Jennifer Lynn Groves, PHR, SHRM-CP
3601 Patuxent River Road, Davidsonville MD 21035
443.889.8762 | jennifergroves@gmail.com
I am an award winning, tactics-and-strategy focused HR
leader focused on recruitment, retention, engagement, and
long-term workplace quality.
Career Achievements
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Established recruiting program for interns,
accountants, and outsourcing roles within the
Firm.
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Worked with Career Departments at Universities for
mock interviews, resumes blitz, panel discussions,
and maintained a presence on campus with professors.
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Created referral incentive programs.
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Created relationships with outside contacts for
referrals.
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Created Performance Appraisal process.
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Guided the Board of Directors with critical strategies
regarding performance, retention, and succession
planning.
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Established recruiting program for interns,
accountants, and outsourcing roles within the
Firm.
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Revamped onboarding process to create higher employee
engagement from the beginning of the hiring
process.
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Recruited from HBCU and other organization to help
diversify the work force.
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Created benefits programs to increase retention of
employees.
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Designed a compensation model with salary bands,
promotion steps, goals, and nonbillable
achievements.
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Created a mentor and a buddy program for all staff from
manager and below.
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Established a matrix for employees' career
growth.
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Restructured recruitment activities with a strategic
focus on quality and diversity of hires, which resulted
in winning the LEA award in 2017 for HR and Culture
Awareness.
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Attained and maintained less than 10% turnover by making
positive improvements to organizational culture and
employee satisfaction.
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Increased the number of employees who've passed their
CPA exam
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As a result of the above, KatzAbosch was:
- Named one of the top places to work in the Baltimore Sun
2021
- Named a regional leader in Accounting Today, 2021
- Name one of the best accounting firms to work for in
Accounting Today, 2020
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Trees for the
Future
May 2022 – present
Bethesda MD
Senior Director, Global Human Resources
KatzAbosch
July 2011 – May 2022
Timonium, MD 21093
Director of Human Resource – Dual role of Internal and
External Consultant
Providing leadership overseeing all Human Resources
activities and strategies to provide around 100 employees
with an employee-friendly environment and a high-performance
culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity,
and standards. Implemented an HR philosophy striving for
goal attainment and the recruitment and ongoing development
of a superior workforce which has grown organically over
20%. In addition, I provide both internal and external
consulting services on an ongoing basis.
Strategic leadership in HR at KatzAbosch is aimed at
recruitment, retention, and curating a culture of diverse
professionals including all the following:
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Developing recruiting strategies that include
network/community events, career fairs and social
networking as well as developing and maintaining
relationships with area colleges and universities to
create a pipeline of staff and intern accountants.
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Providing guidance to the Board of Directors and senior
management on HR strategy, operation, and regulatory
compliance.
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Implement and develop HR strategies, policies, procedures,
and programs that are aligned with the business goals of the
organization.
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Brought work culture to the forefront to retain
employees.
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Effectively handled M&A for a family service Firm
(KatzAbosch acquired)
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Effectively handed M&A for Outsourced Clients
Providing mentorship and advisement to all professional
staff to assist them in meeting both business and personal
goals.
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Assessed staffing and training needs for the firm with
a 1 year, 3 year and 5-year plan.
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Developed and implemented employee programs to motivate
and to help with employee retention.
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Updated benefit and leave programs for retention.
Handle all Firm compliance matters, benefits, and all other
tactical human resources needs within the organization.
Center for Strategic & International
Studies July 2006 – July
2011
Washington, DC 20006
Assistant Director for Human Resource
Responsibilities included managing the HR program for an
organization of 200 employees, including functional areas of
employee relations, training, organization development,
talent management, staffing, equal employment opportunity,
orientation, diversity, and ethics.
Strategic leadership in HR at CSIS was focus on compliance,
cost-saving, employee engagement, and fostering a culture of
fairness and excellence:<
Administered an intern program of between 60 to 100 U.S.
and International interns which received 1000 applicants per
year.
Developed and implemented HR strategies, policies,
procedures, and programs that are aligned with the business
goals of the organization.
Offered guidance and coaching to all levels of management
and employees as they advanced their careers in the
organization.
Advised management on human resources trends, legal
requirements, and pending legislation to ensure compliance
and protection of the organization.
Effectively recruited for fellow level staff and
below
Created a pipeline with ex-employees to come back to
the organization once they completed masters or
doctorates.
Monitored the organizations activities to ensure adherence
to policies and procedures as well as state and federal
regulations.
Interfaced with government representatives conducting
background investigations on current and former
employees.
Audits: ERISA 403(b), Payroll, HRIS and medical and dental
plan payments
Managed the benefits 403(b), dental, STD, LTD, Life
Insurance and Medical plans. On a yearly basis work with
broker to establish benefit rates for health and dental
insurance renewals
Prior work experience available upon request.
EDUCATION
- BS, History, Radford University, Radford, VA
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PHR Certificate
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SHRM-CP
SKILLS
HR Related Software: ADP Workforce now,
Deltek Maconomy, Rippling, HR Cloud, Zenefits, iSolve
Payroll system, Office Suite Products, BenefitMall, Kelly
Services, GoFileRoom, and Checkpoint Learning.
REFERENCES
Upon Request