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-Provide executive-level administrative services to the Director and Vice President of Human Resources/Benefits Department and fifteen direct reports with a demonstrated ability to improvise, improve procedures, and meet demanding deadlines.-Liaison between all impacted departments to ensure proper communications and reporting practices.-Plan and coordinate corporate meetings with other departments and outside vendors.-Organize the details of special events, agendas and itineraries.-Direct business relations and distribution of company literature to stimulate client interest and inform all employees of current benefit and plan status.-Responsible for administration, financial reporting and compliance of seventeen Defined Benefits and three Defined Contribution plans for 34,000+ employees. -Primary designed $5 Million Human Resources annual budget, which included 8 senior executives and 7 administrative support staff.-Primary source for financial and audit reports for pension plans and defined contribution plans.-Collaborate with departmental managers on monthly schedule for budget reconciliation.

Direct vendor relations, generate and maintain pension records and payments.-Established formal and systematic administrative procedures for undeliverable to the Defined Contribution Master.-Analyzed and devised remedies for discrepancies in defined contribution plans.-Merged or terminated more than 15 defined contributions plans from acquisitions.-Negotiated and manage vendor and consultant relationships-Selected new 401(k) vendor and coordinated the implementation, including the transitioning of four defined contributions plans’ records and assets.

-Provide executive-level administrative services to the Director and Vice President of Human Resources/Benefits Department and fifteen direct reports with a demonstrated ability to improvise, improve procedures, and meet demanding deadlines.-Liaison between all impacted departments to ensure proper communications and reporting practices.-Plan and coordinate corporate meetings with other departments and outside vendors.-Organize the details of special events, agendas and itineraries.-Direct business relations and distribution of company literature to stimulate client interest and inform all employees of current benefit and plan status.-Responsible for administration, financial reporting and compliance of seventeen Defined Benefits and three Defined Contribution plans for 34,000+ employees. -Primary designed $5 Million Human Resources annual budget, which included 8 senior executives and 7 administrative support staff.-Primary source for financial and audit reports for pension plans and defined contribution plans.-Collaborate with departmental managers on monthly schedule for budget reconciliation.