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HR Consulting

Your Human Resources Team,
Extended

HR consulting provides businesses with flexible, professional support for managing their people, processes, and workplace needs. Whether your organization needs a few hours of HR assistance each week, temporary coverage for an internal team member, or guidance through a specific project, an HR consultant can step in to provide practical, hands-on solutions.

White-glove HR support for startups and growing companies.

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White-Glove HR Support, From Day One

HR Support Designed Around Your Business

Stonegate can serve as your outsourced HR operations function, provide fractional support alongside your existing team, or manage specific areas of the employee lifecycle. Our white-glove approach gives business owners, leaders, managers, candidates, and employees a knowledgeable and responsive HR point of contact — from the moment a position opens through an employee's final day.

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Outsourced HR Operations

A hands-on HR function for companies that do not have a dedicated internal HR department.

02

Fractional HR Support

Ongoing strategic and operational support that supplements your leadership or existing HR team.

03

Recruiting & Onboarding Support

White-glove management of hiring and onboarding, from position intake and candidate sourcing through an employee's first days and weeks — using tools like Indeed Resume Viewer and LinkedIn Recruiter.

04

Payroll & Benefits Administration

Ongoing support for payroll processing, employee questions, benefits administration, vendor coordination, reconciliations, and workforce reporting.

05

Project-Based Consulting

Dedicated support for a specific HR initiative, implementation, audit, or organizational change.

06

Interim HR Coverage

Temporary support during an HR vacancy, leave of absence, leadership transition, or period of rapid growth.

07

On-Demand HR Support

Flexible assistance for time-sensitive employee matters, manager questions, documentation needs, or unexpected HR challenges.

End-to-End Employee Lifecycle Support

Stonegate can serve as your outsourced HR operations function, provide fractional support alongside your existing team, or manage specific areas of the employee lifecycle. Select an area below to see how we can help.

01 Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting & Hiring +

Stonegate provides white-glove recruiting services from the initial discovery conversation through accepted offer and onboarding. We serve as your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner, Talent Sourcer, Full-Cycle Recruiter, Recruiting Coordinator, and Onboarding Specialist — all through one trusted partnership.

  • Conducting discovery and position-intake meetings
  • Understanding the role, team, business need, and ideal candidate profile
  • Reviewing organizational needs and hiring priorities
  • Creating and refining job descriptions
  • Developing candidate profiles and recruiting strategies
  • Posting and marketing open positions
  • Sourcing candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Job Seats, Indeed Resume Reviewer, and more
  • Reviewing applications and résumés
  • Conducting initial candidate screenings
  • Assessing candidate qualifications and alignment
  • Presenting qualified candidates to hiring managers
  • Coordinating interviews and managing scheduling
  • Preparing interview guides and evaluation criteria
  • Collecting and organizing interviewer feedback
  • Maintaining communication with candidates
  • Supporting candidate selection and compensation discussions
  • Coordinating reference checks and background screenings
  • Creating offer-letter templates and employment documents
  • Extending offers and supporting offer negotiations
  • Managing preboarding activities before the employee's first day
02 New-Hire Onboarding, I-9 & E-Verify Support +

A strong onboarding experience helps new employees feel prepared, connected, and confident while ensuring essential employment documentation is completed accurately and on time. We serve as your dedicated HR Coordinator, HR Generalist, HR Specialist, HR Operations Manager, and HR Director.

