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Apex, Nc, Us

Zurich, Ch

Led a team of six to manage the compensation operations, systems, and finance for a dynamic global organization.- Modeled deferred / non-deferred expenses for a 2B USD+ bonus pool including monthly accruals and regional / divisional breakouts- Instructed cash bonus payments 700 M USD+ per year including tax calculations for transfers, currency conversion hedging and liquidity reporting- Prepared annual salary/bonus statements as well as ad-hoc compensation communications (terms and conditions, cost basis and dividends)Actively managed the compensation systems to perform system upgrades, implement enhancements, and address defects.- Led the 2021 beqom project to replace our existing compensation system (which is being decommissioned) with a class leading SaaS (software as a service) system. This project includes leading a risk evaluation, drafting requirements for 23 subject areas, drafting over 250 test cases, and reviewing over 2,600 data fields to create a data model- Led an initiative in 2019 / 2020 to evaluate, standardize and improve the VBA enhanced Excel tools used globally by Compensation. Eight tools (including Name Detail Report, Salary Baseline Analysis, and Out of Cycle Salary Tool) were evaluated and 150 improvements were implemented- Partnered with IT in 2019 to automate a complicated employee taxation calculation (sourcing of compensation awards) and overhauled Compensation security access (designed / executed over 150 test cases)

Zurich, Ch

Served as the Core Compensation Subject Matter Expert (SME) for 11 full compensation cycles. Provided support and training to Compensation Analysts on process and HR Systems.- Designed and generated highly customized compensation sheets for a yearly population of over 20,000 employees- Pioneered over 30 quality assurance controls to capture and resolve process gaps severely mitigating risk of errors in compensation- Collaborated with HR, IS and CSC leaders to document, resolve and test over 300 system issuesCoordinated with Executive Members to apply high clarity and visibility to deferred compensation instruments.- Managed Deferred Compensation site which presents future value and cash flow estimates for all deferred compensation instruments for over 10,000 users- Responsible for secure electronic election forms used for soliciting and recording compensation related decisions and documentation- Designed and distributed over 30 customized compensation related memos to document and explaindeferral compensation instruments given to over 10,000 employeesAssisted with migration to a SaaS (Software as a Service) based compensation system.- Identified, interviewed, and selected a successor for our Compensation System- Coordinated with Compensation Analysts, Executive Compensation, IT, and Vendor Staff to identify and document over 400 high level requirements

Ca

Full Life-Cycle Implementation of HR DatabaseServed as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) of Hiring, Terminations and Compensation for the implementation of SAP (HCM module) for a company of 30,000 employees operating in 58 countries. Worked with HR and IS leaders to ensure HR directives were implemented properly. Provided oversight and training to Benefits, Compensation, Hiring and Termination team members on policy, process and HR systems.• Supervised team of 4 employees for 2 years, to eliminate risky post production issues• Streamlined and documented 50 Benefits, Compensation, Hiring and Termination processes (including SAP Internal Service Requests/Adobe Forms)• Collaborated with HR, IS and CSC leaders to document, resolve and test 600 system issues• Remedied 40,000 data discrepancies and closed 70 process gapsWorld Class Human Resources SupportManaged emerging technologies to cut costs while improving customer service and consistency. Analyzed and reported to HR leaders metrics for Benefits, Hiring, Compensation and Terminations. Prepared and presented proposals for system improvements to HR and IS leaders. • Designed and implemented unified HR knowledgebase to provide rapid and consistent support to employees and managers (satisfaction increased to over 90% while the number of representatives was cut in half)• Proposed and implemented cost savings program which saved $3 million in vacation liability• Identified and proposed an access automation tool that saved 600 man hours/year• Pioneered automation to process insurance/verification requests, saving 100 man hours/year, with increased accuracy• Served as Subject Matter Expert (SME) of HR Data for transition of Canadian payroll to ADP to consolidate payroll staff and vendors (saving $800 K) … (see resume for more)

Interned with a top realtor to create personalized real estate marketing campaign including graphical design, copy writing and layout.

Lookout Mountain, Ga, Us

Led and supervised a team of 20 part time workers to ensure the dirtiest dormitory on campus was cleaned.

Merrimack, Nh, Us

Received a commendation for top salesman within team of 10 for consistently outperforming all other sales associates.

Phr, Professional In Human Resources

B.A. In Business Administration, Minor In Information And Computer Science