Andrew Fish, PHR

Experience

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  Northwestern University, Medill Business Office

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2019

  --Manage all HR-related activities for the school, including creating reports, analyzing data, and processing payroll transactions--Serve as the school’s HR administrator, and verify that HR policies and procedures are implemented and consistently applied, while ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local, and departmental laws and regulations--Review and approve all accounts payable transactions, providing guidance to Accounting Specialists on financial rules and procedures--Supervise Work-Study students, temporary employees, and co-manage one full-time Accounting Specialist for the Business Office, including hiring, workflow, and performance review process--Facilitate space planning and physical improvement for the school, including the coordination of building requests and project management of large-scale renovations Show less --Manage all HR-related activities for the school, including creating reports, analyzing data, and processing payroll transactions--Serve as the school’s HR administrator, and verify that HR policies and procedures are implemented and consistently applied, while ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local, and departmental laws and regulations--Conduct onboarding processes of new faculty and staff to insure a seamless orientation to the University--Manage the Work-Study program for the school, comprising of the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of approximately 95 students on an annual basis--Supervise Work-Study students and temporary employees for the Business Office, including hiring, workflow, and performance review process--Facilitate space planning and physical improvement for the school, including the coordination of building requests and large-scale renovation projects Show less --Manage the Work-Study program for the school, including the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of approximately 95 students on an annual basis--Supervise Work-Study students for the Business Office, including hiring, workflow, and performance review process--Support HR activities consisting of creating queries, data analysis, and processing payroll transactions --Initiate and coordinate work orders regarding physical needs of the school, including large-scale renovation projects--Awarded the Northwestern University Service Excellence Certificate in 2012 Show less

  • Business Administrator

    Nov 2016 - Dec 2019

  • Business Coordinator

    Feb 2014 - Oct 2016

  • Program Assistant

    Jun 2010 - Jan 2014
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  Northwestern University Medill School

  Jan 2020 - now

  Director of HR & Faculty Administration

  --Oversee all HR-related activities consisting of creating reports, data analysis, application screening, developing offer letters, onboarding, and processing and reconciliation of full-cycle HR transactional work--Manage HR projects for the school, recently including increasing staff engagement across multiple focus areas, creating new faculty policies and programs, reviewing and evaluating all staff job descriptions, and creating a new staff meeting format to improve employee morale--Serve as the school’s HR and Faculty Administrator, and verify that HR policies and procedures are implemented and consistently applied, while ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local, and departmental laws and regulations--Collaborate with Dean’s Office administration for organizational and staffing related matters by providing thought leadership and strategic planning--Direct the annual staff performance review process, faculty activity reports, and salary planning--Provide administrative support and coordination for the Medill Faculty Promotion & Tenure Committee--Manage pre- and post-award sponsored project research administration, including grant application submissions, budgeting, effort reporting, and financial analysis Show less