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Human Resources

Amber Mills

Horizon Hobby
Le Roy,Illinois
Amber Mills
17
years of professional experience

Human Resources | Focused on delivering efficient talent acquisition and recruitment, providing a strong onboarding experience, supporting professional growth and development, ensuring employees clearly understand their benefits and providing Humans the informative Resources they need to grow their professional and personal lives.

Work History

Human Resource Generalist

1 Year 3 Months
Horizon Hobby | Champaign, Illinois | 07.2025 - Current
  • Hiring and Recruiting
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Benefits Administration
  • Leave of Absence Administration
  • State & Federal Compliance
  • HRIS & LMS Administration
  • General HR duties

Village Treasurer

1 Year
The Village of Heyworth | Heyworth, Illinois | 07.2024 - 07.2025
  • In charge of all Village finances
  • Reconcile monthly bank statements
  • Handle accounts receivable and payable
  • Set the budget for all Village projects
  • Oversee all Village investments
  • Perform a yearly audit
  • Other clerical duties

Human Resource and Accounting Manager

7 Years
Sam Leman Auto Group | Bloomington, IL | 07.2017 - 07.2024
  • Handle Accounts Receivable and Payable
  • Audit new car deals
  • Monthly inventory counts
  • Daily Bank and Credit Card Deposits
  • Financial Statements
  • Invoicing and Supply Ordering
  • Warranty payments/credits
  • Lead new hire Onboarding and Offboarding
  • New hire Recruiting
  • Compliance Training
  • FMLA, Workman's Comp. and Employee Benefits
  • Employee Engagement and Retention
  • General Clerical and HR duties
  • Assist in accounting training
  • SHRM

Underwriting Assistant

1 Year 4 Months
State Farm | Bloomington, IL | 03.2016 - 07.2017
  • Assist agent staff with auto policies
  • Create cancel letters for auto policies

Accounting Assistant

1 Year 5 Months
Midwest Fiber | Normal, IL | 10.2014 - 03.2016
  • Handle accounts receivable and payable
  • Manage daily deposit log

Administrative Representative

11 Months
Weed Man Lawn Care | Bloomington, IL | 11.2013 - 10.2014
  • Handle accounts receivable and payable
  • Manage daily deposit log

Restricted Key Holder/Sales Associate

4 Years 10 Months
Sprint | Normal, IL | 12.2008 - 10.2013
  • Managed daily drawer counts
  • Sold products to customers

Education

Associate's - accounting

Illinois Central College

Bachelor's - management

Lincoln Community College

Skills

People Person
Organized
Detailed Multi-tasker
Strong Communicator
Initiative Driven
Ethical
Punctuial

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Accomplishments

  • Led town-hall meetings to address discipline, code of conduct, FMLA policy and benefits issues.
  • Created an open door policy for an automotive group of over 800 employees across three towns.
  • Developed a recruiting strategy, that decreased employee turnover by promoting internally for open positions.
  • Lead open enrollment periods for an organization with over 800 employees.
  • Created an individual check in system to ensure that all employees felt safe, valued, trusted, encouraged and capable of performing their work.
  • Assisted in creating an onboarding LMS through Articulate 360

Certification

Currently studying for my aPHR through HRCI

"A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected."

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

HybridOn-Site

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CulturePersonal development programsPaid time off401k match

Software

  • ADP
  • Microsoft Office
  • CDK
  • UKG

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Interests

CrossFit & Physical Health
Family
Reading
Plant Care
Mental Health Balance
Personal Growth
Budget Friendly Adventures

Affiliations

  • SHRM
  • BNHRC

Timeline

Human Resource Generalist

Horizon Hobby
07.2025 - CurrentRead More

Village Treasurer

The Village of Heyworth
07.2024 - 07.2025Read More

Human Resource and Accounting Manager

Sam Leman Auto Group
07.2017 - 07.2024Read More

Underwriting Assistant

State Farm
03.2016 - 07.2017Read More

Accounting Assistant

Midwest Fiber
10.2014 - 03.2016Read More

Administrative Representative

Weed Man Lawn Care
11.2013 - 10.2014Read More

Restricted Key Holder/Sales Associate

Sprint
12.2008 - 10.2013Read More

Illinois Central College

Associate's from accounting
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Lincoln Community College

Bachelor's from management
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