Administrative Assistant Human Resources

Patricia A. Lester

**** ****** ****, ********, ** 28036 . Cell: 704-***-**** . Email:

********@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

Obtain a position in Human Resources, Payroll or General Administration

where I can utilize my skills to support employee relations and drive

overall success for the business

SUMMARY

Human Resources Quantitative, data analysis

Payroll, Accounts Payable Approachable, teamwork oriented

Administrative Support Community service advocate

Loyal, dedicated professional Strong computer skills

Results driven Lifelong learning

Process and detail oriented

EXPERIENCE

January 1971 - Current ~ Income Tax Practitioner

Self-employed, Davidson, NC

. Preparation of annual income tax returns for individuals and small

businesses; seasonal side business

December 2009 - Current ~ Administrative Assistant/Data Entry

Corestaff Services, Concord, NC

. Worked as a temporary employee preparing utility bills for a township

and taking payments, processing estimated tax payments for the

Internal Revenue, entering survey information into data base for the

Boy Scouts, and creating standard operating procedures for a local

lab.

. Reception

September 2008 - March 2009 ~ E-Chat Agent

Connextions, Concord, NC

. Customer Service via Chat for major cell phone provider. Trouble

shooting, billing issues, activations, and

programming

March 2008 - April 2008 ~ Administrative Assistant

Advance Auto Supply / Corestaff, Cornelius, NC

. Provided temporary support to organization during office start-up

. Assisted Senior Vice President of East Operations. Set up all office

systems for this new office

. Documented daily commercial and over-the-counter sales for

accountants and Sr. VP review

. Managed all operations of the front office

July 2007 - January 2008 ~ Administrative Assistant

Square D / Adecco, Salisbury, NC

. Provided temporary administrative support

. Assist Controller with duties as assigned including processing of

accounts payable

. Assist Human Resources Manager including management of temporary

workforce

April 1998 - February 2007 ~ Senior HR Assistant

Eaton Corporation, Concord, NC

. Conduct payroll activities for all positions

. Drive and improve employee involvement by promoting and evaluating

rewards, recognition and employee suggestion programs, maintaining

supplies for programs and analyzing usage and feedback to make

improvements

. Assist staffing initiatives by posting positions internally and

externally as appropriate, coordinating interviews for both the

candidates and the interview teams, complete all new-hire processes

and paperwork (drug screen, background check, order business cards,

computer hardware, etc.) follow-up to ensure new-hires complete their

orientation process, etc.

. Support plants training programs by assisting the HRM in scheduling

and coordinating events and monitoring training effectiveness using

established methods

. Communications - responsible for writing and publishing plant

newsletter, present information at plant-wide meetings, and

maintaining bulletin boards

. Administrative duties include recording and tracking of overtime,

maintenance of employee medical and personnel records to ensure they

were up to date and in compliance, audit attendance to assure

compliance

. Process, verify, maintain and analyze documentation related to

personnel activities such as staffing, recruitment, training,

grievances, performance evaluations, and classifications

. Maintain HRMS data to ensure data integrity and analyze for

discrepancies

. Support HRM with the development and maintenance of the affirmative

action plan

. Coordinate temporary employees, maintain and approve time, process

invoices

. Liaison for employee service vendors such as: vending machine

company, uniform and janitorial services

. Champion and coordinate Employee Activities Team to include community

involvement and plant activities

. Maintain petty cash fund for plant

January 1998 - April 1998 ~ HR / Payroll / AP

Eaton Corporation / Olsten's Staffing, Concord, NC

. Conduct payroll activities from timekeeping through check processing

. Workers compensation and disability claims processing. Assist plant

manager in HR functions as required

. Accounts payable processing from matching to check processing

October 1997 - December 1997 ~ Accounts Payable / Payroll Clerk,

Temporary Position, Charlotte, NC

April 1997 - September 1997 ~ Accounts Payable Specialist, Matshusta

Compressor Corp. of America, Mooresville, NC

April 1996 - January 1997 ~ Office Manager, Divine Enterprises, Inc., N.

Syracuse, NY

October 1993 - March 1996 ~ Owner and Operator, Lester's Business

Supplies and Services, N. Syracuse, NY

June 1991 - September 1993 ~ Bookkeeper, William-Allen Real Estate,

Liverpool, NY

October 1989 - May 1991 ~ Full Charge Bookkeeper, Marx Machine and Tool,

Syracuse, NY

February 1975 - August 1989 ~ Staff Accountant, Blue Cross and Blue

Shield of CNY, Syracuse, NY

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

V COMPUTER SKILLS

. Proficient in using personal computer skills in such programs as

Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint,

Kronos (time keeping system), Lotus Notes, PeopleSoft Payroll,

Oracle (General Ledger, Payables, HRMS), Macola, and Visio. Brass

Ring Applicant Tracking System. CITIPAK Utilities.

. Create and distribute a variety of reports using Access, Powepoint,

and Excel

V QUANTITATIVE SKILLS

. Completed and submitted invoices and process for payments

. Handled expense reports with account summaries

. Maintained inventory of rewards for recognition program

. Demonstrated knowledge of and accountability for payroll and

employee records, Manage petty cash

V INTERPERSONAL AND TEAMWORK SKILLS

. Entrusted to process confidential employee records such as salary

changes, vacation/absenteeism reports, disciplinary action, and

performance appraisals

. Interact with a wide variety of personalities while scheduling

meetings/appointments

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

V COMMUNITY SERVICE

. Successfully acquired a grant for Royal Oaks Elementary School that

enabled the school to build a walking/running track. The track

aides the students and community in creating healthier lifestyles

. Successfully acquired a grant for Coltrane-Webb Elementary School

enabling the school to create a program to assure that the skills

of children entering kindergarten are more equal

. Managed a venue for the Special Olympics Annual Basketball

Tournament for years 2006 and 2007

. Spearheaded numerous coat drives and fundraisers to help local

schools

V REWARDS AND RECOGNITION

. Employee of the year 2004

. Perfect Attendance 2004, 2005

V OTHER

. Developed an HR Scorecard to track various goals and deadlines.

This scorecard was later benchmarked throughout our division

EDUCATION and TRAINING

Currently pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Capella

University - 2005 - Present

Accounting, Taxes, and Banking, Onondaga Community College - Syracuse, NY

- 1975 - 1976

AAS - Executive Business Administration, Central City Business Institute

- Syracuse, NY - 1971 - 1973

Front Desk Security, Job Hazard Analysis, Hazwoper, Accident

Investigation, First Aid and CPR, Lean Manufacturing, Workers

Compensation, FMLA, and FLSA, Human Resources and the Law

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