Recruiter * Payroll Coordinator * Benefits Administrator * Wellness AmbassadorPine Tree Society provides Maine children and adults with disabilities the opportunities and the means to create better lives for themselves and their families. My role mainly focuses on recruitment, benefits, payroll, and wellness initiatives for 100 employees in four locations.Writes and publishes job postings, recruits candidates, reviews applications, screens and interviews candidates, runs background checks, facilitates online onboarding process, and provides new hire orientations. Processes bi-weekly payroll for 100 year-round employees and an additional 85 seasonal staff each summer, administers all benefits, and coordinates employee wellness program.

• Proofread Colby College magazines, brochures, academic cards, invitations, programs, and mailings• Reported typographical errors such as capitalization, missed words, misspellings, errant letters, punctuation, and inconsistencies regarding layout and design

• Administered trusts, investment management, custody, corporate, and retirement accounts, representing bank in its fiduciary capacity as trustee, agent, or custodian, ensuring all legal requirements were satisfied• Communicated with individual account owners, grantors, trustees, beneficiaries, and municipal and non-profit organization representatives to understand their financial goals, establish investment objectives, and determine risk tolerance to effectively to manage assets, trusts, charitable giving, and legacies• Met with clients regularly to review their individual/organizational situations, financial needs, cash flow, account performance, and estate planning arrangements, recommending changes as necessary to meet established goals• Facilitated relationships between clients and other specialized bank representatives, assisting with the establishment of checking and savings accounts, mortgages, personal loans, and brokerage accounts• Consulted with clients’ advisors, specifically accountants and attorneys, to minimize and manage tax liabilities and provide up-to-date and appropriate advice regarding estate planning • Coordinated fiduciary income tax preparation with CPAs, assisted customers in compiling documentation for individual and trust tax returns, and reviewed/filed returns on behalf of trusts• Processed the movement of cash and securities in clients’ accounts• Performed real estate visual inspections to ensure adequate insurance coverage, accurate tax assessments, and proper maintenance of properties held by trusts

• Collected, coordinated, and monitored the accurate and timely completion of printing and copying orders• Greeted customers and operated phone lines• Provided general office assistance which included data entry and written communications

• Managed accounts receivable and credit/collection procedures• Generated and updated advertising, circulation, and commission reports• Supervised employees and conducted performance evaluations• Approved employee time sheets, expenses, and purchase orders• Identified and tracked prospects for advertising sales team• Maintained and updated sales database • Served as a liaison between clients, outside vendors, advertising agencies, and sales team• Supervised production and printing of advertising and circulation promotions• Purchased and monitored use of office supplies and equipment• Arranged for repairs and replacement of all telephone system and office equipment

• Typeset and designed advertisements for weekly newspaper• Performed all accounts receivable responsibilities• Reviewed applications from potential employees and assisted the publishers in the interviewing and hiring process• Trained and supervised employees, maintaining productive and efficient office environment• Sold advertising in-house as well as maintained outside sales territory• Edited news articles and wrote articles when necessary to substitute for staff writer