Debbie Einarson, Sphr Email & Phone Number

Rogers, Mn, Us

To pay employees correctly and ensure employees were enrolled in correct benefit plans after the conversion from the May Co. legacy HR/Payroll system to Macy’s PeopleSoft system. - Prepared and presented accurate benefits analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.- Ensured consistency and a high level of customer service for 12,000 employees managing the Benefits Service Team of 7 including training, coaching, and individual development.- Enrolled employees in the correct health benefits by developing and implementing a detailed timeline/action plan for three annual election periods within six months that included offering benefits to 12,0000 eligible associates, creating enrollment materials, processing over 10,000 forms, and transitioning to Macy’s electronic enrollment process. - Integrated two new locations into Macy’s North and converted all Marshall Field’s locations to Macy’s PeopleSoft HR/Payroll system by; assembling detailed benefit comparisons, identifying variances that required action or decisions by senior leadership, presenting financial analysis and employee relations impact that supported recommended changes, and resolving system issues. - Provided uninterrupted customer service to employees by coordinating the transition of processes to Macy’s HR Service Center and elimination of the Marshall Field’s service team.- Maintained employee morale by directing and administering paid time off, the development and implementation of the holiday season attendance reward program, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, leave sharing, and leaves of absence.- Provided data and completed government reporting as required.

- Developed an Excel process to create monthly billing statements that met May Co. audit standards for $4.5 million of HMO and self insured medical, dental, life insurance and disability plan premiums. Implemented new payment process with benefit vendors. - Proposed senior executive bonus awards generated from the implementation and maintenance of the May Co. bonus tracking models.- Ensured accurate executive pay implementing a process for timely entry of executive data changes.- Conducted a seamless transition for employees implementing the May Co. legacy HR/payroll system year end processes for vacation, personal holidays, imputed income, life insurance, and LTD rate recalculation.

As business owner for Dayton’s benefits responsible for providing; accurate, detailed, financial analysis and support for $30 million medical and dental budget, and timely, accurate project plans, system design, testing and implementation of the following projects:- Conversion of benefits, the commission system, timekeeping, and paid time off from Tesseract to the May Co. legacy HR/payroll system- Conversion to health benefit plans common with Target and Mervyn’s of California- Annual benefit election processes for 14,000 eligible employees- Two Tesseract vendor software releases and an annual maintenance upgrade- Conversion of benefits and paid time off from Dayton’s legacy HR/Payroll system to Tesseract- Y2K programming

- Increased efficiency and accuracy in the monthly payment of premiums for HMO and self insured medical, dental, life insurance and LTD plans developing an Excel model that reduced processing from two weeks to three days. - Strategically planned benefit expense reductions developing financial analysis and support for strategic 5 year medical contribution plan, union negotiations, rate changes and Choice Plus modeling. Negotiated annual election rates and plan design with 3rd party vendors.- Established HR as a credible financial partner with Finance/Expense Management preparing $80 million annual budget and monthly forecasting for HR Operations, Benefits, and Risk Management.- Developed strong partnerships with Target Corporation as the process owner for benefit design on the Target Tesseract HR/Payroll system.

Provided customer service, cash reconciliation, account reconciliation, staff supervision, and reduced expense by negotiating bank fees, and banking relationship management.