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Lakewood, Colorado, United States

• Manage the staffing process, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring and onboarding• Ensure job descriptions are up to date and compliant with all local, state and federal regulations• Develop training materials and performance management programs to help ensure employees understand their job responsibilities• Create a compensation strategy for all employees based on market research and pay surveys; keeps the strategy up to date• Investigate employee issues and conflicts and brings them to resolution• Ensure the organization’s compliance with local, state and federal regulations• Use performance management tools to provide guidance and feedback to team• Ensure all company HR policies are applied consistently• Maintain company organization charts and employee directory• Partner with management to ensure strategic HR goals are aligned with business initiatives• Maintain HR systems and processes• Conduct performance and salary reviews• Provide support and guidance to HR staff• Analyze trends in compensation and benefits• Design and implement employee retention strategies

Denver, Colorado, United States

Assist specialized corporate employment/ benefits/tax attorneys on various aspects of employment advice and counseling, employment-related diligence and other issues in corporate transactions, and benefits matters, among other things.

Colorado

Consults with line management, providing HR guidance when appropriate.Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with the HR group to develop solutions, programs and policies.Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations.Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required.Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.Develops contract terms for new hires, promotions and transfers.Assists international employees with expatriate assignments and related HR matters.Provides guidance and input on business unit restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.Identifies training needs for business units and individual executive coaching needs.Participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are met.

United States

United States

• Benefits administration, employee relations, performance management, onboarding,policy implementation, recruitment/employment and employment law compliance• Administers various human resource plans and procedures for the office• Administers leave management for employee life events• Analyze trends and metrics in partnership with management to develop solutions,programs and policies• Assists in the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures• Monitors the performance evaluation program and revises as necessary• Performs benefits administration to include claims resolution, change reporting, andcommunicating benefit information to employees• Conducts new employee orientations• Handles employee relations counseling and exit interviewing• Recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continualimprovements in efficiency of the department and services performed• Maintains human resource information system records and compiles reports from thedatabase• Maintains compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment

Greater Denver Area

The Director of Human Resources is responsible for managing all aspects of human resources agency-wide under the purview of the Vice President of Administrative Services, and to supervise the human resources staff and the Administrative Office receptionist. The Human Resources functions include recruitment and hiring; policies and procedures; regulatory compliance; employee relations; training programs; compensation system; unemployment; workers compensation; and employee benefits.

Greater Denver Area

(Entire Division and others laid off due to economic circumstances)•Drove revenue by focusing on the utilization of the salaried professionals. •Recruited and maintained qualified candidates with niche skills for client engagements. •Collaborated with national practice leaders and salaried professionals to identify open opportunities with clients. •Partnered with all leaders and staff to maintain effective utilization and profitability across client engagements. •Knowledge of all financial and accounting job skill sets for client engagements. •Worked with the recruiting teams on hard to find skill sets and helping to qualify client requirements for staffing of engagements.•Focused on the expectations of the metrics for the finance and accounting practice and reporting for revenue, gross margin and utilization. •Identified low utilization of the salaried population within finance and accounting practice and partner with the national practice leader regarding the strategy and plan to increase utilization.

Greenwood Village, Co 80111

(Left Voluntarily- growth and different challenges)•Provided all HR support and services for 345 employees. Only HR person for company.•Maintained management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.•Maintained a pay plan by conducting periodic pay surveys; scheduling and conducting job evaluations; preparing pay budgets; monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions; recommending, planning, and implementing pay structure revisions.•Maintained employee benefits programs and informed employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends; recommending benefit programs to management; directing the processing of benefit claims; obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids; awarding benefit contracts; designing and conducting educational programs on benefit programs.. •Ensured legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements; conducting investigations; maintaining records; representing the organization at hearings.•Worked closely with payroll area for all employee payroll data. Process payroll as needed. •Developed and maintained affirmative action program; filed EEO-1 report annually; maintain other records, reports and logs to conform to EEO regulations. •Ensured planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management conferences with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; counseling employees and supervisors.•Maintained all staffing needs by recruiting, selecting, orienting and on-boarding of employees.•Maintained historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and current records.•Maintained job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.•Contribute to team environment and effort by accomplishing extra assignments and duties given at any time. 

Glendale, Colorado

(Left Voluntarily - Financial Instability)•Provided all HR support and services for 185 employees located in three different states. Only HR person for company.•Maintained the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.•Maintained organization staffing levels by establishing a recruiting, testing and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; recommending changes.•Conducted orientation and training programs.•Scheduled and conducted job evaluations; monitored and scheduled individual pay action. •Trained managers to coach and discipline employees; heard and resolved employee grievances; counseled employees and supervisors.•Maintained employee benefits programs and inform employees of benefits. Recommended benefit programs to management; assisted employees with any claim issues; obtained and evaluated benefit contract bids; conducted educational programs on benefit programs.•Ensured legal compliance for applicable human resource federal and state requirements; conducted investigations; maintained records; represented the organization at hearings.•Handled termination process and severance agreements.•Handled staffing issues, such as mediating disputes, firing employees, and directing disciplinary procedures.•Assisted with payroll setup, data entry and employee payroll changes. Process payroll as needed.•Maintained management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.•Maintained all human resource records.

Denver

(Left Voluntarily – Company acquired and position restructured)•Provided all HR support and services for 385 employees; oversee receptionist area and office facilities; managed one employee. Only HR person for company.•Recruit, screen, interview and select qualified candidates. •Prepare employment and severance agreements.•Administered employee compensation, benefits and bonus programs including payroll deductions and eligibility.•Administered Cobra and HIPPA compliance documents.•Payroll administration. •Facilitated employee enrollments in company paid Health, 401K, Life/ADD, STD, LTD, Cafeteria, Dental, Vision and voluntary plans. •Handled all administration and issues related to FMLA, STD, LTD, EEOC and Unemployment.•Managed department budget.•Managed salary market surveys and analysis.•Maintained personnel records for all employees.•Designed, developed and implemented compensation initiatives.•Oversee the human resources department staff and handle all issues involving employee complaints or questions.•Conducted regular performance evaluations and administer corrective action plans.•Coordinated performance appraisal and merit process with directors and managers. •Created company employee handbook as well as operational policies and procedures. •Planned, organized and executed company events.•Reduction in force process.•Managed office facilities and building management relationship.•Directly involved with acquisitions.•Handled all vendor relationships for bids, leases and contractual agreements related to facilities.•Handled all company insurance contracts (i.e. P&C, Worker’s Comp., and E&O.).

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication, General

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