Thomas A. Bailey
Atlanta,GA
Summary
An HR Professional with over 21 years of experience in the areas of Payroll, Benefits, HRIS Implementation, employee relations, and employment law. Adept in multitasking, interfacing with management to act as a liaison between management and staff, and a proven record for process improvements. A point of contact for the human resources department. Has exceptional communication, problem-solving, and self-motivational skills.
Overview
47
47
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. HR Generalist
Pangborn
06.2022 - 11.2024
- Planned and managed recruitment activities for new hires using strategic personnel, staffing and position management practices.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of labor laws and regulations to ensure company-wide compliance with industry standards.
- Served as a liaison between employees and management teams, addressing concerns, answering questions, and providing guidance on policies/procedures when needed.
- Actively participated in the recruitment process by screening resumes, conducting interviews, and evaluating candidates for various positions within the company.
- Managed benefits administration, ensuring compliance with federal regulations while optimizing employee satisfaction through competitive offerings.
- Maintained personnel records and statistical data to establish accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations.
- Fielded employee inquiries related to insurance, pension plan, vacation, sick leave and employee assistance.
- Reviewed existing policies and procedures to make recommendations for enhancing work productivity, recruitment, hiring processes, and talent management.
- Prepared detailed reports on key HR metrics for senior leadership''s review, facilitating informed decision-making related to human resources operations strategy adjustments.
- Administered payroll accurately, ensuring timely payment processing while minimizing errors in calculations or deductions.
HR Generalist/Payroll & Benefits Manager
Church Of The City
07.2018 - 10.2021
- Implemented new automated Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
- Created online training environment that increased HRIS usage by over 96%.
- Prepared year-end checklists within HRIS, reviewed W-2s, year-end payroll tax data, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax documents.
- Implemented and maintain payroll best practices to ensure data integrity.
- HRIS expert for training and employee assistance.
- Responsible for 403B Retirement Plan enrollment, rollovers, and loans.
- Worked with employees to resolve benefits-related issues and questions.
- Evaluated various benefit options to identify most cost-effective programs.
- Coordinated with benefits broker to manage Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), STD, LTD, and supplemental benefits.
- Managed vendors for health, dental, and vision insurance, long and short term disability, life insurance, supplemental benefits, and the 403B Retirement Plan.
- Negotiated renewals for self-insured medical, PPO, HSA, dental, and vision plans.
- Payroll and Benefits Administrator for five churches, to include two remote campus locations; New York City and Highlands Ranch, CO, serving over 160 employees.
- Managed new employee onboarding process.
- Calculated salaries, rate changes, retroactive adjustments, overtime, bonus, vacation, termination and garnishments.
Director of Finance and Human Resources
The People's Church
07.2014 - 07.2017
- Directed each phase of hiring process, encompassing employment verification, employee relations investigations, criminal background checks and onboarding.
- Managed staff payroll and benefits for over 100 employees.
- Managed accounts receivable and payables reconciliation.
- Offered payroll-related subject matter expertise to management and employees to resolve payroll discrepancies.
- Managed and trained volunteer count teams for three church locations.
- Point of contact for annual workman's compensation audit.
- Managed employee retirement plan.
- Selected medical, dental, short and long-term disability, life insurance and workers compensation programs for employees.
- Conduct annual benefits meetings with employees.
- Maintained "open door" policy to encourage employee communications and resolution of issues.
Church Administrator
Strong Tower Bible Church
08.2000 - 06.2014
- Managed staff payroll and benefits for over 20 employees.
- Developed best practices for payroll policies.
- Coordinated budget development and cash flow reports with senior staff.
- Managed accounts receivable and payables reconciliation.
- Worked with senior staff on budget development and cash flow.
- Procurement of all insurance policies and legal documents.
- Property and security oversight.
- Member of Elder Leadership Team.
- Monitored administration of benefits program to maintain compliance with employee insurance program.
- Oversaw workers' compensation program for employees injured on job.
- Maintained company compliance with local, state and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
- Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
- Conducted exit interviews to better understand reasons why employees were separating from company.
Information Management
U.S. Air Force (Retired) Master Sergeant
11.1977 - 06.1998
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, ALBachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Maryland - Global Campus
Largo, MDSkills
- Leadership
- Employment Law
- HR Policies and Procedures
- Employee Relations
- Payroll and Benefits Administration
- FMLA/ADA/EEO/WC
- New Hire Onboarding
- Human Resources Management Systems
- Employee Hiring
- HR information systems
- HRIS management
- Recruitment
Affiliations
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Mission Of Truth (Haiti) Organization (MOTO) Board Member
- Board Chaplain Bridgeton Area Brothers United (BABU) Board Member and Chaplain
- JT Moore Middle School - Classroom Tutor and Mentor
- Atlanta Area Basketball Official's Association (AABOA)
- Atlanta Area Volleyball Association (AAVA)
Timeline
Sr. HR Generalist
Pangborn
06.2022 - 11.2024
HR Generalist/Payroll & Benefits Manager
Church Of The City
07.2018 - 10.2021
Director of Finance and Human Resources
The People's Church
07.2014 - 07.2017
Church Administrator
Strong Tower Bible Church
08.2000 - 06.2014
Information Management
U.S. Air Force (Retired) Master Sergeant
11.1977 - 06.1998
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Community College of The Air Force
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Maryland - Global Campus
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