Below are the 4 Benefits Specialists, 3 HR Specialists & 3 Payroll Specialists with Deltek-HRsmart & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides project accountants, financial analysts, staff accountants, bookkeepers & Deltek-HRsmart implementers/developers on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Does a benefits specialist who is experienced in defense, commercial services and IT industries, as well as knowledgeable in Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint and Deltek GCS Premier pique your interest? Technical knowledge involves Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint, Deltek GCS Premier, ADP HRB, ADP Pay eXpert and ADP HRP. Educational attainment includes certificate programs in Human Resources. Professional affiliations include Society for Human Resources Management.

Major responsibilities of this benefits specialist included managing and administering three (3) 401(k) plans, as well as managing and updating plan amendments. Processing/approving loans, QDRO’s, hardship withdrawals and communicating plan updates or changes to participants were some of the key roles. Processing contributions and employer match, loans, QDRO’s, hardship withdrawals, managing compliance (5500’s and plan audits); acting as 401(k) committee chairperson; serving as back-up for life insurance plans; along with handling FMLA, COBRA and HIPAA were completed.

Another job covered managing employee relations, recruiting and full life cycle recruiting. Functions consisted of administering service contract act/unions, new contract startups, conducting workplace investigations, and responding to EEO complaints, in addition to managing health & welfare plans, disability, life insurance or voluntary plans, Family Medical Leave Act, COBRA and HIPAA. Duties involved reconciling monthly invoices; managing plan design/plan renewal; serving as liaison between H&W companies and employees; along with handling open enrollment communications/meetings. Aside from administering new hire orientations and processing payroll changes/updates, this individual served as 401(k) retirement plan administrator for two (2) plans; managed compliance (5500s and plan audits); vetted-100 and EEO-1 reporting; workers’ compensation/OSHA reporting; employee relations; employee handbook; exit interviews; managed HR administrator; and wrote quarterly newsletter articles.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this benefits specialist who worked in a behavioral health group, as well as proficient in Deltek HRsmart? Technical competencies involve Deltek HRsmart. Educational attainment includes Associate in Arts.

One of the important contributions of this benefits specialist included managing all aspects of medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short term disability and 401(k). This included new/open enrolments, billing, reconciling per location and deduction verification. Tasks covered recruiting for 22 locations including placing ads, processing resumes, processing background checks, verifying licensure according to state documentation, scheduling pre-employment testing, discussing benefit packages and processing new hire paperwork. This was done manually in the beginning of employment but later was made responsible for implementing and starting up the recruiting process using Deltek HRsmart. Reporting OSHA required accidents and handling insurance related matters were completed, along with mailing OSHA Logs to be posted at each location at year-end.

Key roles involved assisting the payroll specialist with a biweekly payroll for a 250+ team member payroll including checking timecards, balancing team member PTO and vacation hours. Monthly newsletter development was carried out, including company news, highlights, anniversaries, birthdays, births and deaths. This included running reports in payroll related software to get the required data. Assistance was provided to the HR director with acquisitions and mergers by traveling to locations; the new hire paperwork was processed; and company orientation was conducted for new team members.

What can a benefits specialist with work background in defense, IT and education industries, as well as specialization in Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint and Oracle bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint, Oracle, Workday, PeopleSoft and Cognos Report Writer. Educational background includes BA in Business Administration with concentration in Human Resource Management, Business Information Technology Career Studies Certificate and Human Resource Management Certificate. This individual obtained certifications as SHRM-CP (Society for Human Resource Management-Certified Professional) and HRIP (Human Resource Information Professional).

Working with areas such as managing the transition of company’s HR function into mother company: system and data changes (Deltek Costpoint to PeopleSoft), benefit plan migrations, leave mapping, and job classification, training, and policy harmonization were some of the skills brought to the table by this benefits specialist. Duties covered developing and managing employee benefit programs including 401(k), medical, dental, vision, short term and long term disability, FMLA, worker’s compensation, 401(k), basic and supplemental group life and AD&D and flexible spending accounts. Developing and executing all aspects of open enrollment including plan designs, communication, presentations, and programing/administration of HRIS (Deltek Costpoint) were some of the tasks.

One of the responsibilities in other jobs consisted of processing personnel actions and benefits enrollments/changes in Deltek Costpoint and with third party administrators. Key roles covered assisting with the integration of legacy system into company by developing a communication roadmap, analyzing benefit changes or disruptions, and assisting with data transition from PeopleSoft to Workday. Functions consisted of coordinating with the company on 401(k) and medical plan changes, integrations, reporting, and audits.

Could your organization use a benefits analyst who is experienced in business services, insurance and financial services industries, as well as proficient in Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint and ADP Enterprise? Technical proficiencies cover Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint, ADP Enterprise, ADP Pay eXpert, ADP HRB, PeopleSoft and Crystal Reports. Educational attainment includes Master of Science in Adult Education/Training and Development, as well as Bachelor of Science, Business Management. This individual obtained certifications as PHR (Professional in Human Resources) and FMLA Administration.

Primary tasks of this benefits analyst included serving as a subject matter expert for benefit administration practices, COBRA administration, and processing qualified life events. Tasks included conducting quality assurance testing for new plan setups and managing ongoing client escalation issues and deliverables, including data eligibility and carrier error files. Key roles covered analyzing/reviewing documentation of procedures, creating process improvements, devising ways to continuously improve processes and identifying system/process inefficiencies.

