Professional History
Collaboration, Teamwork, Initiative
Caregiving fore family 01/2023 – 03/2023
Grand Pacific Resorts 08/2023 – 12/2023
Payroll Accountant
Payroll processing for multiple entities
HRIS system- Paycom
Ensured payroll timeliness, compliance, and accuracy for employees.
Internal audits to ensure data compliance.
Pacific Hospitality Group/Hacienda Hotel-Old Town 08/2014 – 09/2023
Human Resource /Payroll/Accounting
Associations: SHRM
Expertise in managing employee relations, including conducting investigations and preparing performance improvement plans; talent acquisition and team development and professional growth.
Developed comprehensive policies and procedures to streamline payroll processing, account payables, and financial reporting, resulting in improved accuracy and operational efficiency.; including best practice for food and beverage training.
Successfully collaborated with executive leadership to establish and enforce workplace compliance standards during the 2020 pandemic crisis, ensuring business continuity and adherence to regulatory requirements for the Hotel and Restaurant and Resort.
Managed all leaves under FMLA and workers compensation cases, established system for leadership communication.
Negotiated pricing for open enrollment and other benefits reducing cost by 5%.
Step Up Uganda - San Diego 08/2012 - 12/2017
Executive Director- Program & Operation Manager; Field Coordinator; Leadership training
Collaborating with women and children in rural Uganda- project and budget development/implementation.
Fundraising, networking, public relations and research and development, built donor relationships.
Managed all Human Resource activities aligned with recruiting and training employees and volunteers.
Women’s Microloan program: Began 2013, self-sustaining by 2015, exceeded expectation by 2017 Sewing School for girls- 3 years of graduate classes.
Medical Outreach and training programs, Established Special Needs Children education program.
Annual Mother’s Day Telegraph 10k, 5k trail race - 9 years
Education
Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts, Point Loma, California
CCTE in Corporate Travel Management, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
SHRM Certification in progress
SHRM – Society of Human Resource Management