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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Schedules 200 employees of the nursing department for a 116 bed 24-hour facility.• Implements established procedures for reallocation of staff to meet daily needs.• Maintains records needed for evaluation of employees (absence and attendance reports, orientation, and training schedules).• Gather facts and prepares reports for supervisors' use in budget decisions, performance improvement activities and regulatory agency surveys.• Assist with recruitment of nurses and medical health technicians.• Approve time sheets and process incentives for bi-weekly payroll.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Processed bi-weekly payroll for 250 employees.• Handled all income withholding orders, tax garnishments, bonus and incentive programs.• Group Insurance Administrator for Health, Dental, Vision, and Life/AD&D/Short Term Disability plans. • Managed 401K eligibility and annual compliance testing.• Coordinated all Workers' Compensation claims; handle all audits and renewals.• Assisted with recruitment for all 12 locations.• Investigated and addressed all employee relations matters.• Completed bi-weekly Operational Reporting including Labor Cost, Food Cost and Monthly Sales comparison.• Successfully assisted with the opening of a new restaurant by setting up all state-level tax requirements, assisted with recruitment, setting up a payroll account.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Organized and implemented a successful open enrollment for more than 3200 employees in 320 offices.• Facilitated onboarding and open enrollment for all acquisition employees.• Provided advice to employees on eligibility coverage, and other benefits offered through the company upon hiring.• Administered and managed day to day Leave of Absences, FMLA, and Workers Compensation, Health and Welfare Benefits.• Facilitated and implemented company benefits plan, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance and short-term disability.• Reviewed Benefits Agreements, HR Policies and Procedures to maintain compliance with Federal and State Laws; ensure that all benefit plan documents, summary descriptions, booklets and information brochures were accurate and current.• Maintained and audited all retirement plans; including 401K loans.• Worked in a collaborative setting with the Payroll Department to ensure that the proper benefits and 401K deductions are being applied.• Facilitated the "Blue Rewards program" for the entire company.• Served as liaison between employees, broker and insurance providers; resolved benefit related issues and ensure effective utilization of plans and positive employee relations.• Assisted with the implementation of our new HRIS system, ensured that the information entered was operational and met the company standards.• Administered all COBRA termination/status changes to ensure Company is compliant with Federal regulations.• Supervised and maintained the HR employee email inbox for all HR related issues and concerns.• Successfully completed a benefits system migration from Ultimate Software and Benetrac to Ceridian Dayforce for the entire company.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Responsible for candidate interview coordination, new hire orientation and onboarding, open enrollment, benefits seminars, and leave administration. Support job fairs and manage accounts payable invoices for recruiting agencies.• Worked closely with the management team to enter new hire information in HRIS, verify I-9 documentation, and work with new hires and managers on the onboarding process.• Served as liaison with contractors and payroll department to review and approve time cards and ensure proper payments from payroll.• Managed the employee engagement team and create team building activities to improve employee morale.• Managed the safety committee, facilitate all office fire drills, and revise and implement evacuation plans and policies.• Making Strides against Breast Cancer 2014 to 2015 program increasing anticipation by 35%.• Facilitated a relocation move for 80 employees - created a comprehensive move plan to ensure a smooth transition and minimize employee downtime.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Worked directly with commercial underwriting department to issue new business, renewals, and changes to policies.• Assessed risks of potential new and existing clients by reviewing and correcting errors in underwriting process. Serve as liaison with contractors and payroll department to review and approve time cards and ensure proper payments from payroll.• Processed special projects which included clean up from audits, policy modifications and addendums.• Lead focus groups to implement changes in policy and improve associate engagement by 25%. • Received several awards and recognition for meeting quality goals.