Sandra Y. Almarode

*** ******* **** ****

West Monroe, LA 71292

cell: 318-***-****

ad2mva@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To obtain a position with a challenging and rewarding company that will draw upon skills in administration, organization, clerical skills, and people skills. Coca-Cola United Monroe, LA

February 2023 - Present

Human Resources Coordinator

• Assists with various Human Resources and general office function that require an understanding of Human Resources concepts and good business practices

• Completes Human Resources Review templates and Rehire Approval forms

• Schedules and assists with orientation, prepares New Hire Orientation packets, submits New Hire reporting by state

• Maintains the identification badge system. Prints badges, CONA Wallet cards and TeleTime cards

• Assist associates with Electronic Self-Service transactions (ESS)

• Responds to associate’s inquiries regarding policies and Company programs

• Maintains HR bulletin boards and government compliance postings

• Maintains personnel files and maintains current, accurate data in the Company’s Human Resources Information System (HRIS)

• Runs Human Resources reports to ensure accuracy of data

• Assists with the coordination and communication of associate events and Human Resources initiatives

• Completes termination checklist for payout approval

• Provides assistance to supervisors and managers for payroll changes and additional MSS transactions

• Reviews Exceptions Reports for attendance and Leave of Absence purposes

• Completes and submits Leave of Absence Certification form to Voya

• Receives and reviews Leave of Absence emails from Employee Relations Manager and Boya

• Updates Leave of Absence spreadsheet and forwards associate leave information to managers

• Records Corrective Actions, Motor Vehicle Record Counseling, Performance Improvement Plans, and Power Industrial Equipment policy incidents in CONA

• Updates associate driver’s license and DOT medical expiration dates in CONA

• Submits Live Positively/Wellness reimbursements quarterly

• Maintains tuition reimbursement log, collets forms and verifies associate eligibility

• Forwards garnishments to payroll

• Compiles and forwards all DOT regulated documents to Risk Management, including Driver Files

• Maintains available forms for associates, handles Human Resources equipment maintenance calls, orders supplies, compiles invoices for approval, coordinates Human Resources mails and distributes Beyond this Day memory boxes

• Orders background checks and Clearing house queries for candidates

• Reviews Drug Testing and Background website for candidate results

• Initiates E-Verify process for candidates and ensures completion within 3 days of hire

• Reviews Offer to Hire Tracker daily and updates as needed Berry Global, LLC Monroe, LA

October 2021-February 2023

Human Resources Generalist

• Manage development, design, implementation and on-going review and revision of specialized projects

• Stayed abreast of policy changes and ensured impacted procedures and programs were updated

• Offered advice and counsel to managers, supervisors, and employees as to human resource policies and procedures

• Assisted in identification, hiring and assimilation of qualified candidates for open positions

• Provided feedback to Human Resources Manager indicating suggested corrective action to resolve any problem areas

• Assisted in coordinating and implementing company events and employee recognition programs

• Provided back up support to Human Resources Manager

• Maintained employee and departmental files in a neat, organized, and secure manner

• Maintained accurate employee attendance records and provided reports to the Human Resources Manager.

• Compiled and sent information to corporate for payroll processing

• Processed personnel forms

• Coordinated and monitored FMLA and STD paperwork

• Acted as liaison for temporary agencies

• Assisted in coordinating and implementing company policies, procedures, and practices

• Coordinated job posting process

Coast Professional, Inc. West Monroe, LA

June 2021-October 2021

Human Resources Generalist

• Collaborate effectively with management to ensure HR policies, best practices, procedures, and initiatives are understood and supported.

• Conduct new hire orientation and process all new hires and paperwork into HRIS.

• Maintain employee records, benefits, and payroll reports in HRIS.

• Manage and enforce corrective action processes, terminations, and prepare termination documents/exit interviews.

• Assist with bi-weekly payroll.

• Coordinates & conducts benefit enrollments.

• Assists with employee clearance and licensing to work on assigned contracts.

• Conduct and support workplace investigations.

• Respond to unemployment claims, garnishments, etc.

• Participate in developing department goals, objectives, and systems.

• Communicates and maintains compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.

• Enforce policies and procedures with management.

• Complies with all policies and procedures for submitting requests to clients.

• Assist in evaluation of reports, decisions, and results of department in relation to established goals. State of Louisiana Monroe, LA

Swanson Center for Youth June 2017-June 2021

Administrative Coordinator IV – Investigative Services

• Recover Accident & Injury Forms, shift packets, and sorting and/or distributing for investigative staff.

• Follow up with Operations staff for documents that were not timely distributed to I.S.

• Initiate investigations by inputting information into the Central Registry Database; assigning the case to the Investigators and providing the case file for that investigation.

