Worked with Senior Leadership to help evolve team structures and operating frameworks. This included ensuring alignment of recruiting activities with overall recruiting strategy, analyzing HR trends in the business and providing insight to leadership, examining current policies to ensure compliance, proposing new HR strategies and policies to improve the employee experience, such as diversity and inclusion initiatives, HRIS interventions and learning and development opportunities. This position is also was point person for all employee relations issues.

Directed all US HR and payroll policies and programs, ensuring that the organization was in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This included recruiting, benefits, performance management, payroll, employee relations, diversity initiatives, internship programs, and training and development. In addition, this position worked closely with the US President in developing, implementing and evaluating ongoing HR and Payroll policies, programs, functions and activities. Other duties included managing an HR Assistant, Office Manager, and Facilities Coordinator to ensure all HR, operations, administrative and tech functions were carried out efficiently and effectively.

Responsible for all Human Resources and office management functions. Duties included managing annual benefit renewals and negotiating plans to contain costs, directing all recruiting efforts, responsibility for salary budgeting, updating handbook policies as needed, conducting periodic salary surveys, managing payroll process and recommending related HRIS services, maintaining workers compensation and liability insurance policies, employee relations, training and development, HR compliance and managing office services and administrative staff including record services staff.

Managed all US HR and payroll policies and programs ensuring that the organization was in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This included recruiting, benefits, performance management, payroll, employee relations, and training and development. In addition, this position worked closely with the Chief Financial Officer in developing, implementing and evaluating ongoing HR and Payroll policies, programs, functions and activities. Other duties included managing the internship program and managing the Front Desk Admin/IT Assistant and the Mailroom to ensure all administrative and tech functions are carried out efficiently and effectively.

Administered all HR functions including payroll, benefits, employee relations, performance reviews, new hire orientation etc. Accomplishments included customizing and implementing new online 360 feedback process and analysis of new HRIS system, to be implemented at a later date.

Oversaw Administrative staff and Accountant. Managed Benefit plans and renewals. Administered COBRA. Tracked paid time off. Set-up and administered company policies. Managed computer network and phone system. Oversaw building maintenance issues. Managed President’s e-mail and assisted him with various tasks.

Oversaw Administrative staff including part-time Accountant and Administrative Assistant. Managed Benefit plans and renewals. Administered COBRA. Processed payroll, reconciled deductions with vendor invoices and entered related GL entries. Tracked paid time off. Managed semi-annual, 360 degree review process. Set-up and administered company policies. Recorded and tracked all Accounting related activities including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Cash Management, Payroll etc. Monitored inventory of equipment and software licenses.

Administered employee health, welfare and retirement plans company-wide. Benefit programs included: 401(k) Retirement Plan, medical/dental, workers' compensation, leave of absence, etc. Provided support to company managers with employee relations issues; Maintained HRIS database; Administered various human resources plans and procedures for all company personnel; Assisted in development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures; Prepared and maintained employee handbook and policies and procedures manual; Maintained working relationship with Union officials and adhered to terms of labor contract by monitoring day-to-day implementation of policies concerning wages, hours and working conditions; and ensured compliance with all Federal and State labor regulations;

Oversaw daily HR Management and accounting operations. Ensured cost containment by providing hands-on leadership/direction in labor relations, benefits and retirement administration, compensation/payroll, reporting, regulatory compliance, and training/development initiatives. Implemented and ensured adherence to corporate policies, procedures, programs, and protocols. Resolved safety and health plan issues involving OSHA, EPA, and Workers’ Compensation. Devised related documentation and reporting activities, supervised accounting and administrative department operations.