Chaitra Lightsey, SHRM-CP
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Hardworking and passionate HR professional driven to create and implement successful strategies to improve organizational efficiency and reach company goals. Highly proficient in building strong trusting relationships with employees and leadership to achieve goals . Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant HR Generalist
ALTEN TECHNOLOGY
05.2021 - 04.2023
- Provided HR support to 400+ ALTEN employees as primary point of contact and subject matter expert for inquiries relating to payroll, benefits, policies, and procedures.
- Partnered with senior leadership to implement and enforce company policies and procedures.
- Planned and managed onboarding activities for new hires including Welcome communications, HRIS data management, new hire orientation, 30 day post-hire follow-up.
- Maintain accurate employee records in HRIS application and hard-copy employee records. Ensure all employee updates are processed timely and within established service level agreement.
- Supported bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll processing for accuracy and legal compliance through collaboration with other HR team members and Payroll administration.
- Stay up to date with current Federal, State, and Local employment and payroll legislation and implement as appropriate through industry publications and professional relationships.
HR Administrator- Payroll Administration
Lincoln Financial Group
06.2017 - 08.2019
- Managed new employee payroll data entry update for 20-25 employees weekly in compliance with predetermined company guidelines.
- Applied knowledge of regulations, employment law and tax code to keep operations in compliance with applicable standards.
- Processed voids and reissues, created non-sufficient funds (NSF) list for Human Resources, entered salary and organization changes in HRIS for accurate payroll capture and monthly leave accruals.
- Performed calculations in overtime, vacation and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
- Updated HR database with new employee information, changes in benefits and other details.
HR Administrator- Shared Service Center
Lincoln Financial Group
10.2013 - 06.2017
- Provided Tier 1 support for inquiries related to payroll and benefits and Lincoln policies and procedures from employees, management, and stakeholders.
- Stay up to date with current Federal, State, and Local employment and payroll legislation and implement as appropriate.
- Managed benefits enrollment by answering questions and aiding employees with login details.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Updated HR database with new employee information, changes in benefits and other details.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
UNIVERSITY OF NC- GREENSBORO
Greensboro05.2025
Skills
- HR Policies & Procedures
- Orientation & Onboarding
- Benefits Administration
- HR Program/Project Management
- Organizational Development
- HRIS applications (UltiPro/Ultimate, ADP Workforce Now, ServiceNow, Paychex)
- Payroll Administration
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)
- New Hire Orientation
- Staff Training
- Job Applicant Interviews
- Understanding of HR Policies
- Employee Referral Programs
- Personnel Records Maintenance
- Employee Onboarding
- Compensation and Benefits Administration
- Payroll Preparation
- Termination Procedures
- Specialized HR Projects
- Enrollment Assistance
Certification
SHRM-CP certification, completed June 2023
Affiliations
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston S. Churchill
Timeline
Assistant HR Generalist
ALTEN TECHNOLOGY
05.2021 - 04.2023
HR Administrator- Payroll Administration
Lincoln Financial Group
06.2017 - 08.2019
HR Administrator- Shared Service Center
Lincoln Financial Group
10.2013 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
UNIVERSITY OF NC- GREENSBORO
SHRM-CP certification, completed June 2023
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