Human Resources / Affordable Care Act Specialist

Your Payroll Department (YPD), a division of James Hamlin & Co., provides payroll, HR, ACA, Workers Comp, Retirement plans, Time & Attendance, and General Ledger solutions to its clients. YPD is part of a licensed CPA firm helping clients maximize their profit potential while achieving and exceeding their business growth goals through its related divisions of accounting, information technology and financial services. Established in 1964, James Hamlin & Co. is a second-generation, family-owned business with 50 employees serving hundreds of businesses and thousands of individuals.

Has the recent closing of Pro/Data affected you?  Do you have experience with Evolution software?  If so, keep reading!  As a HR/ACA Specialist with Your Payroll Department, you will use Evolution payroll software and Advanced HR software to maintain clients’ HR and ACA needs.  Reporting directly to the Payroll Manager, you will support your assigned clients with general HR questions and help clients maintain ACA compliance  You will alert your clients when an employee is eligible for insurance coverage, follow up on offers of coverage and maintain current insurance coverage in our software.  You will also prepare and file year-end ACA forms.  

You will train and support your clients on Advanced HR and Evolution payroll systems.  You will be responsible for keeping up-to-date on your own knowledge of HR and ACA compliance, as well as related systems.

You will also:

• Complete at least 20 hrs of approved CPE coursework each year
• Work with team to revise our procedures to respond to external changes like software changes and law changes
• Troubleshoot problems arising with software and related systems
• Maintain client billing for related services
• Respond to and resolve client inquiries in a timely manner
• Coach clients on use of HR software as needed
• Support internal payroll and accounting staff needs

• Knowledge of Advanced HR and Evolution payroll a plus
• Experience with Affordable Care Act law
• General HR knowledge
• Tech savvy (quick learner who is comfortable with technology and able to resolve issues where software is not intuitive)
• Ability to work well and quickly under pressure
• Strong 10-key typing skills
• Excellent customer service experience
• Open to change and willing to learn

Please include a cover letter.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.