Effective Human Resource Management is key to enhancing work environments, and improving overall output while optimizing available resources. HR promotes ethical practices, and helps to build key capacities needed to accomplish business objectives while improving efficiency, effectiveness and profitability.
Human Resource Developer and Workplace Culture Specialist, Chinenye Okatta, is redefining the HR space with her proven track record of recruiting talented individuals, enhancing employee welfare, and promoting achievement of individual career goals through the application of excellent communication, interpersonal, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and leadership training & skills.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Pan Atlantic University, Lagos and Master of Arts in Human Resource Development, Bowie State University, USA, and has consistently found creative ways to pursue team goals and organizational objectives;
“In the course of my work as a Human Resource Specialist, I have created strategies and enabled the transition of entry-level employees to skilled positions within in real time, implementing self-assessment modules for employee reviews and ensuring accurate goal setting and performance recognition. I have helped to develop strategies for employee cost optimization which have resulted in cost savings of over 40%; analyzing payroll schedules, and deductions for numerous employees monthly, ensuring full compliance with laid out standards,” she said.
Okatta’s impressive work in HR Management has also left a positive stamp on the finance and technology consulting scene, by bringing companies closer to ideal matches for their long-term objectives: “Through my work, I have helped to conduct talent acquisition for companies, helping to upscale their recruitment timelines, by effectively scheduling first-level interviews and running in-depth background checks on candidates,”
“I have helped in administering psychometric and cognitive tests to assess applicants’ personality fit, enabling a very close match with each company’s candidate fit policy. This has helped to optimize the effectiveness of the human resource department, by creating an improved work culture, that improves employee performance ratings,” she added.
Okatta also boasts a wealth of experience in Tax Returns and Analysis, having performed analysis on clients’ tax returns and learned quickly through a fast-paced working environment, where she handled evaluation of payroll taxes, submitted tax returns, and reviewed client financial statements for tax purposes – all while recording a minimal error incidence in managing employee personal information.
She holds multiple certifications including an Organizational Leadership in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Specialization Accreditation from Rice University, a Google Project Management Certificate earned from Coursera. She also got recognized as a member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) in April 2024. Okatta has continuously demonstrated her commitment to giving back by serving in various voluntary capacities, including serving as a Recruitment Coordinator for the American Red Cross, a Program Supervisor for the HRD Symposium 2023, Moderator for the 2022 HBCU Entrepreneurship Conference, and Program supervisor for the AbbVie Career Fair at Bowie State University in 2023.
Okatta is as skilled in Competence Management as she is in Leadership, earning multiple recognitions including the Certificate of Academic Performance at Bowie State University in 2023, and the Bowie State University College of Business Pillar of Success Award, amongst several others.
