Consultant II, Outsourced Human Resources

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People truly matter and they feel it. For those looking to make a difference and find a professional home, Wipfli offers a career-defining opportunity.

Job Summary

Under the direction of a Senior Consultant or Manager, the Consultant II provides HR Outsourcing support and advisory services to clients. This role assists clients with day-to-day human resources needs, including employee handbooks, workplace policies, compliance, employee lifecycle processes, and the application of HR best practices. The Consultant II independently manages assigned responsibilities and smaller client workstreams while collaborating with senior team members on more complex matters. This position regularly interacts with clients and is expected to provide responsive, practical, and well-documented HR guidance.

Essential Responsibilities:  

• Provide ongoing HR Outsourcing support to assigned clients, responding to day-to-day HR questions and service needs.
• Research and apply federal, state, and local employment requirements and help clients implement practical HR practices aligned with organizational needs and recognized best practices.
• Draft, review, and update employee handbooks, workplace policies, procedures, templates, and other HR documentation.
• Support employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, employee changes, performance management, leaves of absence, employee relations, and offboarding.
• Coordinate employee benefits administration, including enrollments, terminations, status changes, leave impacts, open enrollment, vendor coordination, and employee communications.
• Manage smaller client engagements or defined portions of larger engagements, coordinating activities, monitoring progress, maintaining documentation, and meeting established deadlines.
• Communicate HR information clearly and professionally to clients and team members, adapting the level of detail and delivery method for different audiences.
• Identify and escalate matters requiring additional review, keeping project leaders informed of potential scope, budget, quality, compliance, scheduling, capacity, or availability concerns.
• Stay current on employment developments and HR trends while contributing to internal tools, templates, resources, and process improvements that strengthen HR Outsourcing service delivery.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, organizational development, or a related field.
• 3+ years of work experience in a professional services firm or 4+ years of private industry experience in a HR Generalist capacity.
• Work toward obtaining professional HR certification within first year of hire.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Professional HR certification, or demonstrated progress toward obtaining an appropriate certification.
• Experience providing HR support to multiple departments, business units, locations, or clients.
• HR consulting, outsourced HR, professional services, or advisory experience.
• Experience supporting employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence, onboarding, offboarding, or compliance initiatives.
• Experience working with multistate employers or researching state-specific employment requirements.

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Additional Details:

Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identify, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email at hr@wipfli.com 

Wipfli values fair, transparent, and competitive compensation, considering each candidate's unique skills and experiences. The estimated base pay range for this role is $66,000 to $89,000, with offers typically not made at the maximum, allowing for future salary increases. The actual salary at the time of offer depends on business related factors like location, skills, experience, training/education, licensure, certifications, business needs, current associate pay, and relevant employment laws. 

Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, subject to participation rules and based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual and Firm performance. 

Wipfli cares about our associates and offers a variety of benefits to support their well-being. Highlights include 8 health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans), dental and vision coverage, opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution and an Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits include firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution, well-being incentive, education & certification assistance, flexible time off, family care leave, parental leave, family formation benefits, cell phone reimbursement, and travel rewards. Voluntary benefit offerings include critical illness & accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal, long-term care, pet insurance, ID theft protection, and supplemental life/AD&D. Eligibility for all benefits programs is dependent on annual hours expectation, position status/level and location. 

"Wipfli" is the brand name under which Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC and its respective subsidiary entities provide professional services. Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC (and its respective subsidiary entities) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Wipfli LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients, and Wipfli Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. Wipfli Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.