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Payroll Specialist Benefits Administrator

Location:
Atlanta, GA
Salary:
Commensurate with skills and experience!
Posted:
August 25, 2022

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Sonya J. Ingram, HR/Business Consultant

HR Onboarding Specialist/ Financial Executive/ Facilitator/Corporate Recruiter Atlanta, GA./ Travel: 30%/ Fully Vaccinated/Boosted/Flu Shot Email: adsayf@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 678-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE:

The Sonya Jones Group (HR Contractor Projects/Assignments), F200/F500, Gov./NP & Startups. 3/14 – 11/21

Bank Executive: Former Wall St. Guru with top-performing, solutions-driven professional with 17+ years of extensive Financial, IT & Campus Recruiting, onboarding and facilitator, Comp., e-Human Resources, Training & Payroll coupled with Financial Mgmt. & Analysis skills in Personal Trust, Trust Acctg., Global Sec., Private Banking & Corp. Trust. Recruited for bank positions. Worked on Sales Implementation Strategies and marketing techniques.

Project Leader: Lead organizations through start-up, change management, revitalization, turnaround, and accelerated growth. Keen prioritization skills in resource implementation, project management & organization change goals. Worked with an Executive Vice President to secure thousands lost in a bank reconciliation project.

Recruitment Mgr.: Noted account management and staffing expertise in over 10 industries with a specialty in the financial arena. Managed full life cycle recruiting for traders, bank executives, bank admins and IT staff

(functional/technical roles). Created Recruitment Strategies to ensure top talent was secured for various companies.

Facilitator in complete full life cycle recruitment including onboarding. Served as a business consultant on teams.

Project/Acct. Mgr.: Spearheaded a RIF. Lead college recruitment strategies. Developed/Managed 30 accounts.

Strengths: Recovered over $1 million dollars in account reconciliation projects generating highest-ever returns.

HR Business Partner/Advisor: Diverse industries & companies ranging from small IT start-ups to global manufacturers, restaurants, financial institutions, auto, logistics, and healthcare co. relied on my advice. Worked for F200/F500 companies. Noted for implementing action plans for teams to ensure optimal productivity.

Benefits Administrator: Respected Executive with over a decade of experience planning and overseeing a variety of employee benefits programs. Expertise in health, dental, vision, disability, workers comp and retirement plans.

Corporate Trainer: Trained in the use of Microsoft products, including PowerPoint. Excel & Word. Created PPT Pres. Experience with a variety of HRIS, ATS Systems, CRM Systems & ADP databases. Licensed Insurance Agent. Collaborated with teams on digital marketing campaigns to highlight flagship products and services.

Payroll Spec.: Multi-faceted exp. spans a broad spectrum of HR areas such as recruitment, employee development, payroll, change mgmt., benefits administration, leadership development, org. dev. & performance measurement.

Business Process Innovator valued for aligning human capital plans to drive organizational improvement, legal compliance, organizational enhancements, speeding profitability and business goal attainment. IT/Med. Acct. Mgr. KEY AREAS OF SPECIALIZAITON:

HRIS/PHR Solutions

Recruitment & Retention

Benefits & Salary Plan

HR Policies & Procedures

Diversity Mgmt.

Accts Payable/Receivable

Acct. Dev./Acct. Mgmt.

Relocation & Visa Spec.

Benefits & Compensation

ER, Labor Law & Practices

EEOC/AA Compliance

Tax & Payroll Compliance

Business & Mobility Coach

Campus Recruiting

Onboarding and Facilitator

Sourcing Candidates

Senior Generalist

Performance Management

Layoff Consultant

Training & Development

Financial/IT Recruitment

Legal/Contract

Trained in Negotiations

Employee Relations

Salary Planning & Admin.

Organizational Dev.

Team Supervisor

SKILLS & COMPENTENCIES:

Health and Life Insurance Certification

Member of SHRM/ Who’s Who (3 yrs.)

Trained Trainers for CC Benefits Plan

LTC, Accident & Sickness License

HR Diversity Training/HRIS

Microsoft Software Trainer/Speaker

ADP, Peoplesoft, Smart Rec., ATS, SM

Eightfold/PowerPoint/Paint/Publisher

R.E. Lic./Lending Expert, Social Media Guru

Supervised Generalists/Employee Relations Pro

Turbo Tax, Calyx, ADP and QuickPro

Types: 60 wpm/ Adding Machine

Salary/Comp./Training Certification

Full Life Cycle Rec./Benefits Cert.

Benefits Transfer and Digital Rollout

Change Management, RIF & Oversight

401K, Dental & Vision Knowledge

Trained in eight disciplines of Human Resources

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Contracted remotely and/or on-site for Ga. Power, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Isaac Hayes, Sun Trust, First National Bank/First Atlanta, University of West Georgia, Clark Atlanta University, BNY, DBTECH, CALC, Executrain, CDC, Ga. Southern, Time Warner, Ga. Dept. of Education, Coca Cola, Delta, and various recruiting firms, Dotcoms, Start-ups, Price Waterhouse Coopers, RH Jones Tax Services, etc. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

RHJ CPA, INC. Union City, GA. (Shannon Mall Area) 4/2011 - 3/2014 Recruitment Manager/Benefits & Payroll Specialist, Onboarding specialist Recruited nationally for Accountants to prepare and examine financial reports, ensure financial records are accurate and taxes are paid on time properly. We also specialized in assessing financial operations and worked to help businesses run efficiently. Client Engagements & Results: Productive. Managed 7 employees & 4 College Interns, managed over 52 business/personal accts.

Financial Solutions: Offered tax preparation, long term care, business loans, real estate sales, and insurance.

Human Resources: Managed payroll. Hired and trained staff on QuickBooks and ADP. Drove action plans for new staff.

Campus Recruiting: Recruited interns and staff from various college campuses. Worked with several agencies. First Choice Staffing Solutions, Norcross, GA 9/2007 - 4/2011 Recruitment Manager/Benefits & Payroll Specialist, Onboarding specialist and facilitator Recruited nationally for a Canadian based company to hire for multiple clients. I managed benefits and ensured employee payroll deadlines were met as a proactive, profit-driven manager with cross-functional expertise. Managed the ATS. Client Engagements & Results: Managed 5 employees and 2 Part time College Students, Dev. 15 & managed 30 accts.

Benefits and Compensation: Led the design and execution of new benefits and compensation programs that supported talent attraction, acquisition, and retention while lowering costs for multiple companies. Helped clients with conversions, extensions, enrollment, plan changes, COBRA, disability, unions & advances, etc.

Acct Dev./Mgmt. & Accts. Payable: Managed 15 pre-existing accts, developed 10 new accts for FCS. For

Mayor Dinkins in NY managed 120+ accts. (amassed $3 million in revenue remotely (DBTEC/BNY). Paid Staff.

Recruitment Solutions: Launched new US Office and setup ATS System. Recruited for financial, medical, logistics/telecom

& IT positions internally. Managed all campus recruiting strategies and outsourcing or contract roles: Cyber, Java Programmers, Oracle DBA, Security, Environment & Infrared. Tracked metrics. Created new account marketing strategies.

Technology: Conducted behavioral-based interviewing, integration & ATS searches to elevate the quality of candidates. Set up offshore outsourced teams to lower labor costs up to 37% (multimillion-dollar savings).

Organizational Development: Travel to client sites to address HR-related concerns and develop future-focused solutions and strategies. Specialized in team building, conflict resolution, leadership development and customer relations. Encouraged off-site employees regularly. Created awards for contractors/employees. New Life Academy of Excellence (Startup - Charter School), Norcross, GA 1/07 – 9/07 Human Resources Director/Operations Manager (Contract) Ga. Dept. of Education., Charter School Compliance/Grants Specialist, Atlanta, GA. 2/05 – 1/07 Worked to ensure the Charter was written properly to be fully funded. Left my contract position at the Atlanta Charter School Division to hire and relocate all staff at the new charter school and enroll students. Processed Grants for all the schools to get funding. Met payroll for NLA of Excellence. Ensured the new school got government/community support. Key Initiatives & Results: Managed Staff of 10 and 5 Contractors/Vendors. Install or update ATS System.

Talent Acquisition: Recruited global teaching staff, financial, administrative, sponsorships and management positions. Organized the Grand Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Launched the first Parents Participation Program, Chinese Speaking Program and Healthy Lunch Program as well as all auxiliary staff: Art & Karate Teachers. Negotiated salaries within budget.

HR Improvements: Developed training, teambuilding, and workplace safety programs; revamped staffing plans, appraisal systems, and bonus award structures; and implemented HRIS technologies, IT and online expense forms to track spending. Created a weekly online budget encompassing all expenditures. Created new online forms and more attention to detail.

Awarded Recognition: Earned company awards for HR initiatives that brought global staff to the first charter school in Gwinnett County. Processed Payroll. All students would read, write & speak Chinese by eighth grade and be black belts in Jiu Jitzu. Ensured parents could learn Chinese as well. Created class rotations. Awarded for Talent Attraction Strategies. 3 P a g e

Marvin Arrington Law Firm, Atlanta, GA 7/02 to 2/05 Human Resources Director/Payroll Supervisor/facilitator Advanced through promotions during tenure with company, culminating in increasing management roles overseeing HR programs, operations, payroll, and high-end clientele fund raising and golf tournaments. Responsible for new client intake. Key Initiatives & Results: Managed – 6 full time, 5 part-time employees and 4 interns. Promoted three times.

Talent Acquisition: Recruited all paralegals (exempt/non-exempt), campus interns, admin & financial jobs.

HR Improvements: Launched paralegal training, workplace safety programs and teambuilding; conducted weekly progress meetings, quarterly appraisal systems, and bonus award structures as well as ATS System.

Talent Mobility: Consulted with other firms to ensure our pay was commensurate with recruiting and retaining top talent. Managed payroll for staff. Optimized workforce alignment with strategic business needs by creating a talent mobility playbook for ongoing decision support for to accts. Managed and secured accts. Worked on virtual stratagems to market events. OTHER JOB HISTORY: (Expertise: Finance/Accounting, Law & Human Resources Management) Johns Brook Co. (GlowPoint Software Dev. Co.), Parsippany, NJ 3/94 – 9/02 HR Manager/IT Talent Acquisitions

JP Morgan Chase (Chemical Bk/Chase Manhattan), New York, NY 9/92 – 3/94 Assistant Treasurer of Recruitment (Human Resources Division) HR/Business Management Development Program Graduate Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 6/91 – 9/92 Payroll Specialist/Accounts Payable (Contract Position) EDUCATION:

Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance, Minor: HR Mgmt, University of West GA., Carrollton, GA.

MBA in Business Information Systems (BIS)/Human Resources Management, Keller Graduate School; In Process. GPA: 4.0

Masters Equivalency: Graduate of Exclusive HR Mgmt. Dev. Program (Certified Recruiter)/Resident Advisor/Biology Asst.

Certified: Executrain/CALC – Certified IT Software Trainer, Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) / Who’s Who in America (4 times). Certified Sr. Recruiter, Expert Graphics, Social Media and Power Point Pro. Personal Business Quote



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