• Prepare and process payroll for multistate US Locations. Review and approve payroll transactions including salary adjustments, bonuses, tax obligations and other payment and deductions; maintain data integrity within payroll systems.• Ensure accurate calculation and compliance of payroll liabilities, such as federal, state and local income taxes, social security taxes, unemployment plans and worker’s compensation payments. • Responsible for Payroll and HR related billing. Work with Finance on monthly reporting and cost analysis.• Oversee the maintenance of payroll-related data to ensure accuracy for new hires, promotions and terminations.• Ensure the timely processing and distribution of year-end reporting and participate in annual audits by providing accurate records to internal and external auditors.• Worked on the creation of an onboarding and orientation process for new hires. Put a new Employee Background Check process in place.• Manage Benefits plans. Work with HR Director to put new benefit plans in place and oversee insurance costs to the company.• Put a new Employee Training and Employee Annual Review structure in place.• Project director for payroll system upgrade to ADP Workforce Now

- Prepare and process payroll for 1000+ people across multiple sites in US and Canada. Responsible for reviewing and auditing payroll information for accuracy prior to payroll run.- Worked on project for transfer of data from our Workday HR system into our payroll system.- Worked on US payroll project to transfer payroll systems from ADP to NGA for worldwide payroll.- Worked on US Payroll Project to change system to UKG for a majority of our US sites.- Worked on US payroll project to transfer payroll system from Ceridian to Etime. Performed various testing and training to get system running by scheduled go-live date.- Participated in deployment of ServiceNow customer service software. Assisted in testing of the product during the development phase and helped create the knowledge base within the system.- Assisted in integration of an acquired company into the Lonza payroll system.- Provide system support to employees and supervisors, test system functionality and troubleshoot system problems. Work with IT and outside contractors to solve system issues.- Prepare monthly management reports, such as salary accruals, headcount, overtime, sick and vacation for Finance and Human Resources.- Responsible for master data maintenance in appropriate systems including, but not limited to, new hires, terminations and employee changes, such as direct deposit, pay, work schedule, address, and tax changes.

- Administered various employee benefit and Human Resource programs, such as medical and dental, life, disability, 401(k), FMLA and education assistance. Tracked eligibility, enters changes in the appropriate systems, and maintains employee benefit files. - Arranged and conducted employee information presentations and enrollments, timesheet entry and timesheet approval training.- Verified the calculation of the monthly premium statements for all group insurance policies and maintained statistical data relative to premiums, claims, and costs. Resolved administrative problems with the carrier representatives.

• Administer Health Benefits, Flex Spending Accounts, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan & FMLA. Answer employee inquiries, keep up-to-date records and detailed plan information and resolve or recommend resolution to problems and issues.• Supervisor for Assistant Benefits Administrator and oversaw projects worked on by HR Administrators. Responsible for creating project plans and working with administrators to ensure timely and accurate completion.

• Develop new benefits plans or improve existing programs based on research and analysis of needs, cost and competitive position of company against external market. Make recommendations to management regarding potential changes in benefits coverage. Utilize outside consultants, when necessary, to design, improve, or update programs.• Manage the annual open enrollment process providing communications, training and technical expertise to eligible employees. Formulate a detailed plan to coordinate open enrollment at all participating Timberland locations, coordinating with divisional and subsidiary human resources staff and payroll departments. • Administer Health Benefits, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Flex Spending Accounts. Answer employee inquiries, keep up-to-date records and detailed plan information and resolve or recommend resolution to problems and issues. Develop benefit communications.• Administer 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase and Profit Sharing Plans. Work with outside consultants and the Payroll Department to ensure that funds are accounted for and proper distributions and rollover processes are followed. Answer employee inquiries and resolve problems.• Handle monthly billing and reconciliation. Audit plans as necessary for billing accuracy. Assist in forecasting for future claims and admin costs.• Co-Team leader for New Employee Orientation sessions. • Worked with HR Reps in resolving issues. Provided guidance on any tasks or projects where they needed assistance.

• Prepare various reports and correspondence in support of compensation and benefits functions. Utilize HRIS and MS Office to produce analytical reports, memos, and spreadsheets.• Act as an interface with Payroll Department to resolve pay/deduction issues. Work with Payroll staff to audit and maintain an accurate HRIS / Payroll database.• Utilize HRIS to review, check and input employee transactions including new hires, transfers, salary increases, etc. • Assist annual merit review process by performing salary surveys. Evaluate and analyze salary data.• Co-Team Leader on HR Customer Service Line. Responsible for monitoring team service. Create & maintain HR Direct Customer Service Handbook

• Utilize HRIS to review, check and input all employee transactions for Retail division including new hires, employee status changes, benefits changes, internal organization changes, etc. • Handle unemployment claims for Retail division• Assist in company job fairs and employment screening as needed.