SOFIYA A. CLAYPOOL
Baton Rouge
Summary
Human Resources professional with background in corporate human resources. Highly skilled handling personnel management, hiring and maintenance of HR records. Manages administration of employee compensation and employee benefits.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporate Human Resources Director
Foundation Health Services Inc.
05.2024 - 02.2025
- Educated employees on company policy and kept employee handbook current.
- Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concerns and handled disciplinary issues and investigations of misconduct.
- Provided updates on HR policy changes to employees to satisfy compliance and state laws.
- Managed other HR staff and oversaw completion of tasks and initiatives.
- Instructed senior leaders on appropriate employee corrective steps.
- Identified and implemented appropriate strategies to increase employee satisfaction and retention.
HUMAN RESOURCES ASST. MANAGER
WILSON WAREHOUSE CO. INC
02.2023 - 11.2023
- Assist the Human Resources Manager in executing the daily functions of the Human Resources Department, including the maintenance of confidential personnel files and records, in addition to helping in the administration of Company benefit programs, training, recruiting, and special events
STAFFING SPECIALIST
FRAZEE RECRUITING
11.2021 - 12.2021
- Recruiting, interviewing, screening applicants
- Schedule and set up interviews for candidates
- Mainlining applicant tracking system
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST
WATERMARK BR HOTEL
02.2021 - 09.2021
- Manage personnel data for 80 employees
- Process new hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, terminations
- Facilitate recruiting and interviewing candidates for multiple positions
- Perform background screening, drug testing, and credit checks
- Employee relations with events and award ceremonies
- Oversee FMLA administration
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST
ESSENTIAL FCU
09.2019 - 02.2020
- Manage personnel data for 120 employees
- Process new hires, transfers, promotions, and salary changes via Paycom
- Complete terminations and exit interviews
- Facilitate recruiting and interviewing candidates for multiple positions
- Perform background screening, drug testing, and credit checks
- Oversee FMLA administration
HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST
Baton Rouge Community College
04.2019 - 09.2019
- Performed all duties associated with preparing and processing payroll
- Handled and resolved all payroll related issues
- Set up all employees for timekeeping purposes to ensure that all employees’ time has been approved with appropriate documentation
- Maintained accurate payroll records and reports for audit purposes
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR/BENEFITS CONSULTANT
RBIA
09.2016 - 04.2019
- Generated insurance quotes for individual clients, small employers, and large employers across multiple carriers (Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, United Healthcare, Aetna, Cigna)
- Processed enrollment forms, change requests, and cancellations of coverage for over 100 clients
- Compiled benefit packages for renewals ( including cost analysis of premiums, benefit summaries, and alternate insurance solutions to reduce company cost)
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST
NEIGHBORS FCU
04.2013 - 05.2015
- Managed personnel data for over 250 employees
- Completed and processed transfers, promotions, and salary changes, terminations and conducted exit interviews
- Processed bi-weekly payroll with ADP
- Completed and tracked FMLA paperwork
- Handled employee complaints and conducted internal investigations
- Prepared unemployment claims for processing
- Oversaw company random drug screening program
- Administered open enrollment with various carriers
- Monitored recognition reward programs
- Assisted in administration of 401(k) and pension retirement plans
HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR
AVALON HOTEL GROUP
10.2011 - 03.2013
- Managed personnel data for over 100 employees
- Processed new hire paperwork (background checks, offer letters, benefits)
- Administered OSHA and harassment training
- Prepared and processed bi-weekly payroll with PenSoft
- Processed termination paperwork
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management – Human Resources
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
01.2010
Skills
- Personnel Management
- Payroll Processing
- Recruiting
- Conducting Interviews
- Applicant Screening
- Onboarding
- New Hires
- Benefit Enrollment
- Benefits Administration
- Open Enrollment
- Termination Paperwork
- Disciplinary Processes
- Wage Verifications
- Employee References
- Legal Compliance
- FMLA
- FLSA
- ACA
- Workplace Investigations
- Reward Programs
- Incentives
- Satisfaction Surveys
- Performance Reviews
- Affirmative Action Plans
- Employee relations
- Performance appraisals
Certification
PHR Certification
SHRM-CP
Training Software
- ADP
- Netchex
- Pensoft
- Paycom
- BANNER
- E-Verify
- Prism
- Slite
- ZenDesk
Timeline
Corporate Human Resources Director
Foundation Health Services Inc.
05.2024 - 02.2025
HUMAN RESOURCES ASST. MANAGER
WILSON WAREHOUSE CO. INC
02.2023 - 11.2023
STAFFING SPECIALIST
FRAZEE RECRUITING
11.2021 - 12.2021
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST
WATERMARK BR HOTEL
02.2021 - 09.2021
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST
ESSENTIAL FCU
09.2019 - 02.2020
HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST
Baton Rouge Community College
04.2019 - 09.2019
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR/BENEFITS CONSULTANT
RBIA
09.2016 - 04.2019
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST
NEIGHBORS FCU
04.2013 - 05.2015
HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR
AVALON HOTEL GROUP
10.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Management – Human Resources
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
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