  • Preparing and distributing offer letters
  • Collecting and reviewing new-hire paperwork
  • Coordinating background checks and required screenings
  • Supporting timely and accurate Form I-9 completion
  • Reviewing employment-eligibility documentation
  • Submitting and tracking E-Verify cases for participating employers
  • Monitoring E-Verify results and required next steps
  • Tracking I-9 deadlines and document expiration dates
  • Coordinating employment-authorization reverification when required
  • Maintaining I-9 records according to applicable retention requirements
  • Conducting internal I-9 file reviews
  • Identifying missing or incomplete documentation
  • Helping organize I-9 records for internal or government audits
  • Entering new hires into HRIS and payroll systems
  • Coordinating tax and direct-deposit documentation
  • Enrolling eligible employees in benefit programs
  • Coordinating equipment, system access, and internal notifications
  • Creating onboarding schedules and checklists
  • Preparing welcome materials and conducting New Hire Orientation
  • Reviewing policies and obtaining required acknowledgments
  • Coordinating required training
  • Supporting managers with first-day and first-week preparation
  • Tracking introductory or probationary periods
  • Conducting new-hire check-ins
  • Maintaining complete and accurate employee records
03 Payroll Processing & Administration +

Stonegate provides hands-on payroll administration using your company's existing payroll platform and providers, helping ensure employees are paid accurately and records remain organized and reliable. We serve as your dedicated Payroll Coordinator, Payroll Administrator, Payroll and Benefits Manager, and Payroll Director.

  • Establishing and maintaining the payroll calendar
  • Processing weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly payroll
  • Entering new hires and processing terminations and final pay
  • Updating salaries, hourly rates, and compensation changes
  • Reviewing timecards, attendance, overtime, and PTO
  • Processing bonuses, commissions, and supplemental earnings
  • Managing retroactive pay and payroll adjustments
  • Processing reimbursements and taxable fringe benefits
  • Updating tax-withholding and direct-deposit information
  • Processing benefit deductions, garnishments, and levies
  • Reviewing pre- and post-payroll reports for accuracy
  • Identifying and correcting payroll discrepancies
  • Reconciling payroll totals, deductions, and employee records
  • Coordinating payroll funding and approvals with finance
  • Preparing payroll reports for leadership and accounting
  • Maintaining payroll documentation and audit trails
  • Responding to employee payroll and paycheck questions
  • Researching missing, incorrect, or delayed payments
  • Coordinating corrections and off-cycle payments
  • Supporting quarter-end and year-end payroll activities
  • Coordinating corrected tax forms with the payroll provider
  • Supporting multi-state and remote-worker payroll administration
  • Developing payroll procedures, controls, and approval workflows
  • Training managers and employees on timekeeping and payroll
  • Supporting payroll-system implementations and transitions
04 Benefits Administration & Employee Support +

Stonegate helps employees understand their benefits while supporting the company with ongoing administration and vendor coordination. We serve as your dedicated Benefits Coordinator, Benefits Specialist, Benefits Administrator, Benefits Manager, and Total Rewards Director.

  • Enrolling newly eligible employees and processing qualifying-life-event changes
  • Answering routine employee benefits questions
  • Explaining eligibility, enrollment, and waiting periods
  • Coordinating with benefits brokers and insurance carriers
  • Supporting annual benefits renewals and open enrollment
  • Preparing employee benefits communications
  • Reviewing enrollment information for accuracy
  • Reconciling benefit deductions and vendor records
  • Tracking employee eligibility and enrollment deadlines
  • Supporting leave-related benefit administration
  • Coordinating benefit terminations and COBRA administration
  • Reviewing benefit utilization and employee feedback
  • Assisting with vendor evaluations and benefit-plan comparisons
  • Maintaining benefits documentation and employee records
  • Identifying opportunities to improve administration and control costs
05 Day-to-Day HR Administration +

Stonegate manages the ongoing administrative work required to keep HR operations organized, responsive, and consistent — functioning as an extension of your organization at any level.

  • Maintaining employee records and personnel files
  • Processing status and compensation changes
  • Managing promotions, transfers, and organizational changes
  • Updating HRIS, payroll, and benefits information
  • Preparing employment-verification documents
  • Responding to employee HR questions
  • Tracking required documents and policy acknowledgments
  • Managing paid-time-off and attendance records
  • Monitoring introductory and performance-review periods
  • Creating and maintaining organizational charts
  • Preparing recurring and ad hoc workforce reports
  • Creating HR forms, templates, and checklists
  • Developing standard operating procedures
  • Maintaining HR calendars and compliance deadlines
  • Supporting remote and multi-state employees
  • Coordinating with payroll, benefits, and HR vendors
  • Supporting HR audits and due-diligence requests
06 Compliance & Policy Support +

Stonegate helps organizations establish consistent HR practices and maintain organized employment documentation.

  • Employee handbook development and updates
  • HR policy creation
  • Compliance and process assessments
  • Employment documentation
  • I-9 and E-Verify administration
  • Employee-file audits
  • Leave and accommodation processes
  • Wage-and-hour practice reviews
  • Required workplace policies
  • Multi-state workforce considerations
  • Manager compliance training
  • Compliance calendars and tracking tools
07 Employee Relations & Performance Management +

Stonegate helps organizations navigate sensitive employee-relations concerns and performance challenges with thoughtful, consistent, and practical HR guidance — addressing issues promptly while protecting the organization and promoting a respectful, productive workplace.

  • Advising managers on employee concerns
  • Conducting employee-relations intake conversations
  • Supporting workplace investigations
  • Preparing performance documentation
  • Developing performance-improvement plans
  • Guiding managers through difficult conversations
  • Supporting attendance, conduct, and policy matters
  • Coaching managers on communication and documentation
  • Supporting leave and accommodation processes
  • Creating performance-review programs and manager toolkits
  • Establishing performance-review timelines
  • Tracking employee-relations matters and recurring concerns
  • Supporting conflict resolution
  • Escalating legal questions to employment counsel when appropriate
08 Offboarding & Employee Transitions +

Stonegate helps organizations manage voluntary and involuntary separations with professionalism, consistency, and respect — coordinating documentation, final pay, benefits communication, and internal transition steps while protecting the employee experience and organizational continuity.

  • Preparing separation and termination documentation
  • Developing manager talking points
  • Guiding leaders through difficult employee conversations
  • Participating in or leading separation meetings
  • Coordinating final-pay information with payroll
  • Communicating benefit-termination information
  • Coordinating COBRA notifications with the applicable provider
  • Collecting company equipment and property
  • Coordinating system and building-access removal
  • Managing internal departure notifications
  • Preparing offboarding checklists
  • Coordinating knowledge-transfer activities
  • Conducting exit interviews and documenting feedback
  • Tracking voluntary and involuntary turnover
  • Analyzing turnover and attrition trends for leadership
  • Recommending retention and employee-experience improvements

Strategic & Global HR Support

We combine hands-on execution with a broader view of how people, processes, technology, compliance, cost, and employee experience affect your organization.

Operational Insight & Cost Savings

We look beyond day-to-day transactions to identify operational gaps, compliance risks, and inefficient processes — including cost analysis of current HR spend, payroll and benefits discrepancies, turnover patterns, and opportunities where technology can replace manual work.

Project-Based Consulting

Dedicated support for individual initiatives: employee handbooks, compliance and process audits, HRIS and payroll implementations, performance-management programs, compensation projects, organizational restructuring, M&A integration, and manager training.

Global & Multi-State Operations

We coordinate with internal stakeholders, payroll providers, benefits partners, employers of record, and local advisers to support distributed workforces — including multi-state administration, international onboarding, and global payroll coordination.

Why Companies Choose Stonegate

Hands-On Execution

We do more than provide recommendations. We create the documents, coordinate the people, manage the process, and move the work forward.

White-Glove Service

Candidates, employees, managers, and business leaders receive responsive and personalized support throughout the employee lifecycle.

Scalable HR Support

Start with the services you need today and expand your support as your workforce and business grow.

Interim HR Coverage

Temporary support during an HR vacancy, leave of absence, leadership transition, or period of rapid growth.

One Partner for HR, Payroll & Recruiting

Stonegate connects recruiting, onboarding, payroll, benefits, employee operations, and workforce strategy into one consistent employee experience.

A Business-Focused Perspective

We consider employee experience, compliance, cost, operational efficiency, and organizational impact when developing HR solutions.

