Human Resources Specialist

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Seasoned Human Resources Professional with experience in managing all aspects of HR including: Employee and Labor Relations, Recruitment, Onboarding & Offboarding, Training and Development, Compensation, Benefits Administration, HRIS, Payroll and Federal / State compliance and reporting. I am an innovative thinker able to connect well with people at all levels in an organization. I have a very strong work ethic along with professional skills, flexibility and a positive, cheerful attitude. I am a team player, who brings diverse viewpoints to productive consensus.

HR Capabilities

Software Competencies

Relevant Experience:

Human Resources Specialist 2018 to Current

Ledyard National Bank West Lebanon, NH

Essential Duties & Primary Responsibilities :

Process biweekly payroll and maintain payroll files and reports.

Administer employee benefits programs including processing life event changes to employee enrollments and conducting annual open enrollment.

Review and reconcile monthly benefit invoices

Prepare and maintain employment records related to events such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers or promotions using HRIS and Smartsheets.

Educate employees on benefits, payroll, leaves, paid time off and other company policies and assist employees with questions.

Conduct, schedule and prepare new employee benefit orientation and open enrollment.

On-boarding & Off-boarding in coordination with managers & all necessary departments for all positions. Entry level through executive and senior management levels.

Administer employer sponsored retirement plan and ensure plan compliance.

Administration

Applicant Tracking Systems

Approachability

Background Checks

Benefits & Compensation

Broker Negotiations

Compliance

Communication Skills: Verbal & Written

Electronic / Paper Form I-9, E-Verify

Employee Handbooks

Employee Relations & Services

Employee Training

Employment Law

ERISA Compliance

FMLA

HRIS & HRMS

Internet / Social Media

Interpersonal Savvy

Onboarding

401k/403b

Payroll

Performance Evaluation

Policy Creation and Implementation

Problem Solving / Troubleshooting

Recruiting Trends, Staffing

Strong Technology Skills

Unemployment

Workers Compensation

Adobe Acrobat DC

ADP Workforce Now Suite

Fidelity/PSW

Paylocity

Drupal

OnBase, Unity

Cisco, Webex

Smartsheets

Sales Force

MS Office Professional & O365

o Excel

o Outlook

o Word

o Teams

o Visio

o Sharepoint

Manage and administer FMLA leaves and short term disability claims and ensure programs are compliant with FMLA and ADA regulations.

Develop employee communications for human resources topics and announcements. Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, advising of company policy, and assisting with the resolution of work related problems.

Provide administrative assistance and manage projects as assigned by the Human Resources Director. Human Resources Manager 2015 to 2017

Siegfried & Jensen, LLC Murray, UT

Personal Injury Law Firm

Essential Duties & Primary Responsibilities :

Administered all benefit programs: health, vision and dental insurance, 401K pension plans, PTO & FMLA.

Advised senior management in equal employment opportunities, compensation and employee benefits policies.

Retain and maintain all personnel file records

Prepared employee separation notices and related documentation.

Conducted exit interviews to determine cause of separation.

Recruited, interviewed and selected employees to fill open positions.

Planned and conducted all new hire on-boarding.

Identified legal requirements and government reporting regulations that affect human resources functions; ensured policies, procedures and reporting were in compliance with all State and Federal regulation.

Prepared budget for human resources operations.

Analyzes wage and salary reports and data to determine competitive compensation.

Coordinated Broker Negotiations including all employee benefits, Firm's malpractice Insurance. Onboarding Administrator 2004 to 2014

Human Resources Coordinator Charlestown, NH

Student Conservation Association

Primary Responsibilities

Payroll Processing (Paylocity & ADP),

FMLA / Leave of Absence

Administer Workers Compensation claims through Liberty Mutual

Administering HRIS (Paylocity)

Advertise and post open positions, Pre-screen candidates

Coordinate 360 feedback surveys

Co-created & implementation of the organizational internal IntRaNet & electronic staff directory.

Corporate Event Planning and implementation

Create and implemented staff trainings (Sexual Harassment / Substance abuse, Workers Compensation )

Electronic and paper I-9 forms (local and remote hires) including E-Verify submission

Managed and monitored various company accounts with vendors such as Verizon, Staples, Easy Backgrounds

Managed Applicant Tracking System, (ATS through Paylocity)

On-boarding & Off-boarding coordination with hiring managers for all open positions. Entry level through Vice President, Coordinate background checks / FBI fingerprinting with new hires Achievements:

Conception through completion: Transformed the organization from an all Paper to a Paperless system. Speeding up process times from weeks to days thus saving man hours and cutting down on human error.

Streamlined the I-9 process for remote and local hires: Implemented electronic I-9 system with Guardian/Lawgistics and submission to e-verify.

Training:

Current / Yearly Employment Law, Federal & Local Seminars/Webinars

Received Professional HR Management Certification from UNH Professional Development.

ADP Professional Certification

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