Rayah Latiff
O'Fallon,MO
Summary
Human Resources professional with nearly 5 years of progressive experience supporting People Operations across the employee lifecycle, including HR administration, onboarding, compliance, employee support, and talent acquisition. Skilled in HRIS administration and I-9 and E-Verify compliance. Known for maintaining accurate, confidential employee records while improving workflows, managing competing priorities, and creating a positive employee experience. I'm comfortable partnering with employees, managers, HR teams, and external vendors to ensure HR processes are handled efficiently and accurately.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
True Manufacturing Company
O'Fallon, Missouri
04.2024 - Current
- Support employees and candidates through key employee lifecycle stages while partnering with HR, recruiters, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams to keep processes consistent.
- Work with leave team to assist with FMLA, ADA accommodations, and personal leave of absence processes, including documentation, employee communication, deadlines, and follow-up.
- Prepare leave packets and help employees understand required documentation, timelines, and next steps.
- Track medical certification and other documentation deadlines and reached out proactively to support on-time completion.
- Maintain accurate, confidential employee and candidate data in HR systems to support compliance reporting and workforce processes.
- Lead new hire orientations for manufacturing and office employees, helping new hires learn company expectations, policies, and processes.
- Coordinate onboarding requirements, including background checks, pre-employment physicals, documentation, and communication with internal teams and external vendors.
- Complete I-9 verification and E-Verify processing to support federal employment compliance.
- Serve as main contact for employees, candidates, managers, recruiters, and internal stakeholders, answering questions and resolving process issues.
- Review HR and recruiting workflows, identified gaps, and recommended improvements to strengthen efficiency, communication, and employee and candidate experience.
- Manage employee referral program administration, including eligibility tracking, documentation, and bonus processing.
- Coordinate interviews and candidate workflows within ATS, maintaining accurate records and timely movement through the hiring process.
- Partner with hiring managers and recruiters to clarify workforce needs, position requirements, and hiring priorities.
- Support staffing initiatives through hiring events, career fairs, and recruiting campaigns.
- Support HR projects and initiatives across departments based on business needs.
Human Resources Assistant
True Manufacturing Company
O'Fallon, Missouri
09.2021 - 04.2024
- Provided daily HR admin support to employees and HR teams, answered questions, and directed requests to proper resources.
- Monitored shared HR admin and attendance inboxes, routed inquiries, and followed through on responses.
- Reviewed, processed, and uploaded new hire documents into UKG while keeping employee records accurate.
- Supported payroll operations by tracking daily factory attendance and coordinating timekeeping details.
- Assisted benefits team during annual open enrollment and supported employee benefits transactions.
- Worked with employee relations on disciplinary meetings, coaching sessions, exit interviews, and termination tasks.
- Helped lead new hire orientations and showroom tours to support consistent onboarding.
- Updated SOPs, policies, and procedures to keep HR documentation current.
- Assisted with employee time-off requests and timesheet processing.
- Completed special projects and process improvement work to support HR operations and workplace efficiency.
- Handled sensitive employee information with discretion and maintained confidentiality across HR processes.
Accounts Payable Rep
UNFI
Lincoln, Rhode Island
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Reviewed and processed invoices, purchase orders, and payment records with strong accuracy and attention to detail.
- Researched discrepancies and worked with vendors to resolve issues.
- Maintained organized financial records and protected confidential business information.
- Managed multiple priorities and deadlines in high-volume setting.
Operations Associate
Milestone Consulting, LLC
Buffalo, New York
12.2017 - 05.2019
- Provided administrative and operational support in fast-paced professional setting.
- Managed calendars, meetings, travel arrangements, documents, and shifting priorities.
- Served as primary contact, answered about 30 incoming calls per day, and resolved inquiries.
- Maintained confidential records and litigation files, including settlement negotiations and depositions.
- Prepared and revised professional correspondence and administrative documents.
- Supported daily office operations and assisted with special projects.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Studies
Learnit Institute of Business And Technology
Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaSkills
- People Operations & HR Administration
- Employee Lifecycle Support
- HRIS / Employee Data Management
- Onboarding & New Hire Orientation
- FMLA, ADA & LOA Support
- Employee Relations Support
- I-9 & E-Verify Compliance
- HR Documentation & Records
- Process Improvement
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Operations
- Full-Cycle Recruiting Coordination
- ATS & Pipeline Management
- Confidential Information Management
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
True Manufacturing Company
04.2024 - Current
Human Resources Assistant
True Manufacturing Company
09.2021 - 04.2024
Accounts Payable Rep
UNFI
01.2020 - 04.2021
Operations Associate
Milestone Consulting, LLC
12.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Business Studies
Learnit Institute of Business And Technology