Barb Miller Email & Phone Number

Administer day to day U.S. Health and Welfare benefits and Canadian benefitsManage and deliver new hire orientations weekly for corporate (Bloomington and Remote) hiresLead for the transition of HSAs and FSAs to a new AdministratorManage Executive Physical program - updated communications and toolsSupport Benefits Manager and team in Health&Welfare, retirement and LOA communications/processesAssist employees with benefits questions and Workday enrollment/QLE questions and assistanceLiaison with B&W vendors, process payments, work on integration file issuesWork with HRIS on testing in Workday and needed configurations, communications and trouble-shooting of the systemParticipate in annual processes: Open Enrollment, ACA reporting, Spending Account Discrimination testing, PCORI fees and 5500 completion

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Created documents that streamlined processes benefitting multiple areas of the Human Capital group, including Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Payroll, Benefits and the Service Center. Updated the Benefits Intranet site to make more information available to employees to reduce questions. Created updated New Hire Benefits Enrollment guide, Benefit Summaries and tools for employees.Researched reasons for unpaid and missing invoices. Responsible for processing all tuition reimbursement paperwork. Provided support of Open Enrollment preparation. Worked with LOA specialist documenting leaves, benefits premium tracking, submitting earnings and employment information for short and long term disabilities. Enter 401k changes, loans and suspensions into Oracle. Worked closely with retirement vendor. Participated in building relationship with Broker (Mercer) and participated in selection process of benefits vendors and plan decisions.

Plymouth, Mn

Worked extensively with recruiting to provide support including reviewing job descriptions; posting jobs internally and externally; scheduling interviews; background checks; preparing candidate correspondence. Conducted new hire on-boarding. Updated benefit and policy materials as needed.Supported HR processes: I9, FMLA, COBRA, Work Comp, Employment Verifications, Open Enrollment, etc. Compliance: Personnel files, Federal & State required posters, I-9’s. Responsible for running and distributing scheduled HR reports and metrics. Regular use / updating of HRIS and applicant tracking systems (ADP). Responded to employee and manager requests for HR/training information, benefits questions and problem resolution. Administered the Service Award and Recognition Programs. Audited monthly HR invoices and coded for payment. Drafted and sent Personnel Announcements.

Hopkins, Mn

Key resource for HRIS, benefits, policy, payroll, and employee relations questions/issues. Provided support to eight plants, and for additional locations. Coordinated annual processes for performance reviews, affirmative action plans, benefits enrollment, engagement survey, and roll out of new technology systems and processes. Liaison between shared service departments and business unit for communicating processes and policies developed by payroll, relocation, employee relations and legal.Prepared documentation and reporting to ensure compliance with federal and state laws in the areas of affirmative action plans, performance management, Family Medical Leave Act and employee poster requirements. Maintained personnel files and I-9 records, utilizing the Federal E-Verify system. Maintenance of transactions in PeopleSoft HR database for employee data. Maintained business unit organizational charts and processed separation agreements.Developed and ran reports from HRIS system. Compiled turnover, quarterly utilization, learning, and talent flow reports and information for senior management using Impromptu report writer.