Currently serving as a strategic advisor to business line leaders and hiring managers, staying informed on staffing needs and providing guidance on recruitment responsibilities, legal requirements, and candidate management. Lead employee selection and recruitment processes, including conducting interviews, administering proficiency tests, and performing employment verifications, reference checks, drug screens, and background checks. Develop and manage relationships with external employment sources, recruiting agencies, and third-party background vendors. My responsibilities include tracking and analyzing talent acquisition metrics to recommend solutions that support the company's strategic goals. I participate in and facilitate new hire pipeline updates, assist with the overall recruiting strategy, maintain job boards, and attend recruiting events. Additionally, I serve on the Diversity and Inclusion Council’s Recruiting and Hiring sub-committee.

Maintain HRIS system, Paycom. Assist with policy adherence, disciplinary actions and documentation. Create and distribute employee performance evaluation packets. Manage sensitive and confidential matters. Interpret, assist and advise employees and managers regarding HR procedures and policies. Recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to continually improve efficiency of the department and services performed. Respond to various queries from managers and employees, as well as outside vendors. Track FMLA and other types of leave. Administer payroll. Calculate monthly commissions/bonuses in accordance with compensation agreements. Balance payroll affected General Ledger accounts each payroll to ensure accuracy. Process benefit enrollment, changes and cancellations. Reconcile benefits invoices and employee deductions; submission to Accounts Payable for timely payment. Assist in the organization and communication of the annual open enrollment and election process. Oversee and create the monthly Wellness Program. Perform numerous tasks associated with recruiting, employment applications, hiring, retaining, and terminating employees. Conduct exit interviews. Plan and coordinate company parties and events. Assist Head of HR with various research projects and/or special projects.

HR department of one for the largest Nazarene church in Oklahoma. Handled the day-to-day processes and operations of Human Resources. Spear headed payroll, benefits and the employee lifecycle for BFC and its two subsidiary companies. In addition, for both subsidiary companies, I was responsible for accounts receivable/payable as well as other accounting functions. Policy/procedure creation and revision. Wrote and put into effect an updated employee handbook. In charge of the successful and beneficial conversion from paper to digital time keeping and employee records management methods including timesheets, time off requests and personnel documents. Completed HRIS updates and changes to employee personnel records as needed. Reconciled benefits invoices with bank statements and employee deductions. Leaned out interdepartmental processes for a more efficient and timely completion of tasks. Conducted and recorded employee/manager trainings on HR specific areas. Coached and counseled employee and manager issues. Assisted the Business Administrator with conducting the monthly and quarterly all staff meetings.

Wearer of many hats for a small, family-owned internet company. I was the front office receptionist and HR Coordinator. Handled day to day billing and accounts receivables. Reconciled customer invoices and payments with bank records. Assisted in account collections and resolutions. Frequent contributor on the company's Facebook page. Researched and attended community engagement opportunities. Networked as the community liaison and marketing partner to grow the company's customer base in rural Oklahoma.

Here I was responsible for converting new clients from their previous payroll system to Paycom. Ensured new clients first and second payrolls, at a minimum, were processed accurately and timely. Grew to expert knowledge in MS Excel. Assisted Paycom management with special projects including quarter-end and year-end processing. Chosen as a Department Ambassador. Voted "MVP" by my training class. Awarded "Rookie of the Year" for becoming a Senior NCS Specialist in my first year.

Compassionate and efficient customer service representative. Front desk, lead. Responsible for the departments new hire orientation and onboarding. Successfully booked and managed customer appointments. Kept an organized and well oiled back office. Dipped my toes in HR duties (i.e. recruiting.)

Performed computer and customer service related duties in an office setting. Typical duties were data entry, filing, customer service, scheduling appointments, and working with professors and other staff members on special projects.

Attended the Sales Foundation Academy, a week-long training in Chapel Hill, NC, to learn a variety of sales techniques and relationship-building approaches. Uncovered business needs through clarifying questions and interpersonal communication. Work with UCO sales team daily to create strategic marketing campaigns for local businesses.