Kendra Stevens Email & Phone Number

Manage payroll and benefits while also supporting the HR function.

Highland Park, Illinois, United States

• Day-to-day HR duties for 65 full-time employees and main HR point of contact for 700 seasonal employees and managers of not-for-profit music festival
• Design and administration of benefits program; including developing & implementing Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
• Lead various Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives throughout the company. This includes the facilitation of a weekly DEI discussion group, diversifying the candidate pipeline and being an active member of the.
• Manage payroll function for full-time and seasonal employees, including members of 5 different unions.
• Designed self-service portal; trained employees to utilize the portal.
• Manage corporate liability/property/workers comp insurance policies and claims.

Chicago, IL

• Solely responsible for all aspects of Human Resources and payroll for a travel agency with offices in five U.S. states and Canada, specializing in luxury tours to India, corporate travel and an airline consolidator..
• Facilitated payroll vendor switch from ADP to Paycor.
• Main point of contact and information for benefits broker change, resulting in a new medical insurance provider.
• Worked with attorneys in U.S. and Canada to update employee handbooks.
• Implemented conversion from employee Health Reimbursement Arrangements to Health Savings Accounts.

Chicago, IL

• Working with the HR Director, position focused on benefits, payroll and special projects for a trade association serving the marine manufacturing industry with 100 employees in six U.S. states and Canada. Processed.
• Coordinated Benefits Fair.
• Project Leader on transfer from COBRA third party administrator to COBRA OnQue software.
• Administered transition from fully-funded medical plan to self-funded.
• Audited and changed non-exempt job descriptions to comply with new FLSA laws.
• Facilitated payroll provider move from ADP to Paychex.

• Part of a three-person Human Resources team for a Managing General Underwriter and Reinsurance Intermediary focused on risk placement for self-insured entities. Promoted into the newly created position from Receptionist.
• Assisted with conversion of company 401(K) plan.
• Quickly and independently learned Excel, ADP employee maintenance and the company benefits and PTO plans.
• Assisted with planning and executing company functions (corporate training, board meetings, holiday events).
• Created and maintained personnel files.
• Monitored and produced reports on vacation accrual and sick time.