Cognos HR is expanding our HR Consulting team! We are a Chicago-based HR services (PEO) and consulting firm that helps startups, nonprofits and small businesses support their employee and people operations. We provide HR software, payroll services, employee benefits and consultative HR support to hundreds of organizations around the country.
With offices in downtown Chicago and Oakbrook Terrace, IL, Cognos HR is a small but mighty group of HR and business experts, passionate about providing the support our clients need to grow their business and help their employees succeed.
The HR Consultant Role:
Our Human Resources Consultants are true business partners for our clients. Our clients rely on our HR consultants to be highly engaged in both the strategic and day-to-day aspects of their business acting as the liaison between payroll, benefits, and other key HR deliverables. Candidates will be expected to have excellent communication skills, the ability to manage a variety of projects and create efficient workflows for managing client needs. This is a hybrid role and client onsite presence may be required when requested.
Responsibilities:
Developing strong working relationships with a variety of clients and stakeholders
Crafting a strategic HR plan that aligns to the client’s business goals
Providing HR policy guidance and interpretation
Identifying gaps and proactively helping manage risk
Providing comprehensive HR support, which includes pre-employment and new hire processing, on-boarding and termination, I-9 verification, updates to employee handbooks, benefit guides, exit interviews, background checks, and HRIS data entry
Offering counsel on all aspects of HR, including job descriptions, compensation and performance management
Overseeing employee benefits programs and annual open enrollment for your clients
Interpreting and staying up to date on Federal, State and Local employment laws including but not limited to FLSA, ADA, HIPAA, FMLA, Civil Rights Act
Commuting to client worksites when/if required
Mindset:
Collaborative, consultative, critical thinking, problem solving
Comfortable interacting with owners, C-suite, new employees and everyone in between
Proactive, enthusiastic and thoughtful approach to client service
No micromanaging. You will run your client book of business
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and 4+ years HR experience
PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification preferred
Excellent communication, time management and project management skills
Strong business ethics and the ability to maintain confidentiality for client matters
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Powerpoint, Word, Excel)
Experience with HRIS and payroll platforms preferred.
Knowledge of the PEO industry is preferred
Other things to consider:
You’ll get to work in Chicago’s amazing small business, technology and startup community alongside a smart, and fun team of experts
A leadership team committed to your professional development
Competitive salary, bonuses, and 401K.
Medical, dental and vision insurance.
Let’s do this!
There’s only so much we can convey in a job description, so please look around our website or our Built In Chicago and Hyde Park Angels Partner pages to see who we are and learn about the philosophy by which we partner with our clients. Think about what you would find most exciting about joining the team and working with our clients. Email us your thoughts and resume at: hrjobs@cognoshr.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
CognosHR is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.