Manager, Global Employee Benefits Resume Example Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

MANAGER, GLOBAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Summary

Sr. Manager highly effective at incorporating creative leadership skills to achieve business objectives. Directs projects that improve efficiency while meeting deadlines and budget requirements.

Highlights

Senior Manager with extensive experience in implementation and administration of employee benefit/retirement programs and HR/Payroll systems
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; ability to present to large audience
Excellent analytic ability; detail oriented
Expertise in process documentation, report formulation, and regulatory compliance recordkeeping

Comfortable interacting with employees, department heads, senior management and outside vendors
Broad background in analysis reporting, evaluation and recommendation of process improvements and budgeting
Project management lead/co-lead for several product and/or system implementations/integration
Experience with Oracle, SAP, Peoplesoft, Hyperion, ADP EV5, Cyborg, LiveLink, Taleo and EDS

Experience

Manager, Global Employee BenefitsOct 2011 to Current
Stantec Consulting Services Inc. － Phoenix, AZ

Provides leadership and direction to the U.S. benefits staff, creating and communicating a vision that motivates them to pursue high standards of excellence.
Collaborates with HR Partners to meet the strategic needs of the organization and proactively identify and respond to customer needs and facilitate effective implementation and understanding of benefits programs.
Plans and develops communication pieces designed to effectively and consistently communicate both technical and programmatic details, as well as the value of rewards programs.
Reviews and oversees the financial management of all benefits.
Perform due diligence and transition/integration of benefit programs for acquired companies.
Manages reporting and data integrity. Oversight of audit preparation for internal and SOX associates.
Engages in continual process improvement activities and projects.
Focuses on trends, market conditions and compliance.
Partners with team to develop creative, efficient, forward thinking solutions to plan designs, system issues and overall strategy and direction for programs in the U.S., UAE, KSA, Qatar, UK, India and various other countries.

Manager - HRIS, Compliance & RetirementSep 2008 to Oct 2011
Fender Musical Instruments Corp － Scottsdale, AZ

Implemented third-party benefits administration system in first 2 months of employment
Created, disseminated, analyzed, and provided recommendations on RFP's for benefit broker and 401(k) audit firm contracts.
Implementation of ADP Enterprise as HRIS/Payroll system for domestic employees accomplished in 8 months. Project was completed on time and without any issues. EV5 is slated to be implemented for international groups by year end.
Responsible for monthly forecast and tracking of HR division budget.
Implementation of third-party I-9 tracking program.
Manage administration of Defined Contribution plan including discrimination testing, annual audit, 5500 filing and required employee communication distributions.
Created, implemented, and maintained HIPAA training.
Responsible for development and implementation of HR internal controls and compliance programs. SOX-compliant documentation completed in first year.
Responsible for EEO-1 annual filing.

Sr. Manager - Employee Benefits OperationsMar 2007 to Nov 2008
US Airways, Inc － Phoenix, AZ

Manage implementation and on-going administration of benefit plans, changes and new core and voluntary programs in two HR systems, two Payroll systems.
Project co-lead for Employee Benefits on Payroll/HR Records/Employee Benefit systems integration due to America West/US Airways merger.
Project co-lead for integration project for HR system from Cyborg and Peoplesoft to Oracle which includes on-line benefits enrollment, manager and employee self service.
Train staff on system-related benefits administration and compliance with ERISA, HIPAA, other regulatory components as well as vendor contracts.
On-line Open Enrollment project lead.
Employee portal migration testing for legacy America West and legacy US Airways sites into one comprehensive internet site.
Provide compliance review and actionable recommendations for audits, processes and documentation for Compliance Manager (Includes internal, external and SOX)
Implementation and maintenance of leave of absence administration for company with vendor
Recruited, selected, negotiated compensation for and trained four additional staff members due to merger in a 3 month period.
Managed administration of one Defined Benefit and eight Defined Contribution plans including two International as well as a Deferred Compensation Plan for Board Members.
Merged administration of six US Airways retirement plans, benefit programs, and International benefits into existing America West Airlines Benefits/Retirement Department.
Maintaining compliance in accordance with regulatory agencies.
Audit preparation for internal, external and SOX associates.

