Jacquiece Smith Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Al

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Reviewed existing policies, processes, and procedures.Researched industry best practices for creating and implementing proposed policy changes with the guidance of local (City Ordinances), state, federal rules, laws, and regulations relevant to municipal code enforcement. Retrieved and analyzed large data sets and delivered reports to department executives.Served on the Mayor’s Coordinated Code Enforcement Task Force to provide interdepartmental difference-making results through efficient operation for the City of Birmingham neighborhoods. Worked with the Deputy Director, community leaders, and environmental non-profit organizations to organize clean-ups events and assisted in the application for grant opportunities.Provided data to PEP for the Hazard Mitigation Grant. Worked with IMS personnel and Facilities Services personnel on new facilities software. Worked with PEP personnel to generate Storm Water reports. Worked with PEP Building Inspector Superintendent utilizing mapping application, drawing maps of the City of Birmingham Entertainment District. Assisted Code Enforcement Building Inspectors in inspecting building structure for building compliance according to the local, state, and federal codes, rules, regulations, laws, and ordinances, in addition to HUD Rights and Obligations and Fair Housing Act. Prepared and presented educational and informational material for employees and the public. Worked with Green Industry Web portal registering citizens for certification and pesticide courses and conducted training and career development workshops. Worked one-on-one with applicants seeking employment who possessed some criminal background.Coordinated several workshops with federal and state agencies, law enforcement organizations, and private companies.Collaborated with department heads, corporate leaders, neighborhood organizers, medical professionals, state officials to gain hiring and resource commitments for the Mayor’s Initiatives programs.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Projected retirement eligibility by the departments, employees’ age and service years, etc.Research, compile and maintain retired employee benefits files using five computer systems. Design and develop ad hoc reports using Microsoft Excel/Lawson add-ins and present to the Payroll and Pension Administrator in an Excel spreadsheet format. Work on the Payroll Year-End and CAFR projects Prepare and review reports, research, audit and validate employee records using Lawson, Image now, RMS Desktop, PPMS mainframe computer systems and storage files in order to prepare information for actuarial purposes. Oversee the Buyback project for the regular retirement pension system and the public safety pension system.Serve as a subject matter expert, on new pension and payroll software IT projects Prepare and make payroll/pension presentations for biweekly New-hire orientation as part of on-boarding Respond to employees’ questions and issues quickly and accurately as it pertains to all paid and unpaid leave under the Personnel Board of Jefferson County. Schedule informal and formal sessions to inform active and retired employees of benefit changes, insurance changes, and changes in the pension law, federal and state laws and regulations, and changes in insurance premiums. Review and correct pension calculations and finalize the retirement process for retiring employees Coordinated workshops with representatives from financial companies, the Internal Revenues Service and the Social Security Administration to discuss deferred compensation 457(b) products and federal compliances

Birmingham Metropolitan Area, Alabama, United States

Update the Jefferson County EMA Website. Utilize Everbridge notification system to assist City of Birmingham departmental needs. Utilize the Nixle notification system for special events through Birmingham and Jefferson County. Collaborate with city, county and state personnel to develop EMA plans for special events. Monitor the EOC area as a staff participant during weather warning, watches and disasters. Meet with community leaders and volunteers to assess recovery needs according to federal guidelines in the disaster declared areasImplement, monitor and manage mitigation grant activities

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Managed administrative and operating functions of the Finance Department. Processed Personnel Actions and purchase orders for the department. Conducted actuarial research, prepared reports, developed and reviewed departmental policies as it related to the rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the Personnel Board of Jefferson County and the City of BirminghamServed as a liaison for the Deputy Director of Finance and the Deputy Director of Equipment Management. Prepared equipment lease agreements and invoices for the fleet and submitted for payment. Worked with outside consultants researching, compiling and preparing information on the City of Birmingham Bonds and Warrants. Worked with the Tax & License Division and the Accounting Division (travel) preparing, reviewing and submitting City of Birmingham resolutions to the City Clerk’s Office to be placed on the Council agenda for weekly City Council Meetings. Worked with the Board of Managers for the City of Birmingham’s Retirement & Relief Retirement System and the Firemen’s and Policemen’s Supplemental Pension coordinating activities, processing travel request, working with event consultants and distributing annual and semi-annual reports and publication from the banks, custodians, and managers. Worked on Finance Department IT projects. Work on the Lawson Enterprise System/Infor as a subject matter expert (SME). Collaborated with team members from Human Resources Administration and Benefits, Finance-Payroll & Pension, Budgeting and Information Management Systems departments along with the project team divisions from project initiation to closing projects. Worked with project managers, consultants and Pension & Payroll Administrator defining employee codes and rules for the regular employee’s pension plan and the police and fire pension plans in the Lawson System. Trained other department personnel coordinators in personnel action, time and attendance and pension loans functionalities.

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Systems/ Human Resources

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science