Human Resources Specialist

Summary

With over ** years of experience providing human resources and administrative assistance to federal and private sector organizations, my acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities has allowed me to perform exceptionally well in an organization. Skills include but are not limited to learning new concepts quickly, working well under pressure, and communicating ideas clearly and effectively. I am proficient in Microsoft Office Suites and other automated systems such as, Impact, National Finance Center (NFC) systems, WebTA, EPIC, Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), Oracle/PeopleSoft (Max HR, Empower HR, EHRP) Man Log, SIEBEL 7.7. I am a loyal and dedicated worker who seeks to enhance my career while contributing to the mission of an organization.

Experience

Human Resources Assistant, (Contractor EconSys) Aug 2017- Present

Government Printing Office, GPO Human Capital Divison

Assists a team of HC Specialist who provide the full range of recruitment, placement, position management, classification, compensation, performance management, employee relations, and personnel support services to managers and employees.

Reviews incoming requests for personnel action (SF-52) for type of action, adherence to requirements, completeness and accuracy of request and supporting documents.

Correctly administers and manages employees' Electronic Official Personnel Folders (eOPF) following OPM's Guide to Personnel Records Management and Guide to Data Standards.

Coordinates and manages all pre-employment process requirements and conducts reference checks.

Responds to customer inquiries on such matters as procedures for filing applications, status of recruitments and types of vacancies in the organization as well as personnel actions.

Establishes, maintains, and closes out recruitment files and other required records.

Responds to applicant questions concerning the application process, status of applications, inquiries about onboarding in an automated HR System (i.e. USA Staffing).

Arranges background screening, screening pre-employment forms for accuracy and completeness and assists selectees in filling out forms when needed.

Advises management and applicants of requirements for basic onboarding activities, in-processing and investigations.

Examines codes and processes official personnel actions for Agency personnel by verifying previous service, including military service and computes service computation dates (SCDs) while conducting research.

Conduct research a variety of regulatory guidelines to make definitive determinations on a wide range of technical issues, including creditable service for probationary periods, career tenure, and leave category determinations.

Codes actions for input into the National Finance Center's (NFC) automated payroll/personnel systems and reviews and follows-up on error listings and computer edits from data input to ensure personnel actions are submitted and input on a timely basis.

Works at the front desk greeting customers, answers basic questions, and routes calls

Human Resources Assistant, (Contractor Anyar) June 2016- Feb 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Human Resources Division

●Process various personnel actions daily, to include, coding Requests for Personnel Actions (SF52’s) such as, accessions, promotions, and reassignments using the HR Connect system. Examined proposed personnel actions determining its compliance with agency and OPM's rules and regulations.

●Maintains Federal employees’ electronic Official Personnel File (eOPF) which entails scanning and uploading documents such as Performance Appraisals, SF-2809s, SF-52s and etc.

●Sponsors employees in US Access to obtain PIV card (federal identification card).

●Provide front desk coverage for the receptionist as needed. Develops and maintains business relationships by exhibiting excellent interpersonal skills with employees and management Bureau-wide.

●Assist in New Hire Orientation. Conducted New Employee Orientation which entailed administering the Oath of Office and exhibiting exemplary oral communication skills.

●Interface with employees on a daily basis providing responses to general and complex inquiries. Responded in writing frequently to employee inquiries via email.

●Mentors junior staff on a variety of personnel matters ranging from routine day-to-day business processes to a broad range of complex human resource issues. Provides on-the-job training to new HR assistants.

●Researches and provides information on process improvement. Developed and formatted reports, spreadsheets, and control logs to expedite HR functions and projects.

●Serves as a time and attendance liaison to various organizations. Sent emails to ensure federal employees and supervisors certify their timesheets timely.

●Assisted with staffing and recruiting actions, statuses, changes, updates, into BLS automated system HR Connect, Epic, e-OPF.

●Entered in the development of vacancies announcements into BLS system Doors.

●Uploading of all Open Season Election SF 2817 forms for benefits. Checking all retirement forms are complete. Processing of all Audits of separation of current employees.

Human Resources Assistant, (Contractor STGI) Dec 2015- April 2016

U.S. Marshals Service, Human Resources Division

●Provided human resource related support using various automated tools, including EPIC, SharePoint, and NFC

●Processed routine personnel and payroll actions adhering to Office of Personnel Management guidelines, to include, coding Requests for Personnel Actions(SF52’s) such as, accessions, promotions, temporary promotions, transfers and reassignments, suspensions and return-to-duties, and terminations and resignations.

●Initiated and monitored background investigations for new and current employees for non-competitive, competitive, and Executive appointments in the Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) and Merit Promotion.

●Created, maintained, and closed out recruitment action files to include adding all required documents (e,g. position announcement, position descriptions, resume, ranking lists, certificate, supporting email correspondence, etc, in accordance with a Merit Promotion and Delegated Examining Unit DEU) closeout checklist and OPM standards.

●Responded to applicant inquiries about recruiting and application procedures and applications via phone and e-mail, including inquires about the statuses of their applications, background investigations and drug testing; Drafted tentative and final offer letter selections candidates.

●Utilizes e-Verify to verify employment eligibly of employees and new hires.

