KRICKET BARINEAU
ELLAVILLE
Summary
Well-qualified Human Resources Manager with practical understanding of business needs. Areas of expertise include conflict management, HR Compliance, and employee training. Proactive HR Manager proficient in hiring, developing and motivating employees. Adept at building rapport at all levels and resolving issues in a timely manner. More than ready to take advantage of any available training/experience to take on new professional challenges.
Overview
2024
2024
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HR Director
Perry Brothers Oil Co, Inc.
01.2022 - 02.2024
- Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concerns and handled disciplinary issues and investigations of misconduct.
- Educated employees on company policy and kept employee handbook current.
- Interviewed potential hires, negotiated salaries and benefits and performed reference checks.
- Conducted investigations and assisted with handling employee complaints involving Affirmative Action and EEOC to promote equitable workplace.
- Directed hiring and onboarding programs for new employees.
- Managed other HR staff and oversaw completion of tasks and initiatives.
- Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
- Provided updates on HR policy changes to employees to satisfy compliance and state laws.
Director of Office Administration/HR Director
Terra Mare Holdings
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Tasked with and completed the start-up of a Human Resource Department for holding company for 4 underlying companies.
- Combine all employee files from past years with all companies.
- Ensure compliance of all Federal & multiple State HR policies including I9 record keeping requirements, employee rights.
- Author new handbook to fit all companies including policies, PTO, and holidays.
- Maintain benefit program for all companies, also to be updated in new handbook.
- On boarding for all direct hires as well as temporary employees.
- Primary liaison to temp agencies for labor when needed.
- Reconcile and enter all temporary or contact worker invoices in Quick Books.
- Hourly and salary payroll for all companies.
- Timekeeping/ maintenance for all hourly employees through different time keeping systems (to later be combined)
- Constant interaction with employees.
- Responsible for all write ups and disciplinary actions with employees, as needed.
- Began research for monthly newsletter regarding current issues in each of our industries.
- Tracking contracts for all companies ensuring renewal processes for each with regards to any pressing issues.
- Employee evaluations/disciplinary write-ups as needed with any necessary training.
Sr Accounting Clerk/HR Manager
Middle Flint Regional E911 Authority
04.2020 - 06.2021
- Responsible for payroll for approx. 30 employees.
- Responsible for all benefits for employees including enrollment, when eligible.
- Responsible for paying all Federal, State, and DOR taxes.
- Safety Coordinator handling monthly training and audits to ensure ACCG compliance.
- Oversee and handle all accounts payable and receivables.
- Enter all Journal Vouchers into the accounting system.
- Balance G/L.
- Input all Cash Receipts.
- Maintain Defined Benefit program through ACCG and Schwab.
- Responsible for the reconcilement for all GAP.
- COMPASSI manager for COBRA benefits.
Human Resources Manager
TCI
06.2016 - 03.2020
- Oversee and manage all HR activities.
- Responsible (with other supervisors, as needed) for hiring/firing processes.
- Main contact for all insurance issues through employees and respective companies (Aetna, EyeMed, United Healthcare, etc.).
- Oversee the conversion of the new payroll system and timekeeping system.
- Orientation of employees.
Human Resource Administrator/Benefits Coordinator
TCI, Inc
03.2005 - 06.2016
- Responsible for hourly payroll approx. 130 employees.
- Handle all benefits for approx. 200 employees.
- Transmit payroll weekly and semi-monthly through ADP.
- Reconcile monthly insurance billings.
- EEO Compliance/Auditing.
- Responsible for reports (ie. Headcount, Overtime, Vacation).
- Oversee garnishments for payroll.
- Manage/maintain employee personnel and benefit files (rate change, deduction, etc.).
- Benefit enrollment for new employees eligible for medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental life coverage’s.
- Terminate coverage for employees, assist employees with problems w/ medical bills regarding insurance coverage.
- Responsible for Life Insurance Claims as well as LTD Claims.
- CobraServ.
- HIPPA Compliance.
- Annual Benefits Billing Reconcilement.
- Responsible for retirement benefit calculation forms being completed.
- Frontline contact for all employee complaints relating to payroll and benefits and HR Issues.
