HR Payroll and Benefits Specialist with 14+ years of extensive experience in customer service, payroll, and benefits management. Proficient in multitasking, organization, and detail-oriented tasks, utilizing tools like Outlook, Word, and Excel. Bilingual and dedicated to enhancing efficiency and satisfaction in all HR operations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Bilingual MSR
Self Help Credit Union
Greenville , SC
11.2024 - 02.2025
Answered inbound calls, chats and emails to facilitate customer service
Answered incoming customer inquiries in Spanish and English, providing accurate information and solutions.
Maintained a professional demeanor at all times when interacting with customers either verbally or through written communication.
Coordinated with internal teams to ensure timely and successful delivery of members need.
Participated in training sessions related to new internal processes.
Used software such as: Teams, Microsoft Edge, Propay, DocuSign, Mitel Connect, New Solution's, Experian
Multitasking, working off 3 monitors to promptly assist each member
Payroll and Benefits Specialist
Laurens County Government
Laurens, South Carolina
04.2024 - 11.2024
Process and analyze reports for 500 plus employees ensuring all data required for legal, tax, or audit purposes are maintained
Perform accurate and timely entry of job, salary, and personal data into Paylocity
Manage workload and payroll processing deadlines to ensure payroll is accurate, complete, and timely on a bi-weekly status
Review, correct, and approve data inputs; analyze pre- and post-payroll reports to identify and correct errors
Provide support to the garnishment process
Provide employee support regarding personnel records, time input, and earnings, deductions, and tax
Support HR Operational Services, Benefits, Compensation, and Finance colleagues with all requests
Prepare and process off cycle payrolls to ensure compliance with state regulations relating to final pay
Paylocity software proficient
Ensures accurate and efficient processing and management of employee insurance and retirement elections through PEBA
Facilitates the annual open enrollment process, which includes preparing employee communications and updating information on the Internet
Assesses the effectiveness of benefit presentations at New Hire Orientation and Open Enrollment
Responsible for ensuring adherence to all relevant federal and state regulations, filing, and compliance requirements related to insurance programs, including the FMLA, ACA, HIPPA, and COBRA
Manages the accrual of sick, vacation time
Customer Services Representative
Cosmo's Surfaces
Simpsonville, SC
06.2022 - 04.2024
Daily operations, opening the storefront/warehouse
Making sure to have daily tickets ready for driver to deliver based on, routing the farthest to the closest customer, attention to detail
Following the tickets details, with the correct, slab number lot number, and correct installer warehouse directions
Daily invoicing, working closely with the manager on site
Assisting, installers, customers, and walk ins
Guiding with the knowledge of the variety of onsite natural and engineered countertop slabs
Short analysis of what is; Granite, Marble, Quartz, Quartzite countertops
Multi-tasking, organization, ordering and tracking office supplies
Tools used; Outlook, Word, Microsoft, Excel
Accounts Payable and Receivable
Leasing Specialist
Relocation and Corporate Concepts
Gray Court, South Carolina
09.2021 - 06.2022
Third party liaison with the options of multiple apartment complexes, attention to cities, land marks, and daily atmosphere
Performed daily applications, background checks
High volume calls, emails, professional setting customer service
Attention to detail, set up and breakdown as a liaison of apartment short term leasing
Multi-tasking, multiple applications and working with the customer and apartment crews
Details of how to arrive, setting up with certain apartment furniture, bedding, and household items
IT savvy such as; Propertyware, Bluemoon, Screening Software, Outlook. Software's I used daily
Office Management
Kings Landscaping LLC
Fountain Inn, SC
02.2010 - 02.2020
Managed accounts payables and accounts receivables
Collected, analyzed, and summarized account information to prepare financial reports
Updated and maintained QuickBooks with current transactions and vendors
Entered invoices into QuickBooks, processing up to 80 - 100 invoices monthly
Coded and entered daily invoices to accurately track invoice status and payments rendered
Used tools such as, Gmail, Excel, Microsoft, vendor portals
Performed various bookkeeping functions, closely to the company Accountant
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