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Sequoia Consulting Group is a tech-enabled consulting and services company that provides benefits, HR, payroll, and risk management solutions for people-driven employers with 20 to 20,000 employees. The Sequoia People Platform centralizes workforce data and helps companies navigate complex issues so they can maximize their investment in people, whether.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Conducted audits of 401(k) match to ensure that each employee received the correct match.
• Trained new associates in the areas of case management, workflow, organization, proactive approach, and participant lifecycle.
• Analyzed payroll information and data in Workforce Now when an issue occurred and provided detailed information to our corrections team.
• Created excel macros to reduce the time it took to prepare match projection reports.
• Developed work templates and shared them with the team to save time on routine tasks.
• Wrote SOPs on how to use PivotTables, conditional formatting, and the client change process.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Acted as a liaison between the client, insurance carriers, the compliance team and HRBPs.
• Collaborated with internal partners to problem solve issues for clients.
• Configured benefit plan setups which included creating eligibility groups, adding benefit plans for clients, and correcting errors in the setup in order to ensure that worksite employees had the correct access to.
• Processed benefits transactions relating to qualifying life events, changes in employment status, leaves of absences, client terminations, emergency enrollments, and rehires.
• Notified and worked closely with the compliance team whenever an issue was discovered.
• Provided internal assistance to team members with projects and complex tasks.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Assisted team members with various projects including restructuring the onboarding process, the implementation of a new rewards and recognition software, creation of HSA accounts and open enrollment.
• Created reports in order to validate and update company/employee data in our HRIS.
• Assisted in the acquisition of new companies by entering/importing data into WorkForce Now and providing support to new employees.
• Created and maintained employee profiles in WorkForce Now.
• Developed a plan to collect, audit, digitize, and maintain every Form I-9 in the company using mail merges in Excel.
• Organized/audited employee files and converted paper employee files to digital files.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Sourced, screened, and interviewed applicants.
• Conducted orientation for new hires.
• Participated in employee counseling meetings with the Director of Nursing.
• Attended and conducted weekly staff meetings.
• Listened to employee complaints and worked to resolve any issues.
• Utilized the HRIS OfficeWyse.

Mason City, Iowa

• Improved the efficiency of several processes including the creation of new hire folders and quarterly licensure audits.
• Interviewed potential employees in order to determine if they were a good cultural fit for the organization.
• Assisted with the implementation of a new HRIS system.
• Developed and edited an educational course for employees.
• Validated data in excel spreadsheets using great attention to detail.
• Worked with the programs PeopleSoft, Position Manager, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word on a daily basis.

Mason City, Iowa

• Responded to customer complaints and worked to resolve their issues in a caring, friendly, and efficient manner.
• Oversaw the front-end employees while the managers were away.
• Helped in the training of new employees by overseeing their work and using constructive criticism when necessary.
• Exercised professional telephone etiquette.