Abacum
People Operations Generalist
New York City, Remote. Posted 8 days ago
The role
This person will manage the full employee lifecycle and payroll operations for employees in the US and Canada. They will support the People team by handling onboarding, off-boarding, compliance, benefits, and office management.
What you will do
- Own People Operations across the full employee lifecycle for employees in the US and Canada.
- Ensure employee records and documentation remain accurate and consistent across systems.
- Own the operational preparation and review of payroll across the United States and Canada.
- Manage payroll inputs including new hires, terminations, salary changes, variable compensation, and benefits.
- Partner with payroll providers and Finance to ensure accurate and compliant payroll cycles.
- Act as an operational point of reference for employees and managers on payroll, benefits, PTO, and leaves.
- Coordinate onboarding requirements and operational setup for new hires.
- Manage voluntary and involuntary employee exits.
- Maintain accurate employee data across HR systems and internal tools.
- Provide on the ground support for the CEO and Chief of Staff in the NYC office.
Required qualifications
- Hands-on payroll experience in both the US and Canada is essential.
- 5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations or a similar generalist role.
- Strong experience managing employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, compensation changes, leaves and offboarding.
- Practical knowledge of US and Canadian People Operations, including payroll, benefits, employment documentation and leave administration.
- Experience working with external payroll providers, PEOs, or similar partners.
- Strong HR systems, data and process mindset.
- Strong judgement and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive employee matters.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation including equity package
- Competitive vacation policy
- Medical Insurance
- L&D budget
- Access to Meditopia (wellbeing platform)
- Language courses (English / Spanish)
About the company
Abacum is a Business Planning solution for finance teams. Headquartered in New York, it has a global team of 100+ people.