Accounts Payable Human Resources

Work Experience

Process Improvement Analyst (Contract) June 2016 – Present

IMT Forge Group

Welland, ON

Transferred from IMT Group’s head office to IMT Forge Group division as an opportunity to broaden my experience within the company

Responsible for analyzing and evaluating current processes and business practices across several departments, identifying opportunities for improvement and proposing changes to management, and overseeing the implementation of the changes

Worked closely with Information Systems Analyst and IT department to identify capabilities and limitations of the ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics AX)

Implemented a structured purchasing process at Welland Forge which alleviated 20+ hours per week of administrative effort by Accounting department

Transitioned accounts payable invoice processing to a paperless method, eliminating time spent physically matching and filing paperwork and making relevant accounts payable information easily accessible for management

Studied the production employees’ Collective Bargaining Agreement to create an incentive calculator spreadsheet, which eliminated Payroll’s need to enter timecard data into several different spreadsheets each week to determine incentive pay

Updated employee expense report templates to ensure that the correct recaptured input tax credit (RITC) amounts are calculated for accounts payable, and to make the reports more user-friendly for employees

Developed process maps for specific functions at multiple IMT Forge Group facilities, allowing us to identify why one facility is operating more efficiently than the other, and which practices should be adopted by the other

HR Generalist/Business Analyst January 2016 – June 2016

IMT Group

Cambridge, ON

Performed and advised in full-cycle recruiting; worked closely with hiring managers to determine their human capital needs (present and future) in order to effectively target and select the right candidates

Developed and coordinated internal job posting process that spanned across all IMT Group companies in North America

Heavily involved in the implementation and training for online performance management system for most IMT Group locations; administered the system, process and information

Conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis of annual employee survey results; identified year-over-year trends and significant correlations, quantified employee comments, and compiled results in presentations for each Senior Management group, while highlighting potential issues and identifying effective courses of action confirmed by statistical analysis

Created Microsoft Access Database to gather and maintain salaried employee information across all locations, and helped develop a process of receiving information from each IMT Group location/division

Created and maintained all IMT Group organizational charts using SmartDraw software

Worked with the HR Shared Services team on researching potential HRIS providers, analyzing costs and benefits, and preparing a proposal to the Executive Team

Administered online training module provided by FIA to all IMT Group employees

Worked with new co-op students and summer students in the HR Shared Services Department, providing advice and guidance on tasks and projects

Developed and implemented employee engagement initiatives, including the “IMT Group Hockey Pool”

Worked with the HR Shared Services team on developing and launching the monthly “IMT Group Newsletter”, an initiative to increase employee engagement and company awareness during a time of aggressive company growth, and to promote the “IMT DNA”

Business Assistant April 2013 – December 2015

IMT Group

Cambridge, ON

(4 Co-op Terms; Part-Time During School Terms)

Responsible for many corporate Human Resources tasks listed above

Assisted with Corporate projects for Finance and Business Development, including financial statement consolidation and Excel spreadsheet troubleshooting, and conducting research to help IMT Group better understand the end-use of some of its’ manufactured products

Education

Honours Bachelor of Business Administration, Co-op September 2011 – December 2015

Brock University

St. Catharines, ON

References

Available upon request

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