Mary Owa

As a detail-oriented and accomplished accountant with a progressing master's degree in health care administration and human resources. Leveraging a strong foundation in accounting principles, coupled with expertise in healthcare administration and human resources, to contribute exceptional financial management and strategic planning skills to a dynamic organization. Seeking wonderful opportunity where my diverse skill set can be utilized to optimize financial processes, human resources skills ensure regulatory compliance, and drive the organization's financial success.

Eager to apply my analytical acumen and leadership abilities in a role that demands precision and innovation in accounting practices.

Human Resource/Payroll Specialist - Liberty University - Lynchburg, VA

(2024-04)

• Maintain database of personnel information and accurate payroll records
• Conduct regularly scheduled audits of payroll records to ensure continued accuracy
• Prepare paychecks to ensure that employees are paid on time and in the correct amount
• Cooperate with different departments to increase payroll service performance
• Process data and prepare tax information
• Collect, verify, and record employee attendance, including hours worked
• Compute wages, commissions, and deductions
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws, including remittance of payroll taxes
• Process and monitor garnishment orders
• Handle employee complaints about incorrect payments and resolve discrepancies
• Run payroll for Bi-weekly and salaried employees with workday
• ADP experience

Human Resources/Payroll Manager - Forest Health and Rehab

(2023-11 - 2024-04)

• Manage the staffing process, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring and onboarding
• Run background checks
• Evaluation Managements
• Ensure job descriptions are up to date and compliant with all local, state and federal regulations
• Develop training materials and performance management programs to help ensure employees understand their job responsibilities
• Completed Bureau of Labor statistics for the facility
• Created Performance Improvement plan for employees
• Create a compensation strategy for all employees based on market research and pay surveys; keeps the strategy up to date
• Investigate employee issues and conflicts and brings them to resolution
• Ensure the organization's compliance with local, state and federal regulations
• Use performance management tools to provide guidance and feedback to team
• Ensure all company HR policies are applied consistently
• Maintain company organization charts and employee directory
• Partner with management to ensure strategic HR goals are aligned with business initiatives
• Maintain Human systems and processes
• Conduct performance and salary reviews
• Provide support and guidance to Human Resources staff
• Analyze trends in compensation and benefits
• Design and implement employee retention strategies

Accountant - Essential Medical Staffing

(2020-10 - 2023-10)

• Managed tax filings for the company
• Recruiting and Training
• Oversaw hiring and onboarding processes
• Handled employee relations and performance management
• Ensured compliance with state and federal regulations
• Collaborated with schedulers to optimize employee schedules
• Ensure the organization's compliance with local, state and federal regulations
• Use performance management tools to provide guidance and feedback to team
• Payroll Accountant
• Bookkeeping
• Account Reconciliations

Human Resource Manager and Health Care Professional - Accodius Health

(2019-12 - 2020-09)

• Worked closely with patients and families, demonstrating empathy and support
• Managed payroll to ensure accurate compensation for facility work
• Collaborated with administrators to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations
• Conducted training sessions for new employees

Health Care Professional - Home Instead

(2015-03 - 2019-08)

• Provided in-home assistance to clients, focusing on post-hospitalization care and family education
• Educated families on the usage of medical equipment
• Trained new employees and assisted with onboarding processes

Administrator - Stratford Rehabilitation Center

(2016-10 - 2017-08)

• Managed budget to prevent overspending
• Supervised staff to ensure high-quality job performance
• Collaborated with the marketing department to increase census
• Conducted training sessions for new employees and oversaw in-service programs

B.S. - Accounting - Liberty University

Masters Candidate - Health Care Administration - Liberty University