Samara Browning, PHR

Experience

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  City of Upper Arlington

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2012

  Lifeguard
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  Turnbull-Wahlert Construction, Inc.

  May 2014 - Sept 2014

  Accounts Payable Clerk

  • Worked as the face of the company answering telephones, booking conference rooms, and processing the received mail.• Worked very close with our Project Accountant in Timberline to ensure complete payout of an independent contractor for each Construction job.

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  Loud and Clear

  Dec 2014 - Mar 2015

  Accounting Assistant

  • Worked alongside the Accountant, invoicing, depositing checks, balancing the general ledger, and project accounts.• Worked through Peach Tree.

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  Economic and Community Development Institute

  Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

  Accounting Coordinator

  · Lead repayment and loan disbursement coordinator; responsible for filing prep, checking for wires, assigning funds, depositing and printing checks. · Process Accounts Receivables which included but not limited to daily logging of funds and electronic deposits to the bank. · Utilize Financial Edge and Down Home Loan Manager programs to complete financial responsibilities. · Collaborate with Treasurer and Staff Accountant to ensure proper processing and balancing of funds in and out of the company. Show less

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  UMAR, Inc

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

  Account Specialist

  · Generate reports of hours worked for exempt and non-exempt employees and monitor grammatical errors.· Partner with managers to gain proper approvals for employee reimbursements. · Singularly own the billing process to the State to obtain funds for our clients. · Create and design board presentations for CFO to report on financial data during board meetings.

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  Chipotle Mexican Grill

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

  Payroll Coordinator

  · Process payroll for all employees in the Mid-West region of the United States. · Partner with General Managers and Employee Support to provide payroll support to employees.

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  Hope City House of Prayer

  Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

  Executive Assistant

  · Organize staff meetings for the Church’s leadership team. · Support local initiatives to bridge practical economic and spiritual gaps in the Columbus community. · Create and distribute congregation news letters. · Plan new members reception; monitoring attendance, organizing food and ensuring Church’s leadership team availability.

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  Ohio Transmission Corporation

  Jun 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Lead Project Manager for our Orientation Experience• Created and implement an onboarding experience that takes employees from Day 1 to Day 90. • Maintain relationships with all new hires and managers throughout the onboarding experience.• Educate associates on key company policies and procedures. • Support key initiatives to build a center of excellence and drive culture.• Built feedback surveys to gain employee’s opinions on orientation improvement. • Created and held training for managers on Goal Setting and Performance Reviews. Show less • Implemented and executed taking employee files from paper files to the secure digital network.• Support Onboarding New Hires by taking them through start to finish the online pre-employment process. • Utilize DocuSign, Outlook, ADP Workforce Now, Paycor, etc daily to ensure all new hires are set up for success. • Reviewing I-9s and processing all through E-Verify. • Maintaining Employee files as well as updating any changes within ADP. • Work closely with Payroll to ensure all employees have access to ADP and their salaries reflect what is current.• Process all Verification of Employment requests per company policy. Show less

  • Human Resources Generalist

    Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Human Resources Administrator

    Jun 2020 - Nov 2021
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  Custom Air Conditioning and Heating

  May 2022 - now

  Human Resources Business Partner

  • Responsible for the day-to-day management and coordination of personnel administration, associate relations, and/or training within the location.• Prepare new hire paperwork, orientation process, maintaining required compliance files, and maintaining applicant flow logs in accordance with organizational goals, established department policies and procedures and in compliance with EEOC Regulations, Affirmative Action goals and objectives.• Provide guidance to and counsel management and/or associates on associate relations issues and company policies, practices and procedures to include, but not limited to, promotions, demotions, transfers, benefits/open enrollment, leave of absences, return to work programs, performance evaluations, performance plans, disciplinary actions, and terminations.• Recommend improvements and best practices.• Investigate and recommend action to be taken on unemployment compensation claims, Workers Compensation claims and Equal Employment Opportunity claims.• Maintain HR associate records and files; submit necessary documentation to payroll to process associate changes (i.e., address, pay, status, etc.).• Maintain current knowledge of legal regulations, industry trends and best practices in Human Resources; make recommendations to improve current programs and processes and to ensure company legal compliance.• Responsible for department management including staffing, training, performance management and career development of associates, and developing and monitoring department goals.• Lead functional teams or projects. Show less