Carole Valera Email & Phone Number

United States

Hackensack Nj

High volume sales of women's clothing. Excellent interpersonal skills. Bilingual Spanish skills frequently used.

Nutley Nj

Various temporary jobs in the North Jersey area, including office manager, tax preparation, marketing phone calls.

Paramus Nj

High volume sales of women's clothing. Excellent interpersonal skills and heavy use of Spanish bilingual skills.

ANADIGICS, INC. Warren, NJ 2003-2007Benefits Manager – Human ResourcesAutomated new hire onboarding. Cleaned up employee files for over 500 employees, including I-9 audit. Coordinated audits for 401(k) Plan (5500 form). Conducted first time on-site visits to remote locations nationwide. Created employee benefit guide. Offered varied wellness and financial seminars.• Saved 25% by transitioning to online enrollment from paper forms for annual open enrollment while switching all carriers.• Collaborated with brokers on extensive clean-up of abuses within STD/LTD plans, reducing absenteeism.• Introduced multiple voluntary benefits and early adopter of HSA/high deductible medical plans during Open Enrollment, reducing cost to company.• Streamlined billing process internally and with outside vendors, improving efficiency, increasing turnaround.• Managed a college student intern program, training and coaching interns.• Maintained knowledge of changing government regulations and implemented necessary changes.• Collaborated with HR and vendor for upgrade to Ceridian 500 for payroll and benefits. • Honored with Excellence Award for excellent customer service during Ceridian 500 upgrade and many personal accolades for outstanding customer service.

Central person for all client billing and department communication. Collaborated with team to migrate existing data in Outlook Public folders to new company software repository. Improved efficiency of billing process and communication with client.• Handled high volume billing for client and ensured timely submission and payment.• Transcribed and distributed meeting minutes for the Program Management Office staff.

Served as primary contact for all benefits-related activities; 401(k) sponsor. Spearheaded different projects, i.e., major cleanup, organization and audit of employee files, reconciliation of billing and benefit claims.• Assisted in design of employee handbook and career progression plans for staff members.• Coordinated year-end open enrollment for Employee Benefits, FSA and quarterly enrollments for 401(k) plan.• Participated in smooth transition during acquisition by Cordiant.

Served as primary contact for all benefits-related activities, new hires, terminations, reductions in force, Leaves of Absence, FMLA, COBRA, tuition reimbursement, verification of employment, 401(k) administration, voluntary benefit programs.• Developed processes for all programs for increased efficiency and organization. • Participated in transition of payroll and benefits function to Oracle.

Benefits Coordinator/Executive AssistantActed as central contact for all benefits for Division. Initiated and developed procedures and operations for start up of New Jersey Corporate Headquarters. Served as primary contact for all online Tyco Corporate programs. • Coordinated and administered Employee Benefits in English and Spanish for active Open Enrollment for Division. • Coordinated and distributed weekly schedules for President and his direct reports; handled all correspondence. • Handled extensive travel and meeting arrangements for President.

Handled all employment functions for 400 employees, including, new hires, terminations, reductions in force, Leaves of Absence, per Board Agreements, issuance of contracts, FMLA, COBRA, Workers’ Compensation, PEOSHA logs, tuition reimbursement, teacher certification, verification of employment. • Created bi-weekly Personnel Reports for Board of Education meetings and processed all resulting actions. • Administered medical, dental, pension plans and other Employee Benefits; counseled all employees and retirees. • Completed State of New Jersey Certificated and non-Certificated Staffing Reports. • Performed major cleanup of all employee files and participated in populating new employee database.

Developed procedures for management and Recruiting & Staffing Service LineConducted new hire orientations and processed all necessary formsEnsured proper completion of on-line job requisitions and essential functions questionnairesCompleted applicant flow logs and openings status reports in compliance with Federal laws

Served as primary contact for all Unisys benefits-related activities for over 700 employeesImplemented Health Awareness Programs in conjunction with Regional Employee Assistance ProgramConducted benefits orientations for new hires, in addition to extensive employee presentations during annual open enrollment for the Flexible Benefits ProgramMaintained efficient operation and record-keeping for the Flexible Benefits Program, Health/Welfare Plans, Workers' Compensation, Retirement Plans (Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution), Paid Time-Off Policies, Educational Aid and Service Awards ProgramsCounseled employees during many voluntary terminations and workforce reductions Received personal commendations for excellent customer service

Handled facilities' issues with building management and telephone companyConducted personnel interviews for potential new hiresConducted software demos for prospectsCoordinated and participated in software training sessions in administrative capacity, using Convergent's softwareInterfaced with Corporate and branch offices for planning of District seminarsMaintained inventory of Convergent hardware, software, marketing literature, office and computer suppliesProcessed and maintained sales contracts/agreements/licensesSupervised and coordinated facility moves to two different locations

Bachelor'S Degree, Spanish Major

Spanish Language And Literature

Teaching Certifications, Spanish And Italian

Ba, Spanish Major