Jennifer Winchester Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Wa, Us

Renton, Wa, Us

• Responsible for designing over 150 benefit plans for Small Group and Individual markets throughout Oregon and Washington. • Responsible for creating strategic, innovative, and streamlined Benefits to better meet Customer needs and fulfill company strategic goals while adhering to strict rules and guidelines.• Lead and coordinate deliverables for Product Development, Systems Admin, Customer Service, Medical Policy, Legal/Compliance, and Marketing to gain buy-in and approval of program design and implementations of annual Small Group and Individual Plans through Direct Source and State and Federal Exchanges. • Partnering with our Government Affairs team to processes and interpret new or emerging legislation and statutory compliance with ACA, DFR, CMS, WA State and OR State• Maintain vendor/broker relationships for our core system, including enhancements and defects

• Responsible for overseeing all benefit programs, employee leaves (LOA), and retirement (401k, Deferred Comp); including plan design, development, implementation, and administration and assessment of these benefits offerings to employees across multiple states. • Partnered with Payroll Manager & HR to lead implementation of new HRIS system (Ultimate Software) in compressed timeframe.• Manage and maintain vendor/broker relationships, including implementation, on-going, escalation, and performance tracking• Ensures statutory compliance with FMLA, ADA, COBRA, ERISA, OSHA, and HIPAA• Responsible for introducing innovative and efficient process improvements to achieve a balance between market practice, employee needs, and the company’s goals.• Leading and coordinating activities with other HR functional areas to assure data integrity, timeliness, and ease of access to needed information by management and employees.

Arlington, Va, Us

• Obtain, review, and analyzes benefit plan provisions and recommends benefit plan design to align with competitive strategic plan design. • Documents Statement of Work for vendors and/or programmers, establishes implementation schedules, coordinates with internal customers (Payroll, Legal, Information Security, etc.) to implement benefit plans for union and nonunion populations. • Provide subject matter expertise to internal customers and vendors regarding benefit plan design, administration, and issues and concerns. • Monitors vendor erformance against existing agreements, supports benefit contract negotiations, carrier compliance to performance standards, and develops improvement plans. • Develops solutions to complex internal administrative procedures, processes, and/or system requirements. • Partner with corporate to implement, design, and maintain several Accountable Care Organizations in select regions.• Supports Labor Relations in union negotiations regarding benefit inquires and analysis. Attends on-site benefit fairs for multiple populations, across the country. • Partners with Information Security to ensure our vendors are adhering to strict security controls to protect employee data. • Researches and compiles benefit data for audits and other legal inquires.

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Maintain multiple HRIS systems, for benefits maintenance including, OE, qualified life events, wellness, maternity extensions, FMLA, state mandated leaves, and personal leaves. • Responsible for ensuring compliance within state and federal mandates as well as company benefits such as the student retention programs, transportation benefits, non-discrimination testing, and measurement period processing for ACA. • Audit and report on 401(k) eligibility, elections, company match, loans, hardships, terms and process Bi-weekly funding of the wire related to 401(k). • Review and process payroll files, including: high dollar audits, manual adjustments, personal actions (entries to an employee’s record), and unions affiliation. • Responsible for company-wide Ad Hoc reporting.

Auburn, Wa, Us

• Day-to-day benefit administration and reconciliation of benefits, including Open Enrollment benefit fairs, vendor payments. • Complete HRIS management, including but not limited to; processing hiring, termination, team member status changes, salary rate changes, benefits, including eligibility, enrollment, contribution changes, and/or special assignments. • Comprehensive and accurate department and companywide reporting. • Partner with payroll on issues pertaining to new hires, salary adjustment, team member status changes and benefit deductions. • Administer Leave of Absence open to close. • Responsible for developing user procedures and guidelines; as well as training users (including managers and HR/recruiting personnel).

Tacoma, Wa, Us

• Administer benefits including, mini-med plans for thousands of temporary workers.• Processing the 401(k) for TrueBlue Inc. staff employees. • Assisted in preparing data for a variety of audits while ensuring accuracy. • Provide consultation and subject matter expert benefit questions via phone and email on a daily basis to employees spread across the US. • Accurately tracked FMLA and STD leaves in (HRIS) ADP system. • Maintain benefits and travel compliance within the City of San Francisco’s and the state of Massachusetts.

Seattle, Washington, Us

• Maintained and administered all benefit offerings for over 300 full-time employees in five different companies. Including life, med/den/vision, COBRA, LTD, FMLA, EAP, 401(k), pension, and wellness programs. • Perform generalist HR and Benefits Administration functions for the organization, including special projects.• Accurately tracked all employee status changes (e.g. hires, pay raises, terminations) in (HRIS) AS-400 system in addition to completing all necessary paperwork.

Bachelors Of Arts, Social Sciences; Human Resources Management

Pmp Certification Program, Project Management

Professional Human Resources Certification Prep, Phr

Associates Of Arts, Psychology