HR Generalist
Resume:
Mary Frances Carlson
Oak Park, Illinois 60302
*******@*******.***
Overview
Human Resources Professional seeking full-time employment in the Chicagoland area. Areas of specialty include: Onboarding, Recruitment, Benefits Administration, New Hire Orientations, Developing department goals and objectives. I'm an HR Professional that excels in building relationships, and partnering with business leaders to deliver organizational results. I possess significant HR generalist knowledge and experience, including talent acquisition, total rewards, employment law and compliance, talent and organization development and employee and labor relations. I possess the ability to make time informed decisions, and understand when to escalate issues.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2014 – Present
HR Generalist/ Consultant
Acting as lead of onboarding of all new hires, background checks, drug screenings, credential verifications, and reference checks. Conducts in person and phone interviews.
Facilitated open enrollment with healthcare benefits for all employees.
Updating HRIS Systems with Payroll changes and deductions
Developing and exporting reports when needed
Point person in charge of Administration of 401(K) & 403(B) set-ups, and changes.
Co-Lead regarding benefits issues, and questions
Organize and maintain employee Personnel, Benefits, I-9, and other file systems
Ad hoc projects as assigned by Director of Talent and CFO’s
Lead of all New hire Orientations
Co-Lead on FMLA claims, and questions
Reconciliations of monthly benefit billings, and preparation of vouchers for Accounts Payable Department
Facilitating all HR Administrative Tasks
Employee Relations – Conflict Management, Workplace Safety, Leave Disputes, Timekeeping & Attendance Issues
Assists Management with offer letters and contracts
Managed Compliance trackers for Staff & Administrative personnel, and Executive Staff members
Collaborated with Management on implementing new policies and procedures
Continued member of SHRM
Experience working across a variety of industries has cultivated my skillset, making me a valuable asset.
Loyola Press, Chicago, IL March 2012-December 2013
Senior Administrator/Human Resources
Lead person in charge of all Human Resource needs of entire company
Recruiting of new employees, and term of contract editors, publishers and designers
Benefits Administrator
Bi-weekly payroll through Paylocity
Benefit conversation between Christian Brothers, and Blue Cross Blue Shield
Bi-weekly transmittal of 403(b), and employee pension contributions through Transamerica
Conversion of employee 403(b), and pension contributions from Christian Brothers to Transamerica
Strong employee relations
State and Federal compliances
Implemented new policies, and procedures
Responsible for FMLA paperwork
Coordinated wellness screenings
Lead person in charge of Onboarding, new hire orientations, and exit reviews
Tracked all performance reviews, keeping managers on track of this process
Updated employee manual
Coordinated international travel for an employee pilgrimage of 20 to Spain and Rome, following the footsteps of Ignatius Loyola.
Member of SHRM
Brilliant Financial December 2010 – March 2012
Newedge Brokerage, Stone Peak Ceramics, ATI Corporate Headquarters, Telular Corporation
Accounting/HR
Full cycle accounts payable functions
Weekly check runs, consisting on average of 250 checks
Commissions, expense reports, garnishments
Monthly reconciliations of employee attendance reports
Issuing drug screening, and physical paperwork for all new hires
Tracking all new hire paperwork
New Hire Orientations, Drug Screenings, Background Checks
Onboarding of all new hires, follow-up new hire training, and 90-day managerial reviews.
Imagination Publishing, Chicago, IL November 2007-September 2009
Accountant/HR Assistant
Full cycle accounts payable functions
Weekly check runs, consisting on average of 250 checks
Commissions, expense reports, garnishments
Reconciliations of expense accounts, credit cards and payment of upper management
Bi-weekly Payroll for 150 employees
Hybrid with HR Department
Co-Administrated Benefits and Compensation
Onboarding of new employees
Point of contact for New Hire Orientations
Implementing paperwork for background checks and drug screenings.
Hostway Corporation, Chicago, IL February 2003- September 2007
HR/Customer Acquisitions Sales Supervisor
Responsible for organizing new department, creating and implementing policies and procedures
Conducted new hire orientations, exit interviews, salary adjustments, wage garnishments
Onboarding of all independent contractors and Account Managers
Calculated monthly commissions for 37 Account Managers
Recruiting of new Account Managers and CSR’s
Tracked and reported daily metrics to assess sales performance
Liaison between Billing and Accounting teams to accurately report sales for company reports
Worked with the Payroll and Accounts Payable Departments using Lawson to ensure billingwas verified, and Account Managers commissions were compensated bi-weekly.
Acted as a liaison between the Sales Team, Corporate HR and Accounting to address and resolve issues
Acted as Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Sales
Part of a global HR Team
Member of SHRM
Software Experience
Productivity/Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
HRIS/ERP: Ceridian, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Kronos, Lawson, Paylocity, Paycom, ADP, Taleo, TalentED, SilkRoad, Employee Navigator.
Accounting: Great Plains, JD Edwards, Expede Timekeeper, Financial Edge
Education
Saint Mary’s College (Winona, MN)
William Rainey Harper College (Palatine, IL)
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