DIANA RONDAEL
Las Vegas,Nevada
Summary
Driven and decisive HR Specialist offering 20+ years of experience managing human resources teams to deliver compliance, personnel communication and workforce programs. Flexible and focused with expertise in recruitment and retention, mediation, payroll and benefits administration, onboarding and offboarding, and complex problem resolution. Develops and implements HR strategies and initiatives aligned with overall business strategy.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Specialist
Blue Heron Companies LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
05.2023 - Current
- Plan and manage the day-to-day operations of group benefits programs (group health, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, worker's compensation, life insurance, travel and accident plan, flexible spending plan, retirement plans, etc.)
- Provide excellent customer service when assisting team members with benefits inquiries
- Research, review and recommend new benefits programs
- Examine possible plan designs and benefits cost changes
- Oversee implementation of new benefits offerings
- Serve as primary contact for plan vendors and third-party administrators
- Coordinate transfer of data to external contacts for services, premiums, and plan administration and oversee and audit integrations by vendors as needed
- Ensure compliance with applicable government regulations
- Maintain accurate enrollment in all benefit programs to include loading new hires, deactivating separated employees, and updating census information as needed
- Oversee maintenance of employee benefits files, maintain group benefits database, and update employee payroll records
- Ensure timely processing of monthly billings and the preparation of vouchers for payment of administrative fees for all group plans
- Oversee onboarding and off-boarding processes which include preparation of new hire packet, onboarding materials, new hire announcements, workspace coordination with IT, updating company yearbook, business cards, and company orientation
- Serve as a backup for the preparation and processing of payroll and associated information
- Collate and verify data and inputs into the payroll system
- Update payroll records and process routine changes to employee records
- Perform basic reconciliation and auditing processes during each pay cycle
- Respond to pay-related inquiries from staff
- Research and resolve errors or omissions.
HR Specialist
Yes& Companies
Las Vegas, Nevada
03.2021 - 04.2023
- Assist in administering policies and programs in the following areas: Recruitment, employment law, employee relations, leave management, performance management, reporting and data analytics, compliance, and various other HR-related programs/initiatives
- Launches onboarding event for New Hire/Rehire, vets out work cards and I-9 compliance, completes e-Verify and conducts New Hire Processing and Onboarding to successfully welcome employees into the organization
- Assist in sourcing candidates through networking, job boards, employee referrals, social media, and active applicants
- Support HR Business Partner in managing Workers Comp Claims: filing of a claim and obtaining all details of the claim
- Process FMLA, ADA, and STD leaves and keep track of Intermittent leaves
- Maintains HRIS system records and creates reports from the database
- Audit data of all HR systems to ensure accuracy
- Assist employees during benefits enrollment and handle employment/unemployment verification from DETR, Equifax, and the like
- Review employee changes in the HRIS system including Processing and maintaining accurate HR-related records (electronic and hard file) to ensure compliance
- Processing and record retention includes, but is not limited to: Status/Position/Pay Rate/Term changes and tracking of Leave of Absence/Disciplines/Licenses/Workers Comp and all other records relating to the HR department and the life-cycle of the employee.
Payroll / HR Administrator
United Aqua Group
Las Vegas, Nevada
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Process, verify, and maintain personnel-related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, employee movements, and leave of absence
- Source, engage, qualify, and recruit candidates based on job requirements
- Process paperwork for new employees including I-9 verification and conduct new hire orientation
- Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions
- Maintain confidentiality of all employee and payroll records
- Compute wages and deductions into the Paychex payroll module
- Review timesheets to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies
- Keep track of leave time such as vacation and personal time off for employees
- Initiate and head employee engagement activities
- Process employee grievances, performance evaluations, employee movements, and online training
- Provide assistance in administering employee benefits programs and worker’s compensation plans
- Reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and administrative support for the CEO, and President of the UAG holdings as needed.
Human Resource Representative
Affinity Gaming
Las Vegas, Nevada
01.2019 - 08.2020
- Administers I-9 verification and closely monitoring purging schedules
- Initiates and manages gaming license enrollment and/or employee termination thru NGCB
- Provides Hiring Report to Nevada Gaming Control Board every month
- Monitors all employees’ work cards such as gaming, health, alcohol, and sheriff cards and notifies expiration dates to the manager and heads every month
- Processes and maintains all employee movements such as hiring, transfer, promotion, status change, termination
- Coordinates with Payroll and Operations for the zero worked hours report
- Encodes and tracks Leave of Absences (FMLA, ADA, Personal etc.) in the ADP and E-Time
- Maintains HRIS records and compiles reports from the database as needed
- Prepares daily status report to the General Manager and Vice President for HR
- Provide masterlist, active list and attrition report every week to VP for HR
- Assists and resolves employees’ benefits and payroll concerns.
Senior Manager, Human Resource Operations
SPi Global
Manila, Philippines
11.2012 - 03.2018
- Aligned and managed HR services and processes, including approvals of employee engagement, employee movements, training and budget proposal in company’s offshore sites - USA, Vietnam and Nicaragua
- Planed and designed activities geared towards employee engagement such as anti-burnout and anti-attrition initiatives for employees worldwide
- Overall in-charge of external and internal compliance audit
- Managed implementation of human resources practices and processes for 6,000 employees by providing guidance to objectively assess and bring to resolution labor related issues, claims and charges
- Partnered with Total Rewards for the execution of company Annual Performance Incentives and Annual Merit Increases of eligible employees across all sites
- Reviewed and recommended employee movements based on salary structure and internal pay range
- Spearheaded calibration meeting with HR Business Partners across all Philippine sites
- Led the processing of employee discipline for leadership positions - Supervisors and Executives
- Over-all leader for preparation and implementation of company events and programs for both Philippine operations and global sites.
Education
Bachelors Degree of Computer Science -
AMA University
Skills
- Employee Relations
- Onboarding and Orientation
- Employee Retention
- HR Program Development
- Benefits Administration
- Payroll Administration
- Exit Interviews
- Employee Onboarding
- HRIS Applications Proficient
- Recruiting
- Event Management
Timeline
HR Specialist
Blue Heron Companies LLC
05.2023 - Current
HR Specialist
Yes& Companies
03.2021 - 04.2023
Payroll / HR Administrator
United Aqua Group
08.2020 - 01.2021
Human Resource Representative
Affinity Gaming
01.2019 - 08.2020
Senior Manager, Human Resource Operations
SPi Global
11.2012 - 03.2018
Bachelors Degree of Computer Science -
AMA University
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