Kristie Wood
Mansfield,Texas
Summary
Highly motivated HR Generalist with 10 years of experience in managing HR functions including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, and compliance. Adept at developing policies and procedures to foster a positive work environment. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and retention.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Generalist
Vista Minerals
12.2015 - 11.2025
- Manage full-cycle recruitment process, including job postings, interviewing, and onboarding.
- Assist with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
- Attendance of SHRM seminars, conferences,webinars and legal/Lunch and learns events for skill developing.
- Develop and implement HR policies and procedures.
- Maintained employee records in HRIS systems and ensure data privacy compliance.
- Address employee relations issues, providing guidance and support to resolve conflicts. Handles confidential information in a professional manner, respecting employee's privacy while maintaining company confidentiality.
- Coordinated employee engagement activities, fostering a positive workplace culture and team collaboration.
- Reviewed existing policies and procedures to make recommendations for enhancing work productivity, recruitment, hiring processes, and talent management.
- Assisting employees with enrolling in benefits plans and explaining their benefit options.
- Advocated for staff members, helping to identify and resolve conflicts. Investigates and recommends corrective actions to resolve workplace issues or complaints.
- Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback to managers on employee performance.
- Improved organizational filing systems for confidential employee records, resulting in improved accessibility and efficiency.
- Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
- Monitored employee attendance and performance, addressing issues in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Fielded employee inquiries related to insurance, pension plan, vacation, sick leave and employee assistance.
- Reduced employee turnover with proactive conflict resolution and performance management strategies.
- Administered payroll accurately, ensuring timely payment processing while minimizing errors in calculations or deductions.
- Enhanced workplace culture by promoting diversity, inclusion, and open communication initiatives.
- Accurately maintaining records and reports related to ACA and EEOC ensuring all reports are accurate and submitted on time and compliant.
- Basic knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, risk evaluation, and regulatory compliance related to FMLA, leaves of absences, return to work, ADA, NLRA, etc..
- Served as a trusted advisor to employees at all levels of the organization regarding career development, workplace policies, and conflict resolution.
- Maintains, and is responsible for, data integrity by either entering any required employee change information (new hires, job changes, terminations, promotions, transfers, etc.). Updates changes to employee files to document personnel actions and to provide information for payroll, benefits carriers and other internal/external areas.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
Operations Associate
First Command Financial
04.2011 - 12.2015
- Account opening and maintenance. Reviewing new account applications and process account maintenance requests, providing operation and risk control support, coordinating projects, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Facilitates account transfers by using ACATS (Automated Customer Account Transfer Service) which is the movement of assets from one brokerage firm to another.
- Collaborate with Risk Control and Operation teams to monitor potential fraudulent activities and take action to prevent financial loss following firm's standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Coordinated daily brokerage operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Knowledge of FINRA rules and regulations.
- Implemented quality control measures to reduce errors in trade settlements.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Education
Associates in Accounting -
Eastfield College
Mesquite, TX05-1993
Skills
- HR policies and procedures
- Onboarding and orientation
- Talent acquisition
- Benefits administration
- Payroll administration
- Employee relations management
- HRIS systems proficient (Paycom and Paycor)
- Time and labor control
- Proficient in Microsoft office and Excel
- Termination documentation, record keeping and performing exit interviews
- Employee investigations
- Responding to TWC claims Maintaining accurate records of claims and hearings
Accomplishments
- Received employee of the month award at First Command Financial in our town hall meeting by being recognized for my accuracy, efficiency and teamwork.
Timeline
HR Generalist
Vista Minerals
12.2015 - 11.2025
Operations Associate
First Command Financial
04.2011 - 12.2015
Associates in Accounting -
Eastfield College