Highly organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Risk & Compliance Coordinator
First Citizens Bank
03.2023 - Current
Reduced risk exposure by performing Background Adjudications on new candidates utilizing third party background vendor, First Advantage.
Reduced risk exposure by by conducting regular audits on offer letter signatures, pay transparency and other risk related topics.
Management of adding/renewing vendor contracts.
Responsible for audit and payment of invoices of high dollar amounts up to $1M.
Heavy email correspondence with Talent Acquisition/Recruitment team and surrounding support teams for assistance in updates in systems including iCIMS and external vendors that are utilized by the team.
Maintain Staffing Outlook email inbox to answer questions from Recruiters and other partners within the organization regarding system issues, iCIMS guidance, and document requests
Creation of process guides for all tasks within the Risk and Compliance department including invoicing, auditing within iCIMS, One-Time Payment submission, and recruitment agency invoice submission
Heavy work with Excel spreadsheets
Provide the Talent Acquisition Team with auditing of incoming offers to ensure accuracy of pay, start dates, sign on bonuses and language of the offer letter including the audit of all position requisitions before posting to outside job boards
HR Specialist
Bayless Integrated Healthcare
11.2020 - 01.2022
Maintained new employee pre-boarding including processing of new hire information, facilitating new employee orientation
Manage candidate lifecycle including escalation of onboarding issues utilizing HRIS software, related to background check submissions, drug screens, I-9 verifications and e-mail set up, and termination
Point of contact for new employee inquiries regarding timekeeping systems, logging into employee self service portal, and uploading required documentation into compliance system
Partnered with internal stakeholders to resolve employee concerns ranging from benefits, employment policies, leave of absence, employee separation, employment verification, paid time off, address and name changes, FMLA filing, employment contract amendment changes regarding payment and title changes
Facilitated company-wide benefits enrollment, acting as the liaison between employees and health insurance team
Performing weekly audits to ensure compliance and accuracy.
Heavy work with Excel Spreadsheets
Processing all employee related transactions through the company's HRIS system
Student Loan Services Coordinator
Discover Student Loans
07.2020 - 11.2020
Responsible for taking calls from new, current, or graduated students to service private student loans taken through Discover
Responsible for taking payments, putting loans into forbearance or deferment at the customer's request.
HR Assistant
Abrazo West Campus
10.2016 - 07.2020
Maintained planning and implementation of new employee orientation and general administrative duties as assigned by the Chief Human Resources Officer
Responsible for all new employee pre-boarding and onboarding including tracking new hire assignments.
Created and prepared new employee orientation packets, planning and facilitation of new employee orientation, creation of orientation presentation schedules
Maintained confidential employee records and compiled statistical reports concerning employment-related data such as new hire count, terminations, performance, and overall employee count
Assist with day-to-day coordination of Human Resources processes, programs, and initiatives such as employment engagement and appreciation activities
Heavy email correspondence with over 1,000 employees and management in a timely manner
Processed all employee related transactions through the company's HRIS system
<ul><li>Assist in preparing Subs Annual Budgets and reviewing Subs financial reports.</li><li>Provide support and training to partners to ensure adequate support for the program component.</li><li>Conduct partner technical supportive supervision on request basis from Grants & Compliance teams.</li><li>Coordinate grantee proposal review process and ensure compliance with solicitations and donor regulations.</li><li>Coordinate pre-award evaluations and assessments of potential grantees as needed.</li><li>Analyze, verify and review grantees proposal budgets to ensure donor compliance and reasonableness.</li><li>Coordinate the assessment of grantee risk and implement appropriate systems and agreements to minimize risk.</li><li>Ensure timely and appropriate close-out of sub-grants and coordinate the close-out of EGPAF prime grants.</li><li>Provide support and training to partners finance staff to build financial and accounting capacity to ensure adequate support for the program component.</li><li>Monitor partners’ spending patterns as part of the overall project budget to actual analytics.</li><li>Follow up on Grantee monthly invoices & supporting documents</li><li>Serve as an expert on applicable policies, procedures, rules, and regulations and assist staff with their interpretation and understanding of these.</li><li>Stays abreast of donor policies, procedures, rules and regulations and host country legal requirements and informs local and regional management of significant changes.</li><li>Perform internal departmental/grants reviews ensuring compliance with Foundation and donor requirements. Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; assists with the development of corrective action plans for the resolution of problematic issues; and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar issues in the future</li><li>Conduct on-site financial compliance reviews which include: cash counts; review of accounts receivables including employee receivables; documentation of segregation of duties and internal control structure; document storage and retention</li><li>Document findings, propose improvements or change as relevant, disseminate findings and ensure follow up implementation of recommendations as well as resolution</li><li>Conduct random surprise checks and vendor verification reviews to ensure proper procurement procedures are being practiced and report on findings</li><li>Develops an effective Compliance & Ethics training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers</li><li>Assists with improving the awareness and understanding of compliance to assist employees with the establishment of a “culture of compliance”</li></ul> at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation<ul><li>Assist in preparing Subs Annual Budgets and reviewing Subs financial reports.</li><li>Provide support and training to partners to ensure adequate support for the program component.</li><li>Conduct partner technical supportive supervision on request basis from Grants & Compliance teams.</li><li>Coordinate grantee proposal review process and ensure compliance with solicitations and donor regulations.</li><li>Coordinate pre-award evaluations and assessments of potential grantees as needed.</li><li>Analyze, verify and review grantees proposal budgets to ensure donor compliance and reasonableness.</li><li>Coordinate the assessment of grantee risk and implement appropriate systems and agreements to minimize risk.</li><li>Ensure timely and appropriate close-out of sub-grants and coordinate the close-out of EGPAF prime grants.</li><li>Provide support and training to partners finance staff to build financial and accounting capacity to ensure adequate support for the program component.</li><li>Monitor partners’ spending patterns as part of the overall project budget to actual analytics.</li><li>Follow up on Grantee monthly invoices & supporting documents</li><li>Serve as an expert on applicable policies, procedures, rules, and regulations and assist staff with their interpretation and understanding of these.</li><li>Stays abreast of donor policies, procedures, rules and regulations and host country legal requirements and informs local and regional management of significant changes.</li><li>Perform internal departmental/grants reviews ensuring compliance with Foundation and donor requirements. Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; assists with the development of corrective action plans for the resolution of problematic issues; and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar issues in the future</li><li>Conduct on-site financial compliance reviews which include: cash counts; review of accounts receivables including employee receivables; documentation of segregation of duties and internal control structure; document storage and retention</li><li>Document findings, propose improvements or change as relevant, disseminate findings and ensure follow up implementation of recommendations as well as resolution</li><li>Conduct random surprise checks and vendor verification reviews to ensure proper procurement procedures are being practiced and report on findings</li><li>Develops an effective Compliance & Ethics training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers</li><li>Assists with improving the awareness and understanding of compliance to assist employees with the establishment of a “culture of compliance”</li></ul> at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation