Responsibilities:
- Support day-to-day HR operations across multiple functions including onboarding, benefits, payroll coordination, and HRIS updates.
- Serve as a first point of contact for employee inquiries, providing guidance on policies, benefits, and general HR matters.
- Partner with managers to address employee relations issues and promote positive workplace culture.
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
- Assist with HR projects such as performance reviews, compensation reviews, and engagement initiatives.
Qualifications:
- 3–5 years of HR experience in a generalist capacity.
- Strong understanding of California employment laws and regulations.
- Experience with HRIS systems (Workday, BambooHR, or similar).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative mindset.
- Start-up industry experience preferred.
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What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future.
GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide.
Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
