Andrea A. Wright
Wake Forest,NC
Summary
I have successfully been able to update office procedures and processes. I have achieved success in building relationships with employees to ensure they have access and support to fulfill their duties. I have supported leadership roles and demonstrated quality and professional integrity in addressing issues and improving standards of the organization.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Human Resources Officer
Washington County Schools
04.2022 - 10.2022
- Communicate with employees on payroll issues and policies.
- Attend Executive Leadership meetings to discuss the school districts operational and financial needs.
- Attend Board Meetings to discuss human resources issues and to receive approval to move forward with staff transactions and employee contracts.
- Supervise Human Resources Associate.
- Discuss financial issues and budgets with Chief Financial Officer and Director, Federal Programs.
- Update employee information in LINQ database.
- Developing Beginning Teachers Program
- Developing Benefits Administration program to involve onboarding and offboarding responsibilities.
Director, Human Resources
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
11.2020 - 03.2022
- Communicated with the President and senior leadership on the demands and requests for the staff and faculty.
- Administered and implemented the policies and Administrative Procedures established by the College for Human Resources objectives and initiatives.
- Served as the Benefits Administrator in adding new employees, Open Enrollment changes, processing the ACA Report for IRS submission. Completing retirement forms for employees and consulting with benefits representatives.
- Coordinated and implemented recruitment and talent acquisition process, discuss with Hiring Managers the business needs, skills and responsibilities for the position. Post positions with local agencies, other higher education career centers and various software programs to connect with the public.
- Reviewed and screened applications and resumes and discuss with Hiring Managers professional skills to schedule interviews virtually, or onsite. Write and review interview questions for positions used in the interview process to avoid discrimination issues.
- Compensation and Classification duties - Conduct a skills assessment to determine the salary range of new positions and calculation of new employee’s job offers to not create salary inequities.
- Assisted and handled any employee and labor relation issues and offering resolutions to employees and managers.
- Prepared, investigated and reported on all findings and resolutions for employee grievance hearings.
- Entered and updated personnel transactions such as hires, terminations, salary changes, benefit changes, in Colleague. Process employee leave payouts for final paycheck.
- Administered FMLA process for employee approval, or denial, for the leave of absence.
- Implemented and coordinated the annual employee performance evaluation process.
- Creation of monthly reports to President, senior leadership and the State of North Carolina.
- Conducted training sessions for managers and employees.
Administrative Manager – School of Pharmacy
University of Maryland Baltimore
04.2014 - 01.2019
- Responsible for monitoring and supervising the daily human resources and payroll transactions of the human resources office for each biweekly pay period for faculty, staff, students, Residents, and Post-Doctoral Fellows. Recommended and made strategic decisions for our business operations and customer service initiatives.
- Supported senior leadership with campus initiatives to support the human resources objectives for the School, such as FSLA and Sick and Safe leave management.
- Reviewed biweekly payroll reconciliations for auditing purposes. Consulted with Payroll staff about employee overpayments, timesheet approvals and reconciliations.
- Assisted with faculty hires, appointment letters, contracts, supplements and recruitment.
- Communicated with the Campus Human Resource offices to discuss policies, salary, recruitments and benefits issues.
- Collaborated with the Compensation office about reclassifications, equity and market adjustments, salary increases, faculty supplement payments.
- Investigated and resolved employee and labor relation issues.
- Consulted with the international services office to discuss employee, faculty and students J-1, H1B, TN, O visa status.
- Managed and consulted with hiring managers about their recruitments and selected candidates. Utilized Taleo to enter job descriptions and keep track of ongoing and reopened recruitments.
- Consulted with Employee & Labor Relations office to resolve employee work performance, issuing warning letters, FMLA, and leaves of absence approvals.
Human Resources Specialist – Human Resources Information Management
North Carolina State University
01.2009 - 03.2014
- Provided technical assistance and troubleshoot system Time & Labor issues in support of personnel transactions into Peoplesoft for EPA and SPA employees.
- Provided internal Human Resources Consultant support in the interpretation and administration of university and human resources policies and procedures.
- Ensured all data in personnel, payroll, and demographic systems were accurate and processing deadlines were met.
- Continuously provided a high level of customer service with various human resources departments, colleges, university personnel and other North Carolina state agencies.
- Resolved employee and system issues involving payroll, employment, positions and job classifications, earned state service, leave balances, longevity, and severance payments.
- Involved in systems testing, changes to data systems, and the development and maintenance of user manual for all personnel systems used by Human Resources.
Education
Doctorate - Educational Leadership
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
12.2021
Masters - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
08.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Communication/Public Relations
North Carolina State University
12.1993
Skills
- Taleo
- Ceridian
- Lawson
- Peoplesoft
- HireRight
- ADP Payforce
- Cognos
- Ultipro
- Colleague
- ApplicantOne
Timeline
Chief Human Resources Officer
Washington County Schools
04.2022 - 10.2022
Director, Human Resources
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
11.2020 - 03.2022
Administrative Manager – School of Pharmacy
University of Maryland Baltimore
04.2014 - 01.2019
Human Resources Specialist – Human Resources Information Management
North Carolina State University
01.2009 - 03.2014
Doctorate - Educational Leadership
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Masters - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Arts - Communication/Public Relations
North Carolina State University
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