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HR Consultant (Generalist)

Baker Tilly

PAFull-time$50–77K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$50–77K/yr
Location
PA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Baker Tilly’s HR Consultant (Generalist) provides outsourced HR and consulting services to multiple clients across industries. The role manages client HR functions, including compliance, recruiting, onboarding, benefits, compensation, performance management, employee relations, and reporting. It also supports HRIS and payroll data, full-cycle recruitment, benefits administration, and client and employee inquiries. A bachelor’s degree is preferred, with relevant experience accepted in lieu of a degree.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HR Consulting, nice to haveState and Federal Compliance, nice to havePolicy and Handbook Creation, nice to haveRecruiting, nice to haveOnboarding, nice to haveBenefits Administration, nice to haveCompensation, nice to havePerformance Management, nice to haveEmployee Relations, nice to haveReporting, nice to haveHRIS, nice to havePayroll Systems, nice to haveApplicant Tracking, nice to haveInterviewing, nice to haveReference and Background Checks, nice to haveBenefits Plan Design, nice to haveInvoice Auditing, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveExcel Data Analysis, nice to haveData Tools, nice to haveATS Platforms, nice to havePayroll Processes, nice to havePayroll Regulations, nice to haveMultitasking, nice to haveProject Management, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Human Resources, Business or Related Studies or Relevant Experience, nice to have1 Year of HR Experience, requiredMS Office Products, requiredHRCI or SHRM Certification, nice to have

Full job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.

Job Description:

HR Consultant (Generalist)

Responsibilities:

  • Provide professional, outsourced HR and HR consulting services to multiple clients across varying industries

  • Manage daily HR and administrative functions for clients including but not limited to:• State and Federal Compliance

  • Policy and handbook creation

  • Recruiting

  • Onboarding

  • Benefits Administration

  • Compensation

  • Performance Management

  • Employee Relations

  • Reporting

  • Coordinates manual changes and system updates with payroll processor and maintains data integrity in the HRIS/payroll system (ADP)

  • Perform full-cycle recruitment services for multiple positions across all levels of a client’s organization, including applicant tracking, interviewing, and reference/background checks

  • Work with brokers to establish group benefits plans and manage entire benefits administration process (open enrollment, plan design, employee questions, invoice auditing)

  • Respond to internal and external HR related inquiries/requests that come through the dedicated Advantage HR mailbox

  • Build relationships with clients and employees as a trusted HR resource through clear and consistent communication and timely execution of deliverables

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business or related studies preferred or relevant experience in lieu of degree
  • One year of HR experience
  • Functional knowledge of all MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

You’re an ideal candidate if you also have the following preferred qualifications:

  • Extensive experience using Excel and other data tools to conduct detailed analysis
  • Previous experience with ATS platforms (ADP preferred)
  • Strong functional knowledge of payroll processes, requirements, and regulations
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, both with internal colleagues and external clients, at all levels within an organization
  • Ability to multi-task and juggle multiple projects for multiple clients
  • HRCI / SHRM certification

The pay range for this position is $50,000 to $77,400. This range represents a good-faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation the firm expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on a variety of relevant factors, including an applicant’s skills, experience, qualifications, professional certifications, work arrangements, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, and compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. Baker Tilly offers a compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.

How this job compares

Set against the 435 open Human Resources Generalist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$50–77K/yr
  • US median$70–88K/yr143 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $64K, is 19% below the US median midpoint ($78K) — in the lowest quarter of Human Resources Generalist salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 24 open Human Resources Generalist jobs in Pennsylvania and 435 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Human Resources Generalist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 323 postings).
Education
101 of the 435 open Human Resources Generalist jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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