Dance instructor within Exercise Science Department

- Supervise staff duties and tasks and update the Benefits Manager of activities- Review potential impacts of benefits-related design decisions and ensure all benefits initiatives are aligned with the benefits and wellness strategy and within budget - Negotiate with vendors on plan offerings (negotiated 6.6% savings on Benefits decision making tool)- Investigate and provide guidance, support and resolution on significantly complex and unique Benefits and wellness design issues to minimize employee and/or business impact - Ensure all Financial reporting and documentation complies with relevant regulations (e.g., SOX)- Maintain basic knowledge of Compensation programs and design

- Responsible for project management pertaining to the fiscal management of Benefits and Wellness programs and design initiatives. - Collaborates with key internal partners to ensure accurate tracking and allocation of expenditures as well as timely communication and understanding of programs and their value proposition. - Responsible for compiling data, conducting analytics and preparing reports on performance metrics and benefits utilization for the Center of Expertise Benefits Manager.

- Administer benefit plans including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, wellness and retirement- Perform employee benefit orientations- Manage leaves of absence including maternity/paternity, FMLA, disability, personal and military leaves- Field and respond to employee inquires regarding the benefit plans- Research and follow up as necessary regarding any benefit enrollment, payroll or claim issues- Assist with acquisition integration including travel to new offices for orientations, terminating of former plans and enrollment of acquired employees

 Worked on a temporary basis in the box office selling tickets during the busy "Nutcracker" season. Worked in conjunction with CFO to completely recreate and revamp Employee Handbook. Assisted Marketing and Development Department, Box Office and Management with general office duties.

 Investigated employee relations matters and made recommendations to managers and employees for conflict resolution. Researched and recommended salary ranges and compensation adjustments. Served as SOX Control Owner and made recommendations to SOX Control Manager in order to maintain 100% compliance in regard to new hires and internal changes. Contributed to the development of a new employee handbook and HR Best Practices and Processes Manual. Formulated contents of new hire packets and updated as needed to ensure a smooth transition for new hires. Served as HR Representative contact for new hires during the recruitment process and into orientation. Completed complex short and long-term incentive program bonus calculations and severance amounts for all levels of the organization with zero errors.

 Managed HR related functions such as FMLA leaves and relocations. Performed exit interviews including those involving elimination of position.  Coordinated training programs and schedules. Facilitated weekly departmental conference call and distributed minutes. Created, crafted, updated, organized job descriptions.  Contributed to recruitment effort by managing a Staffing Activity Report and performing reference/background checks. Maintained open position postings on the company website, intranet and third party sites. Recruited temporary help with outside agencies to meet the specific needs of the manager. Managed and maintained organizational charts, HR forms, templates, employee handbook changes and company intranet content. Filed EEOC Reports. Ad hoc reporting (Cost per hire, turnover, etc.) for both department and company wide use and distribution including use by Senior Management.