Nikki Kurdys, Sphr, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

United States

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Manage and process all salary administration and payroll information for the North Carolina CES covering all 100 counties in our state. Consult and train managers regarding Employee Relations issues.Review and rewrite HR policies as they relate to Cooperative Extension Employees.Provide training on policies and systems. Handle billing to county offices for their portion of employee salaries, taxes, retirement (state and federal) and benefits premiums. Work closely with county finance offices to ensure timely and accurate payments.Comply with federal recording/reporting requirements for employees that qualify for federal benefits such as CSRS, FERS, and TSP.Represent CES at the university level in regards to Human Resource Information System (HRIS) handling testing, training and final implementation of any changes to the system as they relate to CES functions.Serve as a liaison between CES and campus offices, federal offices and county finance offices.Function as EEO officer for recruiting process within CES.Back up to Employment Coordinator reviewing applications and screening applicants.Complete quarterly reports for the Employment Security Commission and semi-annual reports for our employees who receive Federal benefits.Responsible for writing queries in the HRIS database to complete reports for various reporting requirements.Ensure compliance of all federal and state employment policies.Coordinate training of county employees in areas such as I-9 compliance and E-Verify entry.

Responsible for college level approval of all personnel actions in the Human Resource Information System (HRIS).Served as a liaison between the College of Engineering and the main HR office on campus. Conducted one-on-one and group training sessions for administrative assistants in twelve departments within the College of Engineering.Interpreted and explained university personnel policies to employees including but not limited to employment issues, benefits questions and payroll information.Assisted with various financial reports.Ran monthly queries from the HRIS system to determine policy compliance and directed departments in meeting compliance.Served on a committee that designed and implemented a new online application and recruiting system for faculty and exempt employees.

Served as a Customer Service Representative for nine colleges and administrative departments on campus.Responsible for university level approval of all personnel actions in the HRIS system.Functioned as the Family Medical Leave and Family Illness Leave Coordinator for the university.Facilitated new employee orientation for incoming faculty and exempt employees.Interpreted and explained policies to campus employees and departments.Coordinated the state's Shared Leave policy for the university.Designed and facilitated training sessions for campus HRIS users.

Served as assistant to the Assistant Director of Classification Services and three Classification Analysts.Logged and processed incoming requests for new positions, reclassifications, in-range salary adjustments and various position changes.First point of contact between Classification Services and the campus community, directed campus employees/departments on classification processes. Reviewed and classified positions within university Facilities.

Served as assistant to a District Director covering fourteen county offices in North Carolina.Booked travel arrangements and processed travel payments.Maintained detailed budget information for all employees within the district.Processed new employee paperwork for county offices.Entered personnel actions in HRIS system.

Processed all new employee paperwork and routed to the corporate human resources office.Maintained personnel files and a database to track consultants working at client locations.Facilitated new employee orientation.Served as Benefits Administrator for the Raleigh office.

Tracked employee retention efforts, managed all employee relations issues at local office.Assisted consultants with career management.Performed new employee orientation and benefits administration.Processed all new employee paperwork and forwarded to corporate offices.Functioned as Payroll Coordinator.

B.S, Business Management; Human Resources

Master'S Degree, Human Resources Management And Services