About the Role
Oversee the managed separations and unemployment insurance function for approximately 65+ Unemployment and Human Resource clients to help control their unemployment insurance costs. Provide value-based human resource consulting services and advice to clients via telephone and email on a variety of human resource and employee management topics.
Responsibilities
- Process an average of 50 unemployment insurance claims/questionnaires per week within the claim deadline.
- Review claims/questionnaires and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Contact clients to obtain clarification and/or additional information.
- Fill out separation reasons on claim forms.
- Act as a liaison between the Department of Labor and clients regarding all claim issues.
- Obtain additional information from clients within 48 hours as needed by the Department of Labor.
- Provide consultation to clients and helpline members on a variety of HR and employee management issues, especially relating to discipline and terminations.
- Research government regulations and review various HR resources as needed to respond to clients.
- Coordinate unemployment insurance hearings for clients, including reviewing determinations, requesting hearings, reviewing files, discussing cases, preparing for hearings, representing clients, and reviewing hearing files.
- Coordinate the appeals process for clients, including reviewing hearing decisions, discussing cases with clients, writing appeal request letters, requesting transcripts, and writing appeal briefs.
- Perform miscellaneous duties, including reviewing charges against clients' accounts for accuracy, following up on CCC charges, answering incoming calls, and setting up new clients.
- Enter all claims and supporting documentation into Zoho accurately and in a timely manner.
- Contact clients to sign up for unemployment online service account and SIDES.
- Perform daily data entry in ACCESS and file all claims by month.
- Sell additional services to clients, make client visits for client retention, and bring on new clients to increase UI revenue.
- Write, deliver, and follow up on all sales proposals.
- Participate in and network at various professional organizations and trade shows.
- Maintain professional growth, development, and key industry knowledge to stay abreast of changing federal and state employment regulations.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in human resources, industrial relations, business administration, management, or related field.
- Two years of unemployment claims processing and counseling experience.
- Two years of related human resource experience.
- An equivalent amount of education and experience.
- Computer experience using Microsoft Office software and Zoho.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
- Possession of and ability to maintain a valid driver's license.
- Ability to provide own transportation and occasional travel throughout the Central New York area.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work additional work hours as needed.
- Ability to operate a multi-line telephone, personal computer, printer, adding machine, facsimile, and photocopier.
- Close mental and visual attention is required to perform work dealing primarily with preparing and analyzing data and figures, performing accounting work, using a computer terminal, and/or extensive reading.
- Ability to kneel, crouch, reach, sit, stand, push, pull, lift, finger, grasp, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.
- Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.
- Work is performed in an office setting where there is no substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
- All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
- Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
- The company reserves the right to add to or revise an employee's job duties at any time at its sole discretion.
- This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.
Skills
- Human resource consulting
- Employee management
- Unemployment insurance claims processing
- HR and employee management issue consultation
- Government regulation research
- HR resource review
- Sales proposal writing
- Networking
- Computer proficiency
- Word processing
- Spreadsheets
- Generating reports
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Writing skills
- Presentation delivery
Location
- Central New York area
Work Type
- Full-time
- Occasional travel
Experience Level
- Depending on Experience
Education Level
- Associate's degree in human resources, industrial relations, business administration, management, or related field
Salary/Compensations
- $22.00 - $23.00
About the Company
- The company reserves the right to add to or revise an employee's job duties at any time at its sole discretion.
- This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.
