Daily job duties and responsibilities of today’s HR assistants include:

Answering employee questions
Processing incoming mail
Creating and distributing documents
Providing customer service to organization employees
Serving as a point of contact with benefit vendors/administrators
Maintaining computer system by updating and entering data
Setting appointments and arranging meetings
Maintaining calendars of HR management team
Compiling reports and spreadsheets and preparing spreadsheets
HR assistants are involved in a number of areas of human resources, including:

Recruitment/New Hire Process

Participating in recruitment efforts
Posting job ads and organizing resumes and job applications
Scheduling job interviews and assisting in interview process
Collecting employment and tax information
Ensuring background and reference checks are completed
Preparing new employee files
Overseeing the completion of compensation and benefit documentation
Orienting new employees to the organization (setting up a designated log-in, workstation, email address, etc.)
Conducting benefit enrollment process
Administering new employment assessments
Serving as a point person for all new employee questions
Payroll and Benefits Administration

Processing payroll, which includes ensuring vacation and sick time are tracked in the system
Answering payroll questions
Facilitating resolutions to any payroll errors
Participating in benefits tasks, such as claim resolutions, reconciling benefits statements, and approving invoices for payment
Record Maintenance

Maintaining current HR files and databases:
Updating and maintaining employee benefits, employment status, and similar records
Maintaining records related to grievances, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions
Performing file audits to ensure that all required employee documentation is collected and maintained
Performing payroll/benefit-related reconciliations
Completing termination paperwork and assisting with exist interviews.