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Shoney Bellamy

1118 High Meadow Drive Tallahassee, FL 32311

(850) 508-0534 (cellular) · s.bellamy430@gmail.com (e-mail)

Professional Summary

Professional Human Resources and Payroll Specialist with over 15 years of experience. Outstanding analytical and communication skills; demonstrates ability to obtain, compile, summarize, and analyze complex information and provide effective assistance and guidance to management and staff on a wide variety of budget and other administrative issues. Recognized for exceptional liaison, oral and written communication skills; proven ability to write policies and procedures using various Microsoft Office tools.

Core Qualifications

• Knowledge of PeopleSoft HR, People Financials, Kronos, Oracle and other payroll and financial systems
• HR Policies & Procedures
• HR Program/Project Management
• HRIS Technologies
• Training & Development
• Performance Management
• Excellent negotiation abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills
• Strong administrative abilities
• Good understanding of data management systems
• Superior analytical and evaluative abilities
• Microsoft Office

Work Experience

City of Tallahassee, Tallahassee, FL

Administrative Coordinator, 5/2013 to currently employed

Payroll Systems Specialist, 7/2007 to 5/2013

• Responsible for employee relations, payroll, benefits administration, recruiting/sourcing, conflict management, team building, workers compensation, accident prevention program
• Administer Oracle HRIS system and Kronos timekeeping
• Managed on-boarding and new hire documents such as W-4’s, background check forms and I-9 forms in addition to scheduling new employees for orientations.
• Conduct all new hire orientation including obtaining all new hire documents and processing E-verify and background reports.
• Prepares and coordinates all job postings using the People First system.  Receives and reviews requests and updates vacancy information into the personnel system and maintains vacancy announcements.  Responds to applicant employment inquires.
• Identified developmental areas to increase employee productivity as a member of the Performance Management Team.  Was an integral part in city-wide implementation for Kronos system. Tested and trained new hires on the use of new Kronos system
• Produced various statistical reports to measure department or division operational efficiency using HRIS system. Effectively provided resolution to inquiries, complaints, and disputes from employees arising from interpretation of payroll policies and procedures in a timely and effective manner
• Recommends enhancements and reviews Business Requirement Documents and Functional Design Documents as necessary to ensure the components of the personnel information system are comprehensive, user-friendly, reliable, accomplish objectives and comply with HR rules, regulations and statutes.  Serves as a division contact on understanding overall system functionality including system updates; and how to complete transactions and run reports.  Participates in Focus Groups, User Acceptance Training; Train-the-Trainer and HR Professionals trainings; and other activities regarding the system.

Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL

Payroll Specialist, 1/2007 to 7/2007

• Prepares payroll for Career Service, Select Exempt Status, and Other Personal Service (OPS) employees, by completing all Personnel Action Requests (PARs) in People First.  This includes all personnel transactions affecting pay, such as appointments, promotions, reassignments, demotions, terminations, leave without pay, and workers’ compensation payment adjustments.
• Provides technical assistance to all managers, supervisors, and employees by independently answering procedural questions and/or providing interpretations of federal, state, and agency policies and procedures, by telephone, in person, or though correspondence.  Assists new employees in the completion of required personnel forms.
• Provided payroll training to new and current university employees regarding, payroll changes, how to complete and process payroll forms and document, the university payroll calendar and the submission of payroll documents, and how to complete and submit new hire documents and Non-Resident Alien forms for compliance with the University, and State and Federal guidelines

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Accountant, 1/2006 to 1/2007

• Served as Budget Representative for the department which included reconciliation of Budget ledgers, invoices and approving payments to vendors
• Processed, examined, analyzed, and interpreted accounting records involving independent;
• Maintained all personnel records for the College of Psychology
• Tracked the flow of personnel documentation through various approval routes;
• Prepared payroll corrections, dual compensation forms, one-time pays and the exempt/nonexempt PARS (Personnel Activity Reporting System)
• Distributed employee’s payroll warrants

Education

Masters of Business Administration,

Keiser University, Tallahassee FL – Degree Conferred: October 2012

Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice

Florida State University – Degree Conferred: December 2006

Computer skills

Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point and Access), People First, PeopleSoft HR, PeopleSoft Financials, and Kronos, Oracle, and OMNI; Electronic Data Management System (EDMS) Human Resource Information System (HRIS)