Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information - References
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Luiza Mendez

Luiza Mendez

Omaha,NE

Summary

Looking to continue my career with a company that will utilize my management and administrative skills to benefit mutual growth and success.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Team Lead-Payroll

OneStaff Medical LLC
12.2020 - Current


  • Review and enter data from large numbers of time cards and data sources.
  • Worked different desks to provide optimal coverage and meet production goals.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to payroll with our external partners.
  • Participate in weekly and monthly meetings with both internal and external partners to stay up to date with payroll procedures.
  • Assist others in understanding payroll processes.
  • Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
  • Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
  • Conduct bi-weekly audits of my team's outstanding lists to ensure we are paying and billing correctly.
  • Process weekly internal payroll for all 3 businesses.
  • Process weekly external payroll utilizing our payroll provider's website.
  • Follow-up with our payroll provider to ensure payroll is timely and properly processed.
  • Process electronic ACH's as needed for any payroll related matters.
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times given the type of financial information that's being handled.
  • Assist the AR team on any billing issues pertaining to payroll.
  • Assist director of finance and/or CFO on any projects needed.

Area Manager

Paycheck Advance/NIS Inc
11.2009 - 10.2020
  • Managing day to day operations for three Omaha locations with expert speed and accuracy
  • Conducted Job interviews for new employees and attract new members for the customer service team
  • Scheduling of over 25 employees for all twelve locations
  • Oversee training program all of new employees and provide feedback when needed
  • Handled disciplinary action of all employees
  • Trained employees on new systems, policies and procedures
  • Provide excellent customer service to our customers and encouraged employees to do the same
  • Provided employees with performance reviews which included constructive feedback and rewarded top performers to attract and retain top-quality personnel
  • Large cash handling experience
  • Reviewed bookkeeping work to ensure books were done and entered in excel to avoid any discrepancies
  • Set monthly inventory goals and followed up to ensure all resources were being utilize in order to meet the goal
  • Assisted store managers and employees with day to day transactions
  • Resolved customer service issues at the store, over the phone, and via email in English & Spanish
  • Maintain accurate paperwork to ensure state law compliance was being followed
  • Ability to adapt to change and work both as a team and independently
  • Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Built and maintained effective working relationships with peers and upper management
  • Assisted regional manager of operations with new projects as needed.

Bi-lingual Senior Customer Service Representative

Central States Indemnity
05.2008 - 09.2009
  • Provide customer service for all incoming calls within the U.S
  • And Puerto Rico
  • Assisted customers with questions regarding their credit card protection plan
  • Submitted claims for qualified customers
  • Good retention skills
  • Processed cancellation requests.

Store Clerk/Customer Service

QuikTrip
11.2004 - 05.2008
  • Handled customer complaints/disputes in both English & Spanish
  • Sit in/provide coaching to team members as needed
  • Participate in monthly goals individually and as a team
  • Review/create new monthly goals, and go over with each team member
  • Greet customers as soon as they walked in the door
  • Perform floor walks every 30 minutes to ensure cleanliness of store
  • Ensure freshness of all hot/cold beverages and foods at all times
  • Stock all other shelves/supplies inside and outside the store
  • Clean all fuel pumps, power wash parking lot, and empty trash
  • Perform inventory three times a week and place orders as needed
  • Check in vendors from multiple companies and ensure delivery of all products ordered
  • Traveled to multiple locations throughout the week
  • Worked long hours and/or both weekend days when needed
  • Provide training of new employees
  • Assisted store managers with any additional projects as needed.

Education

some college, no degree -

Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE
12.2017

Ralston High School
Omaha, NE
05.2006

Skills

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Staff Training & Development
  • Strong communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Store Management Experience
  • 10-Key
  • Bi-lingual
  • Bookkeeping
  • Management
  • Recruiting
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Team building

Additional Information - References

  • Jim Yakopec, Regional Manager, NIS Inc, (402) 659-9793
  • Leslie Iwen, Assistant District Manager, NIS Inc, (402) 208-3344
  • Jessica David, Area Manager, NIS Inc, (402) 212-2526

Timeline

Team Lead-Payroll

OneStaff Medical LLC
12.2020 - Current

Area Manager

Paycheck Advance/NIS Inc
11.2009 - 10.2020

Bi-lingual Senior Customer Service Representative

Central States Indemnity
05.2008 - 09.2009

Store Clerk/Customer Service

QuikTrip
11.2004 - 05.2008

some college, no degree -

Metropolitan Community College Area

Ralston High School
Luiza Mendez