Human Resources Generalist
We’re looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented HR Generalist to join our Human Resources team. The focus of this position will be HR operations, playing an important role in payroll administration, onboarding, benefits, leave administration, and HR systems. You will help deliver a seamless experience for employees while maintaining accuracy and compliance of key HR processes.
What You'll Do
- Process payroll accurately and on schedule, ensuring employee changes, timekeeping records, and payroll transactions are completed correctly and within deadlines.
- Audit payroll and workforce management data to maintain accuracy, compliance, and data integrity.
- Maintain employee records and support HR system administration, reporting, troubleshooting, and process improvements.
- Coordinate onboarding activities, including I-9 verification, employee data entry, and payroll and benefits enrollment.
- Administer employee benefits, including enrollments, changes, audits, reporting, and responding to routine employee questions.
- Support leave administration by maintaining leave records, coordinating required documentation, and communicating next steps and key dates to employees and managers.
- Provide operational support to the Human Resources team, maintain confidentiality, and assist with HR projects and continuous process improvements.
What You'll Bring
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to think critically and solve problems independently.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
If you are someone who thrives on accuracy and takes pride in delivering a great employee experience, we'd love to hear from you!
Benefits
- Most Benefits start Day 1
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Flex Spending or HSA
- 401(k) with company match
- Profit-Sharing/ Defined Contribution (1-year waiting period)
- PTO/ Paid Holidays
- Company-paid ST and LT Disability
- Maternity Leave/ Parental Leave
- Subsidized Parking
- Company-paid Term Life/ Accidental Death Insurance
About Cottingham & Butler:
At Cottingham & Butler, we sell a promise to help our clients through life’s toughest moments. To deliver on that promise, we aim to hire, train, and grow the best professionals in the industry. We look for people with an insatiable desire to succeed, are committed to growing, and thrive on challenges. Our culture is guided by the theme of “better every day” constantly pushing ourselves to be better than yesterday – that’s who we are and what we believe in.
As an organization, we are tremendously optimistic about the future and have incredibly high expectations for our people and our performance. Our ability to grow as a company, fuels investments in new resources to better serve our clients and provide the amazing career opportunities our employees want and deserve. This is why we are a growth company and why we are committed to being better every day.
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Skills Required
- Experience in HRIS management and data integrity
- Background in employee relations and HR processes
- Ability to train HR staff on system tools
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Experience in handling employee concerns and investigations
Cottingham & Butler Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cottingham & Butler and has not been reviewed or approved by Cottingham & Butler.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable pay elements—such as commissions, bonuses, and profit sharing—create meaningful earning upside in certain roles. Feedback suggests these incentives contribute to stronger satisfaction where performance pay is prominent.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and profit sharing strengthens long‑term savings potential. Feedback suggests tax‑advantaged accounts and, in some roles, day‑one eligibility add tangible value.
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Parental & Family Support — Priority access and discounted rates at the Dubuque HQ onsite childcare center directly support working parents. Family‑oriented perks complement the broader health and time‑off offerings.
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What We Do
Cottingham & Butler is the 31st largest insurance broker in the U.S. and a recognized leader in offering innovative property & casualty and employee benefit insurance solutions. The company is headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, and employs over 1,200 employees across the U.S. Better Every Day. That's our promise to our clients. We deliver better advice, better service, and better ideas than our competitors. Every Day. It's a commitment to challenging conventional wisdom, innovating, improving how we serve our clients and growing as industry professionals. This approach has produced superior results for our clients, and a growth track record that has propelled us forward since 1887
