraisal process.
• May participate in recruitment efforts and assist in running pre-employment screenings and reference checks; may also help conduct new-hire orientation
• Maintains human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database as needed.
• Assists in organizational training and development efforts; may research available training sources and methods to determine the most effective manner in which to conduct programs.
• Assigns specific training activities to other bank personnel.
• Maintains records on the progress and performance of those involved in the training.
• Analyzes, prepares and inputs payroll data utilizing automated system to produce accurate and timely payroll.
• Performs various general ledger entries and account reconciliations.
• Maintains current knowledge of applicable state and federal wage and hour laws.
• Prepares federal and state tax reports quarterly and annually.
• Facilitates management and employee understanding of payroll procedures.
• Administers and maintains accurate data on the Bank's employee intranet/portal.
• Complete required training and compliance with Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering policies, procedures, including identification of suspicious activity, CTR (Currency Transaction Report) preparation and other job specific policies/procedures pertaining to this position.
• Perform other duties, as business need requires.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business or human resource management, or minimum 3 years of human resources and payroll related experience, or any similar combination of education and experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business or human resource management, or minimum 3 years of human resources and payroll related experience, or any similar combination of education and experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Skills in the operation of a personal computer with word processing and spreadsheet software and intra/internet.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate a variety of activities.
• Knowledge in payroll preparation and procedures, multi-state experience a plus.
• Ability to operate a fax and copy machine.

Physical Qualifications:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position constantly. 
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets and other office machinery; such as a copy and/or fax machine.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery; such as a calculator, copy machine, and printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and/or customers with inquiries.  Must be able to exchange information in these situations.
• Constantly assesses information from computer, manuals, spreadsheets and other bank systems.
• Ability to transport file boxes to another work location (records vault).
• Ability to drive and/or ride in a vehicle to attend educational training or required meetings.

Bank of Eastern Oregon is an Equal Opportunity Employer of minorities, women, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

This job description is subject to change and other functions may be assigned/reassigned at management's discretion, in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position, and is not an employment contract. The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals.

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