WHAT IS A HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR ?
The Human Resources Director acts as a crucial advisor to the Chief Financial Officer, overseeing all aspects of accounting, government grant reporting, human resources, and risk management. This role includes developing program and organizational budgets, maintaining the general ledger and fixed asset systems, and executing appropriate journal entries at each month's end.
Need-to-Know Overview of a Human Resources Director
1. Human Resources Director Responsibilities
- Supervision, coaching, counseling and mentoring of finance/HR staff.
- Manage payroll function. including, timesheets, journal entries, expense allocation and biweekly processing.
- Maintain confidential employee personnel files and other records related to payroll.
- Monitor employee leave and PTO accruals, benefits and other payroll deductions for accuracy.
- Facilitate the hiring, termination and counseling process for a 50 person employee group.
- Supervise the general ledger and accounts payable functions ensuring that vendor invoices are processed, recorded and paid in an accurate, timely manner.
- Maintains batch and vendor files for reference and audit.
- Supervise/perform the billing and grants reporting function ensuring that invoices, payment requests and required grant reports are completed and filed in a timely and accurate manner.
- With CFO, serve as principal contact with funders for applications, information requests, accounting and monitoring.
- Responsible for monthly financial closing, including billing, government grant reporting and other activity.
- Principal liaison with payroll, benefits and insurance providers.
2. Human Resources Director Ability, Experience, and Knowledge
- General accounting procedures, computer literacy and working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (including spreadsheet experience).
- Working knowledge of Financial Edge preferred.
- Ability to sit for long periods with extended work at a video display terminal.
- Ability to multitask, concentrate, and pay close attention to detail at the same time.
- Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
- Ability to function as a team member.
- Excellent written and oral communication.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality due to the nature of position.
- Experience managing and supporting plant HR activities
- Experience in local and federal employment laws, trends, compliance and personnel activities
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills