PAUL J. BUDZIAK

Greater Boston, Massachusetts / Providence, Rhode Island

401-***-**** ● adn32e@r.postjobfree.com ● www.linkedin.com/in/paulbudziak

Human Resources ~ Compliance ~ Operations

Human Resources professional with 12+ years of experience in Human Resources Operations, Compliance, and Organizational Effectiveness through Continues Improvement. Efficient in processing a clear sense of purpose and fiscal discipline focused on achieving corporate objectives and ensuring exceptional customer service. Detailed and result minded team player accomplished in forming control, mitigating risk, providing quality and efficiency within a highly regulated environment.

Onboarding and Offboarding

Background Investigations

HRIS and ATS Systems

Six Sigma Green Belt

Risk Management

Team Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TJX Corporation, Marlboro MA 1/2021 - Present

HR Contractor

Act as the frontline HR contact for all associates, assistingwith inquiries and needs.

Support compliance with local, state, and federal laws and TJX company policies

Maintain and update employee records in HRIS system Oracle ensuring accuracy and compliance

Support Associate Relations & Labor Relations by coordinating and advising all levels of associates on company policies, procedures, union contract administration, grievances, and benefit programs

Participate in payroll activities, leave of absence/ADA administration, investigations, mediations, termination process, and exit interviews

Provide mentorship, facilitate discussions, and make recommendations for employee development needs

Amazon, Milford MA 8/2020 – 11/2020

Sr. HR Associate

Support Associates and Managers with day-to-day HR questions, needs, and inquiries, providing world-class customer service and guiding teams to the right resources to ensure a quality and timely solution.

Provide HR guidance to site leadership on achieving operational objectives while minimizing engagement impacts

Influence leadership (Area Manager and Operations Managers) during Associate-impacting decision making

Patriciate in HR employee relations investigations and coordination appeals

Partner with recruitment in conduction interviews

Interpret Associate engagement data and recommending action items to deliver results

Conduct onboarding of new hires with site new hire orientation

Participate in off boarding interviews, gather metrics and analyze data for trends driving attrition rate

Provide leadership development support to onsite Area and Operations Managers

Monitor site timecards and payroll for compliance and corrections through reviewing through daily/weekly audits

JUDGE GROUP/LIFESPAN, Providence RI 8/2017 – 1/2019

Onboarding Administrator

Conduct registered nursing and hospital employee onboarding for Lifespan’s three major hospital affiliates. Coordinated with both hospital training staff and management to ensure all new hires had access to systems and tools required to perform their job.

Conducted personal criminal and education background screening for hires through BCI and Fingerprints. Interpret findings to determine hiring.

In charge of partnering with Hospital Training to register all new hires for training and orientation

Acted as a point person for hires system accesses during the first week of work

Provided administrative support to managers and recruiters

Maintain employee records held within HRIS

CVS HEALTH, Smithfield, RI 2/2015 – 4/2017

Consultant

Oversaw Human Resources onboarding activities include I9 compliance, E-Verify submission, and employment work authorization. Assisted with legal/compliance oversight of onboarding practices of the retail footprint of CVS utilizing Workday onboarding platform.

Planned and conducted end-to-end data analysis, including interpretation of trends and gaps through data gathering and validation. Ensure onboarding staffing meet recruiting demand.

Provided consultation to stakeholders to reinforce onboarding compliance practices.

Built and strengthened partnerships with stakeholders and vendors, ensuring the delivery of required services, controls, and delivery experience.

Developed training and development to shift individual and teams from a current state to a future state.

Directed fully functioning Compliance and Audit activities while identifying areas of opportunity through organizational assessments, suggesting appropriate changes in programs or processes to Senior Management.

Developed and generate ad-hoc reports for a variety of HR and Compliance related data analysis.

Audited and monitored compliance with federal, state, and company mandates/policies by working with internal and external legal teams on any policy changes.

CITIZENS BANK, Warwick, RI 8/2010 – 10/2014

Operations Manager – Human Resources

Directed daily operations of the Recruiting Administration Services Department forecasting, internal controls, risk management, and operational planning. Department duties consist of daily processing of offer letter, personal background screening, I-9 Administration, processing hire record in PeopleSoft, in addition to providing talent support through performance management, succession planning, onboarding, and engagement.

Adjudication of criminal background screening findings that required further investigation of findings collaborated with legal counsel and company compliance team.

Prepare quarterly reports and semi-annual reports in Excel on statics regarding background, Safe Act, I-9 / E-Verify, and EEOC reporting for Compliance Committee review.

Prepare quarterly reporting for Enterprise Risk Management tracking for quality and error processing in I-9 and E-Verify along with background screening exceptions.

Participated with Enterprise Risk in conducting mid-year end to end review of the recruiting, hiring, and onboarding life cycle and policy review.

Collaborated with peers in the Lean Transformation for HR Shared Services.

oCapture and analysis of end to end business processes from customer viewpoint.

oIdentification/elimination of non-value add actives improving accuracy, speed, quality and unit cost.

oEmbedded the Lean culture across the HR Shared Services organization for sustained operational benefits.

CITIZENS BANK, Warwick, RI

Operations Manager – Human Resources (continued)

Coach staff to maximize individual potential and performance.

Subject expert in Peoplesoft ATS (applicant tracking system), in charge updating communication templates and offer letter templates held within the system. Support applicants and new hires issues as navigating in ATS

Engage in departmental workforce and talent planning through collection and analyzation of data to forecast future demands.

Promoted colleague engagement and process improvement governance through embedding a root cause analysis program of customer complaints/concerns; utilizing a range of techniques, and driving improvement action.

Ensure both employee and management training in safety and compliance was completed.

CITIZENS BANK, Medford, MA

Operations Manager – Debit Card Claims Processing 6/2009 – 5/2010

In charge of the operations of the Electronic & On-Line Banking Claims Department, which contained 62 employees whose responsibilities included the processing of debit card, ATM, and On-Line Banking dispute along with fraud claims. The department provided analytical reporting and trending of all monthly claim losses and recoveries to Retail Operations and trending in claim volume.

CITIZENS BANK, Warwick, RI

Risk Management Specialist - Automobile Finance 5/2008 – 1/2009

Managed and developed actionable strategies and tactics to manage the compliance and operational risk function of Citizens Automobile Finance Auto and RV portfolio. Assisted the risk management team with independent testing and ongoing risk assessment of the unit’s risk and control inventory.

Analyzed, developed, tested, and implemented various risk reports to ensure compliance with regulatory and operational risk requirements.

Leveraged risk database system to record regulatory and operational risk control assessments performed on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

Assisted the Business Unit Risk Manager in performing a quarterly review of all risks to ensure compliance within established standards.

Corporate Vendor Risk Oversight and Monitoring Procedures. Provided support to department vendor relationship owners by attending annual vendor onsite visits. Managed risks related to contractual relationships including, but not limited to, remediation of issues discovered during oversight assessments and tracking those issues every month until closure.

EDUCATION

University of Bridgeport – Bridgeport, CT Bachelor of Arts: Communications

SYSTEMS USED

Microsoft Office Suite Systems, ADP, Workday ATS, PeopleSoft, Kenexa Brass Ring ATS, Kronos My Time

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