[Remote] HR Administrative Assistant Full Time (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Network Runners, Inc. is an IT consulting company seeking an HR Administrative Assistant. The role involves supporting the HR department with screening applicants, payroll preparation, and administering employee benefits while maintaining personnel records and providing orientation for new employees.ResponsibilitiesProvides job candidates by screening, interviewing, and testing applicants; notifying existing staff of internal opportunities; maintaining personnel records; obtaining temporary staff from agenciesPays employees by calculating pay; distributing checks; maintaining recordsAdministers medical insurance, disability programs by advising employees of eligibility; providing application information; helping with form completion; verifying submission; notifying employees of approvalsMonitors unemployment claims by reviewing claims; substantiating documentation; requesting legal counsel reviewMaintains human resources records by recording new hires, transfers, terminations, changes in job classifications, merit increases; tracking vacation, sick, and personal timeOrients new employees by providing orientation information packets; reviewing company policies; gathering withholding and other payroll information; explaining and obtaining signatures for benefit programsDocuments human resources actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and recordsUpdates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publicationsAccomplishes human resources department and organization mission by completing related results as neededSkillsIntegrityPositive attitudeDependabilityTeam orientationAdministrative Writing SkillsVerbal CommunicationMaintaining Employee FilesCompensation and Wage StructureOrienting EmployeesBenefits AdministrationInterviewing SkillsProfessionalismOrganizationTeamworkProficient in Microsoft Office Suite products: Specifically - Word, Excel and PowerPointAbility to clear Background / Drug testCompany OverviewNetwork Runners is an IT company that offers backup and disaster recovery services. It was founded in 2000, and is headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://networkrunners.com.