• Organize Investigative Services case tracking board in conjunction with maintaining the tracking logbooks and tracking documents associated with all cases.

• Maintain an organized and secure filing system.

• Compose correspondence, create charts, prepare, and collect data for daily, monthly, and weekly reports.

• Edit all Investigative Reports or correspondence of the Investigators, ensuring the reports are clear, concise, and accurate before distribution.

• Once Investigative reports are finalized by the Investigator, print and duplicate reports for dissemination to Central Office and Directors.

• Formulate and distribute Judge Letters and Youth Letters as appropriate for investigations.

• Timekeeper responsible for Investigative Services staff time and attendance.

• Take dictation and transcribe from a transcriber/dictation machine, information of a confidential nature in reference to investigations.

• Review video surveillance system, conducting video reviews from the system as assigned.

• Review Securus Telephone system, listening to youth telephone calls as assigned.

• Assist with reviewing I.S. policies and procedures, completing and creating databases, organizing data, compiling charts, formulating forms for other issues related to Investigative Services.

• Transcribe confidential information for Central Office supervisors as well as other facility investigators who have no support staff in their offices. LaSalle Management Ruston, LA

November 2014-June 2017

Payroll Specialist

Performs all activities necessary to process payroll for assigned facilities. Duties include:

• Maintain employee/payroll files

• Process new hires

• Process terminations

• Notify State Attorney General with any new hires

• Verify Social Security number for each new hire through SSA

• Notify insurance company of any new hire or termination

• Check and audit payroll records submitted by facility

• Compute and verify wage and overtime payments

• Verify leave requests, track leave available for use

• Contact facility office manager for any missed payroll forms/items

• Process bi-weekly transfer of payroll data to QuickBooks/Intuit

• Calculate and record payroll deductions

• Inspect excel registers to determine correct payroll deductions and correct any out-of-balances

• Enter journal entries for Texas facilities in Quick Books and balance reports

• Process payroll garnishments and levies

• Process child support payments

• File tax reports (State and Federal)

• Compile retirement reports for Sheriff

The Salvation Army of Northeast Louisiana Monroe, LA September 2012 – October 2014

Human Resources/Office Administrator

• Administer day-to-day human resource operations for agency; interviews, screens, and hires employees; prepare and maintain personnel records; communicate and enforce personnel policies and procedures; prepare payroll and tracs employee attendance.

• Instruct and counsel supervisors and employees regarding The Salvation Army personnel policies and procedures; instruct department heads of proper and effective hiring practices and employment issues.

• Prepare and process all new hire paperwork; orient new employees to the personnel policies and procedures; establish personnel file for new employees.

• Review, record, and monitor employee attendance related to vacation, sick leave, personal business, and bereavement; serve as liaison to the Finance Department regarding the same as it relates to payroll processing.

• Review files, and maintain all personnel records, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the same.

• Ensure that the agency remains in compliance with state and federal employment laws including the proper posting of employment posters and the maintenance of I-9 forms in personnel files.

• Obtain criminal background reports on employees when required by nature of the job.

• Coordinate disciplinary actions in employee matters both verbal and written.

• Distribute and review performance evaluations of employees. State of Louisiana

Swanson Center for Youth Monroe, LA

April 2012 – September 2012

Administrative Coordinator 3

• Performed a wide variety of clerical duties that required independent judgment to accomplish in support of the staff members and/or operations of the office of the Director.

• Collected, compiled, and entered data for quarterly Performance Outcome Report The Wellspring (formerly YWCA of Northeast Louisiana Monroe, LA September 2002 – November 2011

Systems Administrator

• Maintain and management of HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) for Northeast Louisiana region

• Training and providing assistance to employees and other outside agencies on the use of the HMIS System

• Developing and analyzing process and procedure

• Developing guidelines and other literature relating to HMIS

• Providing education to staff on issues relating to the HMIS

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and/or annual reports

• Database management

• Working with the developers of the HMIS and other communities to obtain instruction and guidance to ServicePoint

• IT - Computer issues and maintenance

• Collect and analyze statistical information

Education: West Monroe High School

Graduated – 1977

The Salvation Army College for Officers Training Atlanta, GA Non-accredited ministerial college 1984 – 1986

University of Louisiana at Monroe

36 hours towards Business Administration degree

Achievements: Microsoft Office Specialist – December 2007 Skills: Typing – 50 WPM

Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, Access, Power Point FoxPro

ServicePoint web-based database

Lotus Notes

Quickbooks

Centerpoint database

Sage HRIS with Payroll Module

ICIMS Recruiting Software

IBM iAccess Client Solutions software

KRONOS

Cognos Reporting software

CONA Services

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