Vijayasree Lavu
C: 984-***-****
**************@*****.***
Summary:
Driven HR professional 2+ years experience with an MBA in Health care in strategic people management and financial oversight. Expert in QuickBooks Online, managing full-cycle payroll, tax compliance, and benefit administration for 30 employees. Proven track record of streamlining payroll processes to reduce errors by 80% while driving employee engagement and organizational efficiency. Education:
MBA (Health Care) -Strayer University, Piscataway, NJ,USA – Graduated 2012
Masters in Pharmacy - M.G.R. University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India – Graduated 2006
Bachelors in Pharmacy - JNT University, Hyderabad, AP, India – Graduated 2004
CERTIFICATIONS
AAPC Certified as Professional Coder (CPC)
EVENT PlanNER
Notary Public until 2023
Life Insurance Certificate.
Other Skills:
• Efficient while handling work under pressure.
• Strong Ethics.
• Good in Analytical skills.
• Careful when dealing with proofreading and similar type of paperwork.
Work Experience:
Employer: Mar’24 - Present
Stem Builders:
Morrisville, NC
Role: Virtual Assistance:
Responsibilities:
Payroll processing like collecting and verifying employee timekeeping data, calculate hours worked, including overtime, and process payroll (bi-weekly/ monthly) for staff.
• Maintain accurate employee records, including changes in salary, benefits, tax withholdings, and personal information.
• Calculate, prepare, and issue invoices, account statements, and vendor payments.
• Reconcile bank statements and credit card transactions at the end of each month.
• Handle administrative duties, which may include ordering supplies, managing records, and providing customer service to parents or staff. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Act as a point of contact for employees regarding payroll questions, pay discrepancies, or tax form (W-2/1099)
• Organizing Subject materials in folders for academic use.
• Working on balance sheets comparing payroll records with bank statements, general ledgers and other financial documents.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with staff, the community, other agencies, and the public.
Employer:
Pluto Technologies Inc Jan ’23- Dec ’24
Morrisville, NC.
Role: HR
Responsibilities:
• Activities like employee orientation and onboarding processes to ensure a smooth transitions for new hires.
• Managing employee benefits programs and assist employees with inquiries regarding their benefits.
• Managing payroll processes using Gusto, quick books ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant regulations.
• developing job descriptions, posting job advertisements, reviewing resumes and applications, conducting interviews, and negotiating job offers.
• Monitoring and develop employee performance throughout the year by providing timely feedback and support to help employees achieve their goals.
• supervised the department or subgroups and ensure that staff members are working effectively. Dealing with particularly sensitive employee issues.
• Encouraging two-way communication between managers and employees and ask the right questions to gain valuable insights into performance, and acknowledging areas for improvement.
• Maintaining detailed records of employee information to protect the organization in the event of legal disputes
Aerotek,
Cary, NC Oct ’20 to Nov’22
Client: TrialCard Blizzard
Role: Reimbursement Specialist
Responsibilities:
• Offering financial guidance related to hospital, HMO, and clinical services to patients, their families, and third-party representatives.
• Providing healthcare billing and collection services.
• Contact insurance companies to verify eligibility for drug benefits.
• Act as a liaison between patients in special drug programs and their insurance companies.
• Trialcard supports patient access to medication by finding affordability options.
Technical Skills:
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Teams) and Adobe.
• QuickBooks Online, GAAP, Payroll Tax Compliance, Budget Forecasting.
• HRIS Administration, such as employee data management, payroll, benefits administration, and compliance, Financial modeling.
• SQL, Excel VBA, Power BI, Windows System Admin.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
First inspires.org-
Robotics competitions volunteering in different schools and counties through out the state.
Participation as a volunteer in few of my children scout activities in the church. like luminaries distribution, campings. etc
• Few of Hindu temple volunteering programs.As a Treasurer raised dues from members and set up fundraising drive to cover 25% of required budget for my children's school in 2017 Morrisville, NC.
• Participate in PTSA programs in school.Managing kids and organize activities for small kids at Baby care center when I was a student in NJ.
• Worked in Restaurant as a Front desk and gained Supervisor experience from leading, managing, and guiding a team in daily operations, assigning tasks who are working on Kitchen, training employees who are new comers, evaluating performance while baking the cakes, and handling workplace issues in the front or conflicts and reports to my higher management in Hot Breads cafe, Morrisville, NC.
• Distributed food and supplies to homeless shelters to support seasonal food drive efforts.