●Coordinated, exchanged information with and resolved problems with Human Resources Specialists, Classifications, Payroll and Benefits, leads and Chief level personnel, to complete both standard and/ or unusual assignments.

●Entered staffing and recruiting actions, statuses, changes, updates, and demographics into an Access hiring tracking database, Lotus Notes allocations database and EPIC online database.

Payroll Technician, (Contractor NSF) Dec 2013- Nov 2015

The Golden Key Group (GKG), Arlington, VA

●Ensure primary contacts receive timely information on payroll procedures, changes, deadlines, schedules etc. Review employee self-service payroll activity via Federal Personnel Payroll System (FPPS)

●Print FPPS data problem resolution and ad-hoc auditing of employee self-service transactions.

●Time and Attendance advice and guidance to supervisors and timekeepers-Understanding of the T&A and being in lead role to provide leadership with little to no Management oversight, works well with the employee’s, management, all level of management.

●Serve as Coordinator and point of contact for WebTA and Siebel

●Respond and assist in the resolution of issues received through email, phone calls, and walk in inquiries regarding time and attendance, payroll, leave, and processing questions. Prepare Leave Audits for all leave.

●Work closely with Supervisor, managers, Employees, WebTA Administrators, Federal Personnel Payroll System (FPPS).

Payroll Technician, (Contractor NSF) continued…

●Process Advanced Sick Leave requests, update leave balances, process change in work schedules, create and delete employee profiles, review employee leave records, and conduct extensive research when there are discrepancies in leave balances. Prepare the Length of Service (LOS) Awards.

●Create Excel spreadsheet for Length of Service Awards and assemble and deliver packages to the appropriate office for distribution.

●Help in the implementation of new Time and Attendance System, WebTA and Siebel, a tracking system.

Human Resources Specialist, Voluntary leave Transfer Program Nov 2008 – Dec 2012

Lockheed Martin/ TSA HR Access Program

●Served as the back-up Quality Assurance Specialist for the VLTP Division.

●Ensures all documents, forms, paperwork, etc., submitted for HR processing is accurate and complete according to established guidelines, preferences, and/or manuals.

●Responsible for the development of the VLTP job aid.

●Resolved customer issues and process transactions in an expeditious manner.

●Assisted with the drafting and implantation of the Standard Operation Procedure(s)

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●Serve as the technical expert for EmpowHR, National Finance Center Personnel/ Payroll System, and EPIC.

●Reviewed official Personnel Folders (OPFs), FAA payroll Employee Master Record (EMR), NFC Mainframe Records, and NFC Reporting Center reports to perform research related to human resources and payroll issues.

●Performed technical work that results in the bi-weekly or monthly determination of pay for civilian employees such as leave adjustments, LWOP, and VLTP

●Collected, analyzed, and processed source documentations, i.e., application (1128) donor (forms 630A and 630B), medical certification and approval from TSA, utilizing Empower to create the recipient’s record.

●NFC-(PQ49) to verify the leave record for error codes which, could warrant a Leave Audit; Calculate the recipients’ start date, end date, extension date and maximum hours; and WEBTA to apply the donations to the recipient’s account.

●Makes appropriate changes to payroll master records, which serve as a basis for pay and leave computation and affect the disbursement of pay. Post, examine, compute and balance hours on time and leave records and other required biweekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

Payroll, Records Management Specialist (Contractor) Nov 2003-Nov 2008

National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD

●Responsibilities included maintaining over 3,500 active and inactive official payroll/personnel folders in accordance with personnel data standard manual; ( EOPF) audits of all eOPF’s and OPF’s.

●Provided timely filing and scanning of confidential and sensitive documents.

●Assisted personnel staff within Department in reference to OPF and EPF documents.

Payroll, Records Management Specialist (Contractor) continued…

●Processed open enrollment applications for employee and new hire documentation such as benefits applications and disclosure forms.

●Journalized and filed SF-50/52’s notification of personnel actions from the Enterprise Human Resources.

●Payroll System (EHRP) for separations and any missing unreadable documents maintain office files and records.

●Accomplish the data preparation and protection.

●Make the order of records through index and classification.

●Facilitate the filing systems, and maintain to meet administrative, legal, and financial requirements.

●Ensured the implementation of retention and disposal schedules.

●Install, maintain, review and document the records systems.

●Provide a policy framework to maintain the records system.

●Ensure compliance of the rules and regulations.

Payroll, Time and Attendance Specialist (Contractor) June 2000- Oct 2003

STG International/ Health and Human Services, Arlington, VA

●Directly responsible for independently receiving, examining, processing, maintaining, reviewing, reconciling, and retroactively amending Time and Attendance records for over 110 protection based positions involving shift work, travel and variable schedules.

●Worked directly with senior and executive management to insure that the office functions, goals and expectations were met and or exceeded.

●Responsible for all department projects, daily work assignments, and was the purchasing manager.

●I also maintained an office schedule and calendar for the Office Manager as well as the Assistant Office Manager.

●Assembled information for meetings and delivered instructions from supervisor to staff members, and provided Administrative and technical supervision for the clerical personnel in the Division.

●Insert, modify, and delete personnel actions, nature of action codes, salaries, effective dates and employee status to facilitate the closeout of each individual record.

●Maintain a daily activity sheet of all completed cases.

Education

Fairmont Heights Senior High School 1996

High School Diploma

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