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Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Strategic benefits/HR leader accountable for the evaluation, selection, and design of all H&W benefit plans, retirement plans and executive compensation stock plan for a multi-billion international manufacturing.
• Direct vendor management for outsourced benefit administration vendor, multiple medical, dental, vision plans, multiple 401k plans, pension and non-qualified deferred compensation plans as well as the company's.
• Manage the selection of benefit vendors to ensure processes are streamlined and reduce the manual administration of benefit plans.
• Ensure all plans are compliant, audited timely, 5500’s filed properly, PBGC fees paid, SPD current and required notices communicated to employees.

Rosemont, Illinois

• Engaged in the review and design of competitive Health and Welfare plans for a $1 billion multistate manufacturing company with over 2,000 employees in the US.
• Manage and select benefit vendors to streamline current processes and reduce the manual administration of benefit plans.
• Merger and acquisition team member that analyzes, proposes, and integrates benefit plans within the administration of current vendors and/or processes.
• Create audit procedures to ensure benefit elections are accurate between benefit providers, administration vendors and company payroll system.
• Identification of compliance changes to the 401k investment line-up to better diversify investment options and lower investment expense ratios.

Northbrook, IL

• Reported to the Senior Director, Benefits, Compensation and HRIS. Spearheaded the design and compliance of all health, welfare, and retirement plans for a $3 billion multi-state manufacturing company with over 5,000.
• Managed all medical (PPO, HMO, CDH, HDHP, POS), dental, vision, wellness, pre-tax spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care, transportation), 401k, pension, non-qualified deferred compensation, employee stock.
• Streamlined the number of medical plans from 26 designs to 7, defined contribution plans from 4 to 1 and pension plans from 3 down to 1 plan resulting in a multi-million-dollar savings.
• Achieved a three-year negative healthcare cost trend resulting from prudent vendor evaluation/selection and plan design changes.
• Implemented a new wellness plan and vendor which drove employee participation up by 9% and spouse participation by 36%.
• Ensured all benefit plans were compliant, audited timely, 5500’s filed properly, PBGC and PCORI fees paid, Summary Plan Descriptions updated and required notices communicated to employees.

Deerfield, IL

• Reported to the Director, Total Rewards. Managed the design and administration of all benefit and relocation plans for a fortune 500 company with 6,000 employees located in 60 locations throughout the United States. ·.
• Reduced administrative costs of benefit plans by over 20% annually while increasing internal efficiencies and controls.
• Integrated and streamlined all benefit and some compensation plans for multiple acquisitions.
• Ensured all benefit plans were governmentally compliant, audited timely, 5500’s filed, IRS premiums and fees remitted and required notices communicated to employees.
• Participated in the company’s Administrative and Investment committees.

Deerfield, IL

• Reported to the Director, Financial Reporting. Managed the company’s general ledger system, accounted for and analyzed financial results of multiple warehouse locations, responsible for all lease obligations, prepared.
• Calculated the management bonus incentive plan attainment for multiple subsidiaries, throughout multiple regions and 60 locations of the company.
• Transitioned accounting department’s responsibilities for $100 million Canadian subsidiary to a new management team.
• Audited and consolidated the accounting department of a new $12 million acquisition and identified accounting inaccuracies which reduced the purchase price by 5%.· Directed the placement of a $150 million outsourcing.

Mokena, IL

Responsible for all aspects involved with the buying and selling of real estate in Illinois that led to sales contracts in commercial property, vacant land, and single family residences. Responsibilities included conducting broker market analysis of property for sale, acted as a mediator between potential real estate buyers and sellers by writing and.

Chicago, IL

Provided technical support for the premium collection functions and account maintenance for clients. Responsibilities included the support of managements’ account collection goals, maintained accounts for selected high volume producers and unusual or complex accounts, trained all entry-level personnel in account maintenance, policy investigations, and.

Midlothian, IL

Accountable for all commercial tellers banking functions including an extensive amount of customer interaction and duties beyond the normal teller line. Duties included the assistance of processing year-end reports, tracked stock ownership and interest payments made by the bank, trained newly hired employees on various computer systems and numerous banking.

Masters, Business Administration; Accounting, With Honors

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration; Finance, With Honors