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Valencia Avery

Hoover,AL

Summary

Seasoned professional with 25+ years of solid experience in HR, Payroll and Accounting fields. An expert in developing high performing teams, recruiting/retaining top talent, along with exceptional microsoft suite skills. Motivated leader with strong organizational and problem solving skills A proactive leader who is performance driven, with an impeccable work ethic and a knack for working under pressure. Committed to excel th companies performance.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regional Human Resources Manager

FSC, Inc
Birmingham, AL
10.2019 - 04.2022
  • Manage and implement the daily operations of the human resources department and the payroll processing systems.
  • Collaborate with senior management to cultivate business continuity, create policy and utilize best practice in targeting our core values.
  • Implement data interpretation and analysis, variance analysis and budgeting reporting with recommendations and POA solutions.
  • Recruit, Pre-screen, and interview potential candidates for current job openings; evaluate (forecast) ROI and extend employment offers.
  • Establishes measures to promote diversity and create equal access to opportunity and advancement. Promote team building, cross training, education and career development for those employees who desire advancement of their skill set and excelling in other areas of the company.
  • Acts as point of contact/knowledge for all employee benefit onboarding,, annual enrollments, 401k, FMLA and leave inquiries.
  • Gatekeeper for all aspects of workman's compensation and un-employment claims.
  • Maintain a continuous pay plan with periodic pay surveys, compensation metrics and conducting job evaluations with career ladder planning objectives.
  • Investigate/manage sensitive and confidential work place conflicts, grievances, and any breach of company policy..
  • Performs and analyze exit interviews with recommendations to the administrator and department heads in devising retention plans.
  • Performs OSHA safety checks and ensures company compliance. Reduced accidents in the workplace by implementing safety policies and procedures.
  • Decreased worker's compensation claims by 30% through working closely with employees in practice and promoting continuous safety.
  • Manage bi-weekly payroll process, time clock training, tax liabilities, Q/A reporting and all of the payroll departments responsibilities.
  • Ensures compliance of all labor laws, EEOC guidelines, federal/state regulations are maintained.
  • Negotiates resolutions with collective bargaining unit on contracts, grievances and employee manager related conflict.
  • Improved turnaround for unemployment claims by developing a process for faster response with detailed accountability with more favorable company outcomes.
  • Reduced company payroll off cycle expense by 90% in developing a systematic approach that improved the accuracy of the payroll processing and cut error rate to less than 1%.

MS Credentialing Coordinator/Payroll Administrator

Encompass Health Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital
Birmingham, AL
09.1993 - 07.2019
  • Administered payroll and tax for a staff of 1600+ employees.
  • Managed current payroll time and attendance system while simultaneously managing an additional 1500 employees due to retention.
  • Organized, produced and managed federal, state, and local payroll taxes for multi jurisdictions.
  • Managed manual tax balance loads for new acquisitions.
  • Reconciled general ledger accounts for multi state payroll tax accounts.
  • Reviewed and managed quires and for accuracy to verify withholdings..
  • Trained 90 percent of the southeast facility payroll coordinators and 80 percent of the management staff on process and procedures of the payroll systems.
  • Streamlined the compliance and process of recruiting and retention which reduced contract labor costs by 60%.
  • Executed payroll accruals and post to general ledger monthly.
  • Updated and revamped job requirements and descriptions.
  • Chaired company Diversity committee.
  • Implemented and organized annual employee required compliance fair.
  • Managed workman's compensation claims and FMLA claims.
  • Onboard employees in new hire orientation with payroll & benefit policy.
  • Recruit, track and screen potential applicants.
  • Tested, analyzed and implemented the conversion of new payroll system for 25,000+ employees company wide.
  • Acted as mediator between staff and management in resolutions of work conflict, payroll issues and benefit inquires.
  • Examined all medical staff applications, verify training and current competency before presenting to MEC and GB committees.
  • Verified primary source-relevant training, current licensure, and current competence.
  • Assisted senior management with the development of medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, and hospital medical staff policy.
  • Monitored and reported all state /federal updates and changes that directly affect the health care industry.
  • Reconciled bank statements, fixed assets and cash accounts.
  • Monitored and reviewed budgetary variances.
  • Quantified financial statements.
  • Completed monthly financials for five subsidiaries.
  • Collaborated with Medical Director and Quality Director in the compiling and monitoring physician professional practice data.
  • Generated monthly financials on five subsidiaries.
  • Reconciled bank statements, fixed asset and cash accounts..
  • Monitored and reviewed budgetary variances.
  • Quantified financial statements.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Finance

Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL

Skills

  • ADP/Kronos/Ceridian
  • Workforce/Oracle/Peoplesoft
  • HRIS/ATS
  • Advanced Microsoft Office Suite
  • GL/Financials
  • Payroll Tax
  • Payroll Trainer
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Accounting
  • AP/AR/Cash
  • Workman's Compensation
  • Recruitment
  • Quantitative Data Analyst
  • Succession Planning
  • Benefit Administrator SME
  • Compensation Analyst
  • Payroll Administrator
  • Onboarding/Orientation
  • Unemployment Claims
  • Negotiator - Labor Relations
  • Training & Development Coach

Certification

  • PHR - Professional in Human Resources Certification 2020

Timeline

Regional Human Resources Manager

FSC, Inc
10.2019 - 04.2022

MS Credentialing Coordinator/Payroll Administrator

Encompass Health Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital
09.1993 - 07.2019

Bachelor of Science - Finance

Tuskegee University

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