Human Resources Administrative Assistant
Resume:
Linda K Ferguson
*** ********* **. 847-***-****
Round Lake, IL 60073 *********@*****.***
Dear Hiring Professionals,
I am excited to submit my application for the Management position with your company. As a professional with over 17 years of experience and significant contributions in payroll, human resources, and team leadership. I am well positioned to make the company grow.
During my career, I have applied my proven expertise and ongoing professional development to meeting and exceeding all objectives put before me. The following examples from my resume represent the absolute value I can deliver in this new role:
Customer satisfaction ratings, retaining employees and providing more accurate deliveries.
Analyzed and created formal educational, training programs and classes, and led the instruction.
Trained staff, established performance standards and evaluated performance, contributing to the overall improvement of operations and product quality.
Further examples of my skills and achievements are outlined on the attached document. As a seasoned professional, I am dedicated to partnering with a team with the same passion for growth and success within the industry.
I would very much like the opportunity to discuss, in person, how I can meet the demands of this role in order to advance the overall mission of your company. Thank you for reviewing this letter and the accompanying material.
Sincerely yours,
Linda K Ferguson
Attachment: Resume
Linda K Ferguson
115 Havenwood Ct. 847-***-****
Round Lake, IL 60073 *********@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications
•17+ years assisting human resources including benefit administration, recordkeeping, safety, training, recruiting, HRIS and other computer systems, and employee relations.
•15+ years in payroll including managing a payroll staff of nine as well as supervising, coordinating, and processing operations and activities with regard to the payroll department.
Professional Experience
Village of Barrington Hills, Barrington Hills
Administrative Assistant (temporary contract), August 2015 – December 2016
•Implemented building permit program and maintenance increasing accuracy of records by 90%.
•Implemented backflow/RPZ program and maintenance.
•Scheduled and verified inspections.
•Compiled monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports for government reporting purposes.
•Prepared correspondence, answered telephones, and maintained schedules.
•Inventoried and ordered all supplies.
•Issued overweight permits.
•Provided customer service to internal and external customers.
Shell Vacations LLC, Northbrook
Human Resources Coordinator/Systems Analyst, January 2011 – March 2014
•Responsible for HR administrative tasks that included learning the duties of the Director of Benefits Compliance to perform back-up duties when needed.
•Responsible for system analysis, report design, HRIS/payroll implementation, including ongoing and detailed reports.
•Assisted in recruitment process including scheduling background checks and drug screens.
•Prepared orientation information and followed-up with new hires for return paperwork.
•Processed employee status sheets by reviewing and/or inputting human resources information.
•Processed employee benefit enrollment forms and faxed them to the appropriate insurance carriers.
•Compiled biweekly, quarterly, and yearly reports for government reporting purposes.
•Processed written employment verifications as well as verbal.
•Maintained I-9 files.
•Maintained employee records electronically as well as paper files in compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policy.
•Assisted with annual performance reviews and employee agreements.
•Prepared correspondence, answered telephones, handled travel arrangements, and maintained schedules.
•Processed worker's compensation claim forms as well as maintained OSHA logs when necessary.
•Assisted in enrollment, tracking, billing, and auditing of all benefit programs as necessary.
•Accounts payable processing from vendor set up to timely payments for human resources.
•Other special projects and duties as assigned.
Shell Vacations LLC, Northbrook
Payroll Supervisor, July 2001 – December 2010
•Supervised, coordinated, and processed operations and activities of the payroll department within the corporate accounting and finance group.
•Assisted with hiring, training, and supervising payroll staff.
•Researched and implemented new payroll systems.
•Tracked and documented completion of weekly time and attendance records and request.
•Computed court orders, garnishments, and IRS tax levies.
•Compiled payroll data such as hours worked, sales, taxes, and other employee information.
•Processed employee weekly, biweekly and semi-monthly payrolls.
•Prepared manual checks and recorded changes affecting net wages.
•Assisted in the close of the general ledger as well as computed and maintain commission files.
•Calculated bonuses and overrides per contract agreements.
•Calculated and maintained sales agent reserve and advance accounts.
•Prepared journal entries and assisted with completing projects with regard to accounting.
•Reconciled commission bank accounts.
General Binding Corporation, Northbrook
Payroll Specialist, February 1999 – February 2001
•Researched and implemented new payroll systems.
•Tracked and documented completion of weekly time and attendance records and request.
•Computed court orders, garnishments, and IRS tax levies.
•Compiled payroll data such as hours worked, sales, taxes, and other employee information.
•Processed employee weekly, biweekly and semi-monthly payrolls.
•Prepared manual checks and recorded changes affecting net wages.
•Processed benefit enrollment forms.
•Completed employment verifications
•Inventoried and ordered supplies, distributed mail, filed and sorted payroll reports.
General Binding Corporation, Northbrook
Human Resources Assistant, September 1997 – February 1999
•Assisted in recruitment process including scheduling background checks and drug screens.
•Prepared orientation information and followed-up with new hires for return paperwork.
•Processed employee status sheets by reviewing and/or inputting human resources information.
•Processed employee benefit enrollment forms and faxed them to the appropriate insurance carriers.
•Compiled biweekly, quarterly, and yearly reports for government reporting purposes.
•Processed written employment verifications as well as verbal.
•Printed and distributed GBC medical cards.
•Maintained employee records electronically as well as paper files in compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policy.
•Assisted with annual performance reviews and employee agreements.
•Prepared correspondence, answered telephones, handled travel arrangements, and maintained schedules.
•Processed worker's compensation claim forms as well as maintained OSHA logs when necessary.
•Assisted in enrollment, tracking, billing, and auditing of all benefit programs as necessary.
•Accounts payable processing from vendor set up to timely payments for human resources.
•Other special projects and duties as assigned.
LewisCo, Inc., Deerfield
Administrative Assistant, September 1994 – September 1997
•Prepared correspondence, answered telephones, handled travel arrangements, and maintained schedules.
•Opened and distributed all mail.
•Handled switchboard and maintenance of all office equipment.
•Inventoried and ordered all supplies.
•Provided customer service to internal and external customers.
•Accounts payable processing from vendor set up to timely payments.
Education
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
Associate of Arts in Business Administration
Additional Information
Skills: Windows 7, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Strong leader, Outlook, Google, Ceridian, Millennium, Kronos, ADP, Visio
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