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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Schindellegi, Schwyz, Ch

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, Us

-Managed annual open enrollment period during 4th quarter for over 1.3K employees, preparing all communication and presentation materials on annual basis. -Drove decision process to implement changes in plan design, employee contributions, and providers while ensuring cost effectiveness for company and value to employees. -Conducted audit to ensure data accuracy across all systems.-Counseled employees surrounding leaves of absences across FMLA, Disability and Paid Family Leave; reviewed benefits and compensation eligibility for approximately 60 employees on annual basis.-Participated on team focused on Benefit Focus Single Sign-On set-up, testing, and implementation; worked closely with vendor and HRIS team to deliver streamlined access for employees with new benefits portal.-Coordinated implementation of new benefits program for office in Canada, maintaining competitiveness while delivering significant cost savings. -Partnered with Payroll and Finance Departments, providing pay instructions for employees on leave, HSA funding/changes, annual audits, ACA reporting and Form 5500 preparation. -Collaborated with 3rd party vendors on plan renewal and trends; proposed changes to Senior Management.

Tokyo, Japan, Jp

Progressively grew with organization through promotions to positions of increased challenge and complexity; launched open enrollment after 9/11 and participated in leading transition through 3 bank merger. Managed all aspects of employee benefits for organization.