- Day to day handling of employment verifications, garnishments, time keeping, invoice approval, database upkeep.
- Accounts payable and other accounting duties.
- Constant contact with employees regarding pay, hours, garnishments, verifications for government help, and personnel issues.
Canadian HR Administrator/Benefits Coordinator
TCI
- Responsible for the start-up of Canadian payroll for the company.
- Handle all payroll and benefits for 5-10 employees.
- Monthly WSIB reconciliation (equivalent of US unemployment).
- Monthly DCPP (company pension) reconcilements and wires.
- Monthly Benefit reconciliation.
- Input and manage all ROE’s for all terminated employees.
Office Manager/Delivery Manager
Barrow Propane/ A Division of Ferrellgas, Inc
07.2003 - 03.2005
- Responsible for month-end and year-end processing.
- Schedule and route drivers for deliveries.
- Complete daily batch work for all trucks.
- Manage and update databases for approx. 1799 customers.
- Specialize in customer relations.
- Accounts payable/Accounts receivable.
Comptroller
University of Georgia, Vet Med Teaching Hospital
09.1999 - 11.2002
- Control all state and blanket contracts for the Teaching Hospital.
- Oversee contract bid and award process through State Purchasing.
- Manage procurement procedures.
- Responsible for all equipment purchases and any purchases greater than $5,000.
- Maintain and reconcile $3million expense budget for Teaching Hospital and report to the Board of Directors.
- Responsible for all lottery purchases.
- Constant contact with University Procurement, Accounts Payable, Central Receiving, State Purchasing, and all Vendors.
Compliance Officer/Internal Auditor
Northeast Georgia Bank
01.1997 - 09.1999
- Monitor day to day compliance of approximately 20 regulations through conducting reviews throughout the year.
- Conduct and prepare reviews and reports for the Board of Directors on bank status in Compliance issues.
- Conduct reviews in audit areas set by a schedule done by the bank’s external auditors.
- Conduct cash counts of bank vaults and/or teller drawers.
- Year 2000 committee member.
- Responsible for training employees in various regulations and procedures.
- Ensure various reconciliations are done for the banks.
- Responsible for all regulations through the FDIC and Federal Reserve along with examinations of the bank(s).
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Emmanuel College
Franklin Springs, GA01.1997
Associate of Arts - Office Administration
Emmanuel College
Franklin Springs, GA01.1995
Skills
- Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Auditing
- Benefits Management
- Billing
- Budget
- Competitive Speaker
- Compliance
- Contracts
- Customer relations
- Database Conversions/Management
- New Hire Orientation
- Training employees
- HR Management
- Insurance Programs
- Payroll
- Pension Calculations
- Procurement
- Purchasing
- Receiving
- Records Maintenance
- Year 2K prep
- Year-end
- Personnel files
- Workforce improvements
- Employee relations
- Organizational development
- Human resources operations
- Employment record verification
- Labor law compliance
- Diversity and inclusion
- Performance appraisals
- Payroll coordination
- Benefits programs
- Payroll administration
- Payroll management
- Grievance handling
Certification
Southern Audit & Operations/Honors // Georgia Bankers Association // 05/1998
Reasonable Suspicion Training // J.J. Keller & Associates // 01/2024
CNH Industrial Level 3 Warranty Writer // CNH // 03/2025
Timeline
HR Director
Perry Brothers Oil Co, Inc.
01.2022 - 02.2024
Director of Office Administration/HR Director
Terra Mare Holdings
06.2021 - 12.2021
Sr Accounting Clerk/HR Manager
Middle Flint Regional E911 Authority
04.2020 - 06.2021
Human Resources Manager
TCI
06.2016 - 03.2020
Human Resource Administrator/Benefits Coordinator
TCI, Inc
03.2005 - 06.2016
Office Manager/Delivery Manager
Barrow Propane/ A Division of Ferrellgas, Inc
07.2003 - 03.2005
Comptroller
University of Georgia, Vet Med Teaching Hospital
09.1999 - 11.2002
Compliance Officer/Internal Auditor
Northeast Georgia Bank
01.1997 - 09.1999
Associate of Arts - Office Administration
Emmanuel College
Canadian HR Administrator/Benefits Coordinator
TCI
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Emmanuel College
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