SHYLAH EPPS

Experience

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  Montclair State University

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Student Office Assistant
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  Montclair State University

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Facilitated the social, academic, and personal adjustment of over 50+ students to the residence hall and University• Developed a sense of community among residents as members of residence life• Served as a positive role model to 2,000 residents and 23 peer staff members in residence hall• Enforced the rules and policies of Residence Life, while acting as a liaison between residents and the University administration• Acted as a resource for all residents on campus, while teaching life lessons through programming and events Show less • Managed and oversaw a staff of 40+ student employees and maintained calendars for Supervisors and Vice President• Interviewed prospective candidates and conducted outreach to new staff through emails and phone calls• Coordinated orientation presentations and onboarding for new employees• Trained new employees in WORKDAY time entering system efficiently• Achieved compliance by ensuring federal paperwork was complete and on file for all student employees (W-4, I-9)• Reviewed and approved timesheets, while monitoring 40+ student attendance and punctuality• Strategically created and organized work schedules for entire student staff to ensure adequate and complete coverage• Reserved conference room space for building staff meetings• Answered phones, routed calls, made copies, scanned documents, updated calendars • Greeted visitors and directed to appropriate department in building and on campus• Responded to inquiries about University programming, administration and majors• Ensured ADA compliance and accessibility for all visitors to the building Show less

  • Resident Assistant

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Student Supervisor

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
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  Seaport Global Securities

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  Human Resources Assistant

  • Data input for over 300 employees and ad hoc projects• Confidentially collected, scanned and filed all I-9, W-4 and direct deposit check information for 300+ employees• Tracked I-9 and Visa documents and purged them at the correct time after date of termination• Entered updated documents, spreadsheets into HRIS systems- ADP and BambooHR • Complete employment verification letters for employees• Assisted with the onboarding process for new hires; created onboarding packets with Employee Pay Notice, W-4, Offer Letter, Tax Withholding Allowance forms, Applications etc.• Generated and compared reports in Microsoft Excel, while assisting with electronic and physical filings• Provided payroll information by assisting with the review of time and attendance records and double checked after payroll was entered• Submitted employee data reports by assembling, preparing, and analyzing data on Microsoft Excel• Created “personnel file” for new hires with all onboarding paperwork, scanned and filed appropriately • Updated all Department of Labor postings in over 20 of Seaport’s office locations to maintain compliant• Composed Employee Bios for the company website for new managing directors recently hired• Assisted with the group onboarding and processing of 25 summer interns with the Investment Banking Summer Intern program • Maintained employee information by entering and updating employment and status-change data on BambooHR• Provided secretarial support by entering, formatting, and printing information; organizing work; answering the telephone; relaying messages; maintaining equipment and supplies• Kept track of attendance through Excel• Maintained employee confidence and protected operations by keeping human resource information confidential Show less

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  Naturex

  Jul 2017 - Apr 2021

  Human Resources Generalist

  • Conduct onboarding and enrolling all new hires in benefits, 401k plan etc., while entering them into Dayforce, Natbase and SuccessFactors for payroll and system updates• Complete Employment Verification letters for current and passed employees • Recruit for multiple positions in tandem, in a timely manner so as to not slow up company production. • Facilitate interviews of all recruited candidates from Indeed, LinkedIn, and other job posting websites. • Complete reference checks for potential employees and all pre- employment paperwork, along with setting up Drug Screening and ESS Background checks• Create fillable forms for HR team to easily access employee files, to ensure that all data is accurate• File worker’s compensation claims and FMLA paperwork • Ensure that all I-9’s and work Visas are compliant and up to federal standards for over 300+ employees• Creatively produce all flyers, posters, event agendas and banners for HR and company-wide events • Update, track and enter all vacation, sick and personal days into Dayforce and Natbase HRIS for payroll• Create fillable forms for HR team to easily access employee files, digitally for quick save and print options• Send COBRA notices to terminated employees with information about their benefits plan • Ensure that all I-9’s and work Visas are compliant and up to federal standards for over 300+ employees to avoid lawsuit • Event planning and set up for several events such as the company picnic, 25th anniversary, and Holiday Party• Produce benefits enrollment flyers, Naturex Powerpoint presentations, invitations, and record/distribute meeting notes Gather, organize and allocate meeting materials to employees and explain forms to anyone with questions• Seek out most cost-effective gifts, audio packages, decorations, etc. for company events • Train all new hires in how to use Natbase, Dayforce database and Skype for Business along with Outlook and some Microsoft Office features Show less

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  Comar

  May 2021 - now

  Human Resources Business Partner