Human Resources Generalist – Coconut Grove, FL

Schedule: Full-time | 9am-6pm M-F

Seeking two proactive HR Generalists to support people operations from onboarding through payroll and compliance. The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the employee lifecycle: recruiting coordination, onboarding, I-9/E-Verify, new-hire packets, and orientations

• Maintain HRIS records, personnel files, and compliance documentation

• Process payroll changes, benefits enrollments, and employee updates in ADP (Workforce Now preferred)

• Serve as a first point of contact for HR inquiries and escalate complex matters as needed

• Track PTO/leave, performance review cycles, and mandatory trainings

• Support employee relations with professionalism and confidentiality

• Partner with leadership on HR projects, process improvements, and reporting/metrics

Requirements:

• 2+ years of professional HR experience in a corporate setting

• SHRM certification (SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP) — required

• ADP experience — required (Workforce Now strongly preferred)

• Bilingual in Spanish & English — required

• Knowledge of federal/state employment laws and HR best practices

• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and excellent communication

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in legal, insurance, or professional services

• Exposure to benefits administration, leave management, and basic payroll support

• Excel/Google Sheets proficiency for reporting and tracking

Benefits:

• Weekly Pay
• Holiday Pay
• After 30days: Health, Dental, Vision, GAP, Short Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness and Life Insurance.
• Milestone Bonus of 40 hours for every 1200 hours.

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity.

Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Contact information

Andres Diaz