Contract HR Generalist

Job Opportunity: Contract HR Generalist with BERPL Inc. in Cincinnati, OH

Onsite | October 2026 – December 2026 | 40 Hours/Week

The ideal candidate is comfortable balancing payroll administration, benefits management, employee support, and open enrollment activities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and customer service. If you're the type of HR professional who prefers connecting with employees on the floor rather than sitting behind a desk all day, we'd love to hear from you.

As the Contract HR Generalist, you will play a key role in ensuring a seamless employee experience by supporting payroll, benefits administration, compliance reporting, and employee communication across multiple businesses.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly payroll for six companies using Paycor, including new hires, employee changes, deductions, and terminations.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee payroll and benefits inquiries.

• Support and administer annual Open Enrollment activities through Paycor.

• Manage employee benefit enrollments, changes, and ongoing benefits administration.

• Review, reconcile, and analyze payroll and benefits reports across multiple companies.

• Maintain employee records while ensuring confidentiality and compliance.

• Launch and track employee performance reviews within Paycor.

• Assist with reporting and audits related to 401(k), ESOP, workers' compensation, ACA, and other compliance requirements.

• Reconcile W-2, tax, and ACA reporting completed through the payroll system.

• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly payroll and benefits reports.

• Support employee wellness initiatives and programs.

• Coordinate meeting and event logistics as needed.

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and operational efficiencies.

• Perform additional HR and payroll-related projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of payroll and benefits administration experience.

• Hands-on Paycor experience required.

• Experience supporting employee benefits and open enrollment programs.

• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Service-oriented, positive, and approachable attitude.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee information.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• Previous HR Generalist experience supporting multiple locations or entities, preferred.

• Experience with payroll audits, compliance reporting, and benefits administration, preferred.

• Experience supporting employee wellness initiatives, preferred.

• Familiarity with ACA, 401(k), and workers' compensation reporting, preferred.

• About the Opportunity

• BERPL Inc./School Outfitters is comprised of market-leading businesses across diverse industries unified in their belief in the power of employee ownership, customer obsession, technology leadership, and building high-energy, people-first cultures and teams.

• We're on a mission to reinvent what great looks like by putting customers and people first, doing things the right way, and treating people the way we want to be treated.

• School Outfitters furnishes great places to learn including durable, flexible, and comfortable furnishings to create a dynamic learning environment.

• If you're a payroll-focused HR professional looking for a rewarding short-term opportunity within a collaborative and employee-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

• Apply online today!

• EEO/M/F/D/V. No third-party applications, please.

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