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Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

Oversees and administers human resource functions within the organization, with an emphasis on employee recruitment, orientation, benefits administration and employee development programs and activities to support the day-to-day HR functions of the Department under the guidance of the Director of Personnel.• Performs onboarding/employee orientation. Counsel employees on benefit options and assist with form completion and submission.• Manages and administers City benefit programs such as medical, life, long term care, long term disability, and flexible benefits programs. Determines eligibility, handles enrollments, maintains paper/electronic files and records; approves invoices; and researches, resolves, and reconciles insurance invoices and statements; interprets rules and policies governing benefits; assists in the review, design and selection of insurance programs. Serves as liaison between benefit providers, City administration and City employees. Coordinates annual open enrollment process.• Prepares and distributes communications regarding benefit updates and changes.• Maintains and audits the personnel/payroll management system. Monitors, reviews and advises department heads of pending personnel actions; manages personnel record keeping and transaction processing; reviews and processes payroll; train, advise and assist departments in the interpretation of related policies and procedures.• Compiles and calculates data for wage/employment surveys, unemployment hearings, FLSA, EEOC/AA reports.• Advises hiring managers on internal and external recruitment and selection strategies.• Administers the recruitment process; conducts recruitment planning meetings, writes andplaces ads and job postings, screens applications, develops interview questions, administers testing, conducts interviews, conducts references checks and employee verification, prepares offer letters, maintains all required documentation.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

• Identify, analyze, reconcile, and negotiate resolution of disputed and past due amounts with customers.• Initiate debit and credit adjustments as required• Provide project leadership to improve departmental cash flow and set a positive leadership example for the Order to Cash Team• Interface with trade customers, field sales, logistics, and billing and operations functions to develop plans and processes to ensure relationships optimize sales, cash flow and customer satisfaction• Work to develop profitable and mutually beneficial contacts with key customer contacts while providing a high level of customer service• Monitor and report AR trends• Assist in onboarding new customers, including recommendations for risk management where appropriate• May be asked to participate in the contract review and negotiations process• Ensure compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal debt collections regulations within company policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Barstow, Ca

Enhanced work productivity by developing and implementing Excel workbooks to simplify reporting procedures. Established and administered a successful employee wellness program which boasted a 35% participation rate. Worker’s compensation claims due to stress or mental health declined as a direct result of this program. Primary function to administer employee benefits which includes but isn’t limited to: upload employee information into district benefits program; monitor changes, event submissions, maintain accurate records and supporting documentation; meet state and district determined deadlines for offering of benefits and administration of COBRA benefits; work with third party administrators, carriers, doctor offices, and employees to assist in plan management; attend monthly benefit committee meetings, quarterly business meetings, and annual plan design meetings with third party administrators; improve company wellness with bi-monthly newsletters and annual wellness programs; organize annual events such as health fairs and Open Enrollment; administer employee Health Savings Account deposits; utilize county software to pay monthly carrier bills; run quarterly reconciliation reports to identify errors between benefit enrollments and payroll deductions; provide supporting documentation and approvals to auditors upon request; collaborate with interested departments and managers on specific employee situations in regard to benefit eligibility implications. Monitor and report annual hours worked to third party administrators for California Individual Mandate and Federal Affordable Care Act reporting requirements; manage IRS tax penalty correspondence and investigate reporting errors; communicate to personnel department any part time or ineligible employees exceeding hours worked minimums. Define and report annual salary information for submission for Transparent California.

Barstow, Ca

Provide accurate and timely financial information to supervisor, including preparation and monitoring of all reporting, accounting, financial data analysis and record-keeping on site; apply accounting policies and procedures to perform account maintenance; Maintain site General Ledger by posting daily journal entries of debits and credits to various accounts through SAP Financial software; audit transactions and supporting documentation for accuracy, adequacy, and procedural compliance; provide accurate and timely financial statements to supervisor and potential auditors; review, balance, prepare and post closing entries for month-end and year-end. Manage preparation of P & L, forecasts, budgets, and budget analysis; receives, secures, and sustains funds and cash accountability; maintain ledgers, budget formulation, compilation and consolidation of budget analysis, and arranging of funding data;Complete and approve accounts payable, accounts receivable and miscellaneous accounting transactions and records accurately and efficiently; file and maintain efficient storage area for invoice and credit memo files; review chargeback accounts and collections, follow-up with customers and file disputes. Site Human Resource Manager: Prepare and maintain personnel records, protecting confidentiality; apply state and federal laws to all human resource transactions such as leave of absences, terminations, and final pay; report accurate OSHA recordable incidents; approve and process payroll for over 150 employees weekly. Monitored the company’s application software for potential new hires; conducted interviews, filed new hire paperwork, entered new hire profile into company software, and maintained personnel files. Trained new hires and oriented new hires to company culture; liaison for new hires as they transition from probationary period. Site Administrative Manager: Operate all forms of telecommunications and office equipment daily to perform necessary tasks;

Barstow, Ca

Designed an auditing Excel workbook for the examination of aging reports with regards to accounts payable, accounts receivable, and potential chargebacks, decreasing shrink and miscellaneous losses. Executed administrative duties such as account maintenance, bookkeeping, and office management; provide accurate and timely financial information to supervisor, including preparation and monitoring of all reporting, accounting, budget analysis and monitor financial management databases on site; apply accounting policies and procedures to perform account maintenance and review for discrepancies to ensure compliance with regulation; Coordinated store for monthly audits and quarterly reviews; analyzed and reconciled chargebacks; Monitored the company’s application software for potential new hires; conducted interviews, filed new hire paperwork, entered new hire profile into company software, and maintained personnel files. Trained new hires and oriented new hires to company culture; liaison for new hires as hey transition from probationary period. Updated and upgraded computer systems and software; Implemented weekly conference calls with divisional managers with quantified aging reports, margin reporting, and data spreadsheets; Performed bank procedures and responsibilities. Deliver daily bank deposits, receive change orders, and track deposit information; Regulated accounts payable, receivable, payroll, employee files, and all other office duties; complete and approve accounts payable, accounts receivable, and miscellaneous accounting transactions and records accurately and efficiently; Conveyed a positive and productive work environment by motivating and supervising shift; Demonstrated superior customer service at all times.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Major: Business Administration Minor: Accounting

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Accounting

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Social Sciences