Onboarding & Benefits Coordinator

We are looking for a detail-oriented Onboarding & Benefits Coordinator to join a Contract assignment supporting a high-volume workforce project in New York, New York. In this fully onsite role, you will help coordinate onboarding, benefits enrollment, payroll documentation, and employee follow-up to keep key staffing and transition activities moving on schedule. This opportunity is ideal for someone who is organized, responsive, and comfortable managing large volumes of employee information in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate onboarding administration for a large employee population, ensuring new employee records and required forms are completed accurately.

• Reach out to employees to collect outstanding documentation and provide timely guidance on next steps in the onboarding process.

• Assist team members with benefits enrollment activities, including helping employees complete elections within required deadlines.

• Support payroll-related setup by facilitating completion of items such as direct deposit information and related administrative records.

• Monitor progress reports and track incomplete tasks using Excel and internal systems to help maintain accuracy and compliance.

• Partner with HR and payroll contacts to manage high-volume employee communications and resolve routine process questions.

• Help support employee data movement and administrative tasks tied to a large-scale workforce transition into company systems.

• Maintain organized records and escalate missing or time-sensitive items to ensure deadlines are met.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of experience in HR administration, onboarding, or a closely related support function.
• Prior hands-on experience with benefits enrollment or open enrollment processes.
• Ability to manage a high volume of follow-up with employees while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including filtering, sorting, and reviewing reports.
• Experience using HR or onboarding platforms; familiarity with Lyric or similar systems is preferred.
• Background in retail environments is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of common employment documentation and administrative forms, including onboarding and compliance-related paperwork.

Compensation

$26.60-$29.00 Hourly

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