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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Offer strategic leadership over the execution of Howard University’s Total Rewards program, an initiative guiding the organization’s compensation and performance management policies and systems, as well as benefits and pension administration, and human resources information systems (HRIS). As a trusted consultant to executive leadership teams, offer recommendations for sweeping policy regarding compensation plans, disciplinary action, performance appraisals, compliant resolution, and supervisory strategies. Contributions & Accomplishments:* Spearheaded full implementation of Workday ERP systems during COVID-19 pandemic, requiring direct collaboration with Workday consultants to translate 13 years of data into a streamlined system that improved transparency and transactional workflows.* Successfully executed the largest mid-year faculty salary adjustment in the past two decades via implementation of two distinct compensation adjustments comprised of merit and across-the-board increases that elevated all eligible employees to 90% of market value in comparison to peer institutions.* Offer strategic oversight over planning and design of Health & Welfare and Retirement programs, and HRIS systems, ensuring complete and effective construction and implementation of employee-facing programs. Select third-party vendors aligned with program goals and objectives.* Advocated for Total Rewards “pay for performance” management systems to encourage exceptional performance, while ensuring that all programs are market-focused, diligent, timely, and serv ice oriented.* Maintained regulatory and ethical compliance across all Total Rewards program activities, including legal and finance initiatives regarding accounting and tax requirements.

Washington, Dc, Us

Worked closely with the HR Strategic Business Partners, Compensation, Talent Acquisition & Immigration, Benefits, and the Payroll Office to ensure a collaborative approach to working within PeopleSoft HCM during integration of Workday HCM and Financial. Maintained and supported ongoing management data needs and identify appropriate system solutions to help with all inquiries from internal and external customers including auditors and other third party vendors including annual fiscal year audits, pension/retirement plans audits and strategic projects.Contributions & Accomplishments:* Championed completion of a digitalization project of personnel records with the Retirement Program team to ensure quick and accurate calculations of defined benefits pension payments * Offered technical support for the Budget Office on all matters related to PeopleSoft HCM, particularly the Commitment Accounting function and the Electronic Personnel Action Request (ePAR) bolt-on application* Served as program lead for most HR special projects and partnerships with internal and external customers including Office of the General Counsel, the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Payroll Office, and vendor/customers including TIAA and Mercer.* Administered the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify Web Services system

Washington, Dc, Us

Conducted strategic planning activities during the development short and long-range goals supporting the Human Capital Management plans. Supervised records management policies and procedures promoting the mission, goals and objectives of the Human Resources function while ensuring effective utilization of physical and system resources.Contributions & Accomplishments:* Spearheaded a project to streamline the I-9 process by automating the E-Verify review with a direct link between the Department of Homeland Security’s Web Services and PeopleSoft HCM.* Launched new-user orientation program, delivering an efficient, streamlined, and standardized training system to accelerate system user functionality.* Provided functional support for PeopleSoft HCM which including troubleshooting common end user errors, transactional assistance, perform scheduled activities and recommend solutions to meet business requirements.* Served as the Human Resources liaison with the Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) group regarding system operation and management of data exchanges with institutional computing resources.

Washington, Dc, Us

Served as the primary point-of-contact for all production support matters related to PeopleSoft Financial v9.1 including data extracts for internal and external audits, fiscal year budget uploads and year-end processes, business analytics for management and external consultants, and query management. Contributions & Accomplishments:* Directed new initiatives for PeopleSoft Financial integration including interface with third-party applications like Concur.* Maintained software and hardware inventory, including ordering, redeploying, and coordinating with the Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) group.* Managed the Financial Services internal and external websites including a secured contracts repository.

Washington, Dc, Us

Performed ad hoc financial analyses and projects for the CFO and other senior-level management at the University while serving as the department’s PeopleSoft HRMS Commitment Accounting subject matter expert and responsible for all payroll related analyses including a biweekly payroll forecast and quarterly leave liability calculation.Contributions & Accomplishments:* Served as the department's liaison for PeopleSoft related matters ranging from system modifications, HR personnel transactions, maintenance of departmental budgets, budget journals, encumbrance reconciliations, drill downs, and query generated reports.* Generated and distributed monthly P&L statements using nVision for 60+ cost center managers throughout the University.* Actively participated in preparation of the University’s quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Summer internship after 1st year of MBA program.Created and delivered a variety of analytical reports related to short-term money market instruments and historic performance reports relative to LIBOR benchmark index. Analyzed rebalancing impact on the S&P 500 Index following $15B Accelerated Share Repurchase (ASR) program executed in May 2007.

Working closely with large custodian banks holding client accounts, analyzed daily financial transactions for over 250 client accounts including monitoring of securities trading and management of cash disbursements and account receipts for a firm with 700+ clients and $1B+ assets under management. Detailed knowledge of the equity and bond (corporate, municipal, and government) trading process and experienced at reconciling problem trades executed by affiliated brokers and trading houses on behalf of the firm.

Plano, Texas, Us

Prepared and analyzed monthly P&L statements for major telecommunication client accounts including AT&T, Nextel Communications, and Nortel Communications within Perot System’s Communication/Media Industry Group. Aided in the preparation of quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting for major client engagements.Analyzed data and generated financial reports using PeopleSoft Financial including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements for senior management and project leaders.Maintained a database that tracked internal expenses for various accounts and worked closely with the Accounts Payable department to ensure that payments were made in a timely manner.

Mba, Finance

Ba, Double Concentration: Economics And Geology