Chris Sharp Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo

• Responsible for project planning and implementation of new retirement\benefits programs
• Maintenance of Plan Documents, Summary Plan Descriptions and Plan Amendments
• Responsible for daily administration of the organization’s Defined Benefit plan including benefit amount calculation, projections, retiree welfare benefits & pre-retirement counseling
• Responsible for daily administration of the organization’s 403(b) plan, 401(k) plan, deferred income 457(f) and 457(b) plans including hardship certifications, vesting verification, distribution & rollover requests.
• Address audit\compliance requests from plan record keeper, actuary, attorney and finance
• Annual projects include: 5500 reporting for 401(k), 403(b) & defined benefit plans, deferred compensation distribution, employer match payment, deferred compensation plans enrollment, defined benefit pension valuation.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Prepare bi-weekly compensation special payments, job description review & grade analysis
• Answer employee questions in these benefit areas & prepare benefit newsletter\handouts
• Salary surveys, policy updates, annual compensation increase & employee evaluations

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Prepare bi-weekly compensation special payments, job description review& grade analysis
• Answer employee questions in these benefit areas & prepare benefit newsletter\handouts
• Salary surveys, policy updates, annual compensation increase & employee evaluations

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Supported year-end financial audits, PeopleSoft testing, and annual compensation increases
• Controlled, allocated, planned & audited budgets to ensure fiscal responsibility -total $91 million
• Approved employee change of status per budget guidelines & calculated pay adjustments to ensure proper payroll budget payment through People Soft
• Participated in union bargaining sessions & development of costing proposals for contract negotiations in relation to compensation & benefits
• Monitored accounting\budget transactions to ensure proper fund and expense account recording and prepared correction accounting and budget journal entries

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Account-General Motors Fabrication Plant
• Manager for customer sales requests to ensure proper pricing, prompt purchasing, service delivery, invoicing and communication to senior customer
• Responsible for leading weekly meetings to address current sales requests and projects as well as to communicate change control and improve process
• Developed & led the execution of an inventory control plan to ensure proper disposal, transfer and/or 3rd party contract cancellation to support plant closure

Kalamazoo, MI

• Account-General Motors Fabrication Plant
• Account lead for developing GM/EDS multi-million budget (1990-1998)
• Volunteered to help build the self-directed Workplace Organization Team to enhance work environment, reduce expense, and improve customer service
• Provided direct customer support to GM controller to provide financial forecast, assess budgetary needs and to review site contractual requirements to ensure compliance and potential contract changes
• Project Leader for annual multi-million dollar site contract update and monitoring of service
• Financial responsibilities included general ledger management & journal entry correction, invoice preparation, purchasing, monthly sales/expense forecast, variance reporting, accounts payable & receivables monitoring.

• Account -General Motors Fabrication Account
• Responsible for performance reviews, compensation, group interviewing, career planning, job codes, performance improvement plans, relocation, Family Medical leaves, and training
• Led employees handling Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable & inventory
• Facilitator of exercises in Team Building Workshops to promote productivity & teamwork
• Researched costs and built budget projection for a $2M Regional Support Center business unit

Kalamazoo, MI

• Account-General Motors Fabrication Plant
• Accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing and inventory control
• Researched expense variation and prepared forecast for current & new business
• Prepared and audited annual Cost/Price by System for business planning

Flint, MI

• Account-General Motors Buick City
• Developed and supported a resume review, interview scheduling and response process
• Identified education needs, organized local training, registration and reporting
• Developed a training procedures manual with course descriptions and schedules

Flint, MI

• Coordinated communication meetings, quality of work life & Co-editor of a technical newsletter