Carol Maxwell Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Eagle Grove, Iowa, United States

Manage and administer components of total compensation to include employees benefits and salaries.Administers the annual benefits open enrollment process, including working with vendors, brokers, and consultants during the renewal period.Research, analyze, and establish salary ranges and wages for all roles.Work with the leadership team to make sure all employees are being compensated correctly for the job the employee is doing.Consult with and advise employees on eligibility, provisions, and other matters related to benefits.Oversee monthly vendor billing and management in regards to benefits.Answer questions and concerns from employees regarding organizations' time and attendance policy.Oversees administration of leave of absence programs, Family Medical Leave requests and claims to determine eligibility and certification in compliance with state and federal regulations.Meets with employees and supervisors to investigate, counsel and resolve complaints.Knowledge of employment policies, office procedures, and customer service.Interact with employees, management and others while building and maintaining good internal and external relationships.Maintain KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) and score cards to drive continuous improvement.Advocate and maintain a strong commitment to safety in the operating process.Other duties as assigned.

United States

• Monthly benefit bill payment.• Leave of absence administration.• New hire benefit enrollment.• 401K enrollment & administration.• Unemployment.• Workmen’s compensation.• Qualified life events.• Benefit administration.• Open enrollment.• File maintenance.• Benefit audits.• COBRA administration.• Support multiple divisions across several states.• Human resources and payroll questions.• Projects as assigned by director.• Financial and human resources planning and reporting.

Forest City, Ia

• Weekly and monthly benefit bill payment.• Leave of absence administration – FMLA, STD, personal, medical.• New hire benefit enrollment.• Weekly disability payroll.• Qualified life events.• Benefit administration.• Open enrollment.• File maintenance.• Benefit audits.• Support multiple divisions across several states.• Benefit questions.• Projects as assigned by director and benefit manager.

United States

Maintain detail-oriented files, reports and handling of all aspects of human resource department and payroll administration. Process bi-weekly payroll, including management of levies and judgements for employee deductions. Serve as benefits administrator and oversee worker’s compensation claims, FMLA, leave and disability administration. Ensure complete compliance with state and federal regulations and mandates and serve as back up receptionist when necessary.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed and handled all recruiting, onboarding, new hire paperwork, including I-9 verifications. Performed New Hire orientations, served as payroll backup and created a bi-monthly company newsletter. Completed scanning and indexing of driver files, turnover reporting on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis and managed all aspects of time and attendance platform. Handled and managed all unemployment claims within a timely manner.

Golden Valley, Mn

Tasked with administrative tasks for organization with 1300 employees. Completed I-9 verification, employment background checks, reports, filing and organization, reports and terminations as well as assisted the benefits manager with COBRA notices. Led and completed ad hoc projects for managers and Director.

•Provide Mercury support to the team - i.e. rate management, adPLAN updates, commitment inquiry updates, vendor assignments, digital functions, contact role management, etc.•Facilitate mass communication to publications for non-rate related activities such as space / section / special format availabilities, holiday circulation counts, proof-of-publication / sample copies, competitive information, etc.•Shared stewardship of daily USA TODAY scheduling, clearances and program maintenance•Assist with earned rate card analysis related to retail advertisers•Contribute to all on-boarding efforts of new clients•Troubleshoot billing discrepancies for financial efficiencies•Maintain accurate contacts via CRM while creating best practices for usage of the tool•Assist with various region / team projects as defined by client or departmental need•Support overflow data work for Novus Canada - i.e. building rate cards, contact management, etc.•Identify areas of opportunity for improved operational efficiency and maximize technology for the benefit of the company and publisher partners

• Gather, interpret, and enter digital, newspaper and magazine information into proprietary database for all requested publications.o This includes but is not limited to rate information, publisher capabilities, deadlines, product-specific details, circulation, and distribution(zoning) rules.• Establish relationships with main point of contact with publications to ensure needs/requests for newspaper specific information are provided in an accurate and timely manner.• Contact publications/sites via phone and/or email to resolve inconsistencies, missing data from rate cards, media kits or circulation reports, or other complex issues.• Grow newspaper database to ensure maximum coverage capabilities across all markets by identifying and researching new publications.• Audit database information for completeness and accuracy; identify and correct data errors.• Execute a variety of special projects as assigned by account teams, buying teams and/or manager.• Process reports as related to functions/needs of job or special projects.• Effectively communicate and maintain working relationships with client services and buying teams to ensure projects are completed correctly and on time.

Bsb, Business With A Concentration In Human Resource Management

Aas, Accounting

Aas, Baking Production & Management Technology