Experienced Support Without Overhead

Gain access to experienced HR capabilities without immediately building a large internal HR department.

Global & Multi-State Experience

Our experience supporting employees across the United States and international markets allows us to assist companies with complex, distributed workforces.

Is Stonegate the Right HR Partner for Your Business?

Stonegate may be the right fit if:

✓Your company does not have a dedicated HR department.
✓Your founders or leaders are handling HR responsibilities themselves.
✓Your HR team needs additional capacity or specialized expertise.
✓Your business is growing faster than its HR infrastructure.
✓You need help recruiting and onboarding employees.
✓Payroll and employee questions are consuming internal resources.
✓Benefits administration has become difficult to manage.
✓Your employee records or I-9 files need greater organization.
✓Managers need help addressing employee-relations concerns.
✓Your policies or employee handbook need to be created or updated.
✓You need support with employee departures or difficult conversations.
✓Your HR systems and processes are creating inefficiencies.
✓You are preparing for rapid growth, restructuring, or organizational change.
✓You need experienced HR leadership but aren't ready to hire a full-time executive.
✓You need temporary interim HR support to cover a vacancy, leave, or transition.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Stonegate serve as our outsourced HR department? +

Yes. Stonegate can manage many of the day-to-day HR operational responsibilities for companies that do not have an internal HR department. We can also work alongside business owners, leadership teams, finance departments, payroll providers, benefits brokers, and employment counsel.

Can we use Stonegate for only part of the employee lifecycle? +

Yes. Our services are flexible. You may engage Stonegate for recruiting, onboarding, payroll, benefits administration, ongoing HR support, employee relations, offboarding, a specific project, or broader HR operations.

Can Stonegate process our payroll? +

Stonegate can manage and process payroll through your company's existing payroll platform and provider, subject to your internal controls and approval requirements. We can also answer employee questions, reconcile payroll information, coordinate corrections, and serve as the primary contact between your organization and payroll provider.

Does Stonegate provide I-9 and E-Verify support? +

Yes. Stonegate can provide administrative support for Form I-9 completion, record maintenance, reverification, internal file reviews, and E-Verify case processing for participating employers.

Can Stonegate recruit for our open positions? +

Yes. Stonegate provides white-glove recruiting services from discovery and job-description development through candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer support, and onboarding.

Can Stonegate help with employee terminations? +

Yes. Stonegate can help prepare documentation, develop talking points, guide managers through difficult conversations, participate in separation meetings, coordinate offboarding activities, and conduct exit interviews.

Can Stonegate support remote, multi-state, or international employees? +

Yes. Stonegate can help coordinate HR operations for distributed and international workforces, working with local providers and qualified advisers when jurisdiction-specific expertise is required.

Are Stonegate's HR consulting services delivered virtually? +

Yes, Stonegate Workforce Group's HR consulting services are delivered in a fully virtual environment, allowing us to provide flexible, responsive HR support to businesses regardless of location.

Can Stonegate support our existing HR team? +

Yes. We can provide additional capacity, specialized expertise, interim coverage, or project support when your existing team is managing rapid growth, organizational change, or competing priorities.

Does Stonegate replace employment counsel? +

No. Stonegate provides HR consulting, administrative support, and practical operational guidance. We coordinate with qualified employment counsel when a matter requires legal advice or jurisdiction-specific legal interpretation.

How does engagement begin? +

We begin with a discovery consultation to understand your organization, workforce, current processes, immediate challenges, and future goals. We then recommend a customized scope of work and support model.

Let's Build an HR Function That Grows With You

Let Us Handle the People Operations Behind Your Growth

Your leadership team should be able to focus on building the business — not chasing onboarding forms, processing payroll changes, coordinating interviews, researching benefit deductions, or wondering whether an employee process was completed correctly.

Stonegate Workforce Group provides the hands-on HR operations, recruiting support, payroll administration, and strategic guidance growing organizations need to operate confidently. Let's build an HR function that grows with your business.

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