Sr. Manager - Retirement Plans/International BenefitsOct 2005 to Mar 2007
US Airways, Inc. － Phoenix, AZ

Recruited, selected, negotiated compensation for and trained four additional staff members due to merger in a 3 month period.
Managed administration of one Defined Benefit and eight Defined Contribution plans including two International as well as a Deferred Compensation Plan for Board Members.
Merged administration of six US Airways retirement plans, benefit programs, and International benefits into existing America West Airlines Benefits/Retirement Department.
Maintaining compliance in accordance with regulatory agencies.
Audit preparation for internal, external and SOX associates.

Manager - Employee BenefitsMay 1999 to Oct 2005
America West Airlines, Inc. － Phoenix, AZ

Implemented on-line enrollment system with vendor for newly merged companies
Managed the administration of 401(k) plan, disability/life programs, voluntary benefit plans, workers' compensation and benefit systems.
Co-managed the administration of medical, dental, vision, FSA programs.
Researched and responded to union-related grievances.
Prepared annual budget for department for review by Director and submission to Controller.
Review of 5500 reporting provided by outside consulting firm for accuracy.
Responsible for SPD project for the company from creation to actual distribution which was done via CD to entire employee population (15,000).
Managed customer service/call center staff.

Supervisor - Employee BenefitsMay 1999 to Oct 2005
America West Airlines, Inc － Phoenix, AZ

Implemented on-line enrollment system with vendor for newly merged companies
Managed the administration of 401(k) plan, disability/life programs, voluntary benefit plans, workers' compensation and benefit systems.
Co-managed the administration of medical, dental, vision, FSA programs.
Researched and responded to union-related grievances.
Prepared annual budget for department for review by Director and submission to Controller.
Review of 5500 reporting provided by outside consulting firm for accuracy.
Responsible for SPD project for the company from creation to actual distribution which was done via CD to entire employee population (15,000).
Managed customer service/call center staff.
Workers' compensation administration, implemented Return to Work program. Managed the administration of disability/life programs, voluntary benefit plans and benefit systems.
Co-managed the administration of Health & Welfare programs.
Open Enrollment project co-leader.
Supervised and trained customer service/call center staff.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Applied Business Management2015Grand Canyon University － Phoenix, AZ

Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) certification course work in process
Certified Employee Benefits (CEBS) certification course work in process
Grand Canyon University - BS in Applied Business Management; will graduate December 2015

Skills

Benefits, Sarbanes Oxley, Budget, Benefit Plans, Compensation, Audit, Customer Service, Integration, Benefits Administration, Contracts, Documentation, HIPAA, Payroll, Testing, Data Integrity, Due Diligence, Financial Management, Process Improvement, Solutions, ADP Enterprise, Controls and Compliance, Discrimination Testing, EEO, Equal Employment Opportunity, Filing, HR Information System, HRIS, Internal Controls, Training, Employee Benefits, Audits, Benefits Operations, ERISA, HR Systems, Leave Of Absence, Maintenance, Operations, Oracle, Peoplesoft, Systems Integration, Vendor Agreements, Vendor Contracts, Deferred Compensation, Budgeting, Detail Oriented, EDS, Hyperion, Livelink, Process Documentation, Process Improvements, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, SAP, Business Management, Human Resources

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
Fender Musical Instruments Corp
US Airways, Inc
US Airways, Inc.
America West Airlines, Inc.
America West Airlines, Inc

School Attended

Grand Canyon University

Job Titles Held:

Manager, Global Employee Benefits
Manager - HRIS, Compliance & Retirement
Sr. Manager - Employee Benefits Operations
Sr. Manager - Retirement Plans/International Benefits
Manager - Employee Benefits
Supervisor - Employee Benefits

Degrees

Bachelor of Science , Applied Business Management 2015

Manager, Global Employee Benefits Resume Example

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