HR Coordinator/Generalist (Payroll)

Location: Melville, NY (Long Island), United States

Company

hirify.global provides professional staffing and technical support services, with this role supporting a client organization.

What you will do

• Perform direct payroll processing on a daily or weekly basis, including payroll register audits and reviews.
• Act as a point of contact for employee questions, concerns, basic HR guidance, and employee relations matters.
• Administer benefits, insurance enrollment, attendance tracking, and time-and-attendance entry.
• Maintain confidential personnel files, HR records, systems, databases, and reporting.
• Prepare HR communications, reports, spreadsheets, and documentation while supporting process improvements and compliance initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of general HR support experience in an organization with 200 or more employees.
• Strong direct payroll processing experience using Paychex or a similar platform; third-party payroll submission experience alone is not sufficient.
• Strong understanding of employee healthcare benefits and federal and New York payroll and employment laws.
• Comfort handling sensitive legal case matter conversations and maintaining confidentiality.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; HRIS or ATS experience is a plus.

Nice to have

• Experience in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Experience with HRIS or ATS systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on role in a dynamic, high-growth environment.
• Opportunity to balance strategic HR thinking with day-to-day execution.
• Exposure to payroll, employee relations, benefits, HR systems, and process improvement.