Human Resources Assistant Jobs

Community West Bank team members support and foster the values character, quality, people, community, and achievement. We live and breathe these attributes with all we do. As an integral member of the Human Resources team for Community West Bank, this position will provide extraordinary customer service to our internal team members and external customers, exemplifying the Banks values and our dedication to quality and service. This position will have direct responsibility as a Human Resources team member to assist in the accomplishment of the Department Business Plan goals and objectives. This position will elevate the team as a member of the Banks high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity, ethical standards, goal attainment and the ongoing development of CWBs vision to become the bank of choice for small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals in the markets we serve. We will combine steady growth, consistent earnings, and control risk to provide a safe and sound bank. Our people will be the difference, delivering an unparalleled experience to our clients, establishing consistency in earnings and enhanced shareholder value.

Job Overview/Purpose

Under the direction of the Human Resources & Employee Relations Manager, the Temporary Human Resources Assistant will provide administrative support to the Human Resources department. This position will directly, and indirectly, provide a high level of service to the Bank, its clients, vendors, shareholders, and other staff. This position will be responsible for assisting with daily Human Resources operational tasks. This position performs all essential duties in compliance with regulatory requirements as well as Bank policies and procedures.

Essential Duties

• Adheres to Sox-compliant procedures and consistently performs control activities accurately and completely with requisite source documentation.
• Develop and implement effective processes to identify, escalate, report, track and remediate risk related issues.
• Maintains an understanding of the SOX control environment, risk assessment and control activities for the assigned area(s). As a control operations, maintains the knowledge and skill to perform the control and remains independent from related procedures performed in the process.
• Assists with the Notary Administration and NMLS administration systems, updating information as needed for renewals, additions, and deletions of staff.
• Completes all required regulatory training as assigned within deadlines established including BSA, Bank Security and any other training as assigned, within required timeframes and on an annual basis.
• Provides a high level of administrative support to the Human Resources Team
• Assists with the tracking of employee performance evaluations, individual development plans, completion of anti-harassment training, and other HR documents as needed.
• Schedules interviews for candidates, assists department with recruitment activities, and calendar management as needed.
• Meets response and resolution times as defined in service level agreements and/or service requests and follows established processes to meet service level commitments.
• Tracks receipt of various employee acknowledgements and documents such as the Remote Workforce Agreement
• May assist as a backup for payroll processing.
• Assists department with open enrollment activities and correspondence as directed.
• Prepares monthly credit card reconciliation.
• Assists department with follow-up correspondence with HR vendors and employees.
• Ensures all department invoices are properly organized, approved, and sent to accounts payable for payment.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned by supervisor
• Cross trains in additional functions of the department
• Update job descriptions

Community West Bank is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Required Experience

• Ability to work in a manner consistent with having a high level of integrity, honesty, courage, and loyalty.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Knowledgeable of California payroll practices
• Ability to effectively comprehend and interpret Bank policies and procedures in the work environment
• Exhibit high degree of professionalism in handling and having access to sensitive information, and protect and maintain that confidential information
• Relax, have fun and dont take yourself too seriously!
• Ability to put people first in all aspects of your position
• Minimum 2 years of related experience in human resources and administrative functions
• Recognize the successes of your team and see the possibilities for growth, not the misses that were made.
• Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), CRA, Affirmative Action, Americans with Disabilities Act (Title I), GLB Privacy Act, CCPA, Bank Bribery Laws, Civil Rights Act (Title VII), Family & Medical Leave Act, Wage and Hour Regulations, and applicable California Civil Code
• Ability to manage and develop personnel resources.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in making decisions
• Professional in appearance, and in verbal and written communication
• Awareness of operational responsibility for Regulatory and Audit issues:
• Exhibit humility, approachability and listen.
• Ability to complete tasks within prescribed time frames
• Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with a wide range of employees and customers.
• Providing high quality customer service whether to the internal or external customer
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively as a team member
• Regulatory and privacy and security concerns
• Work with the intent of the betterment of our community
• Have a keen sense of self-awareness with how you work, mentor, and coach.
• Appropriate banking laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures. Regulations directly applicable to this position include Reg. CC, D, DD, E, B, C, H, O, U, X, and Z.
• Ability to disseminate information and guidelines clearly to employees and check for understanding
• Leadership and coaching
• Proficient with: MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet

Benefits

Compensation: Salary ranges from $38,000 to $48,000 per year. The salary range is determined by the role, job duties, and position level and reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job – related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Generous vacation leave policies including additional sick days and all Federal holidays off

Employer paid medical, dental and vision insurance for the employee

401k with employer contributions

Annual cash incentive plan

Free financial and retirement planning services

Ancillary benefits available include critical illness & accident insurance, legal and identity theft protection, pet insurance

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