Contributions involved managing health and welfare benefits administration for 15 clients with headcount of 1,000-30,000 for benefits, leave of absence, and open enrollment services offerings, according to service level agreements. Skills brought to the table involved auditing human resource benefit (HRIS) system, and benefit plan setup against benefit provider information to ensure accuracy, in addition to serving as liaison to vendors/carriers. The corporate HRIS and personnel filing system was maintained, ensuring error-free and timely processing of new hires, terminations, promotions, transfers, pay increases, and other duties.

Could your organization use a human resources specialist who is experienced in education, government relations and technology industries, as well as proficient in Deltek HR? Technical proficiencies cover Deltek HR and SharePoint. Educational attainment includes BS Computer Science. This individual obtained Certifications in A+, MCSE, MCP+I and MCP.

Primary tasks of this human resources specialist included providing human resources support for the Department of Justice (DOJ) government body and collaborating with DOJ HR in conjunction with technical subject matter experts to establish evaluation criteria for the needed skills identified in each document. Utilizing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) organization’s hiring model to meet and work towards improving upon the 45-day requirements, in addition to completing the preliminary vacancy announcement work (assessment/job analysis development and recruitment strategy) were also handled. Vacancy announcements were published on the jobs website utilizing OPM’s USA Staffing e-recruitment system. Key roles covered performing all application process steps within the principals of OPM and a nonprofit organization, while also completing the evaluation of applications and issuing certificate of eligibility (included verification of status, qualifications analysis and issuance of certificate) within eight (8) days after the closing of the announcement.

Using the USA Staffing system, providing and collecting the applicant paperwork were completed. Other duties were electronically reviewing and processing a high volume of application materials from candidates that were typically generated in response to job vacancy announcements. This individual maintained history of qualification determinations made on candidates to ensure consistency and completed a rating sheet for all applicants who applied and maintained in case file.

Would a human resources (HR) specialist with familiarity in IT, government administration and software industries, as well as skilled in Deltek HR and PeopleSoft HCM help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Deltek HR and PeopleSoft HCM. Educational attainment includes Master/Bachelor of Science Workforce Education & Development (Human Resource Management/Public Administration). This individual is preparing for A+ and SHRM-CP certifications.

Making a positive difference with conducting investigations, coordinating disciplinary appeals processes, scheduling and overseeing management discussions with employees, as well as assisting with employee grievances and counseling were some of the key focuses of this human resources specialist. One of the responsibilities covered using government’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidelines to provide advice, guidance, and assistance to senior leaders and administration heads to include director general and deputy assistant secretary for civilian and foreign service employees. Aside from conducting administrative research, this individual reviewed, wrote and developed analysis for preparation of final investigation briefs for presentation to relevant parties. Skills used involved SIPR/NIPR, PeopleSoft HCM 9.2, Kenexa BrassRing, Unanet, Deltek, MyBIZ, MyWorkplace, EOPF, AUConsole, Cyberfeds, Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis to conduct policy legal and research.

HR rules were applied and data was updated for internal tracking system. Knowledge of equal employment policy EEOC Form 462 EEO Statistical Reporting and notification, along with federal employee Antidiscrimination & Retaliation Act, and MSPB case law was applied. Analyzing and reviewing EEO reports of investigation for legal sufficiency and compliance were efficiently completed. Conflict resolution discussions were facilitated to resolve EEO related workplace disputes using oral interviews with the director of human resource or deputy assistant secretary.

What can a human resources (HR) specialist with work background in chemical and commercial industries, as well as specialization in Deltek HR, Workday and Epic bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Deltek HR, Workday, Epic, UltiPro, Cognos and Concur. Educational attainment includes BS Business Management and AS Computer Information Systems. This individual is a Certified ISO-9001 Internal Auditor.

Working with overseeing a site’s daily HR operations and getting involved in a wide-range of HR generalist activities and initiatives were some of the responsibilities of this human resources specialist. Duties covered providing the necessary administrative support for the site’s Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) and the company’s HR group, in addition to managing the essential resourcing & selection (recruitment) activities for the site. Amongst others, this included working with the assigned recruiter to handle the site’s internal/external job postings and all post-offer activities associated with the hiring process, along with screening all resumes submitted for open job positions to find the most qualified candidates.

Candidates were scheduled for interviews and travel arrangements were coordinated. The job covered administering pre-employment procedures (verifications or background checks) and liaising with the medical department to schedule for drug screening, functional capacity examination and post-offer medical examination. Other functions involved tracking and maintaining all records and employee files, in addition to ensuring that the site was compliant with the policies of equal employment opportunity authority and company. This individual partnered with the learning departments and assisted in administering and conducting the new employee orientation program.

What can a payroll specialist with work background in defense, logistics and communications industries, as well as specialization in Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint and Deltek T&E bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint, Deltek T&E, Deltek Time Collection, ADP PCPW and ADP Workforce Now. Educational attainment includes BS in Business Administration (Accounting), Network Information Technology and Master’s in Accountancy (credits). This individual is studying to become a Certified Payroll Professional.

Working with areas such as managing the full cycle payroll for 150+ employees in both bi- weekly/semi-monthly payroll cycle across two (2) companies, as well as interfacing with ADP to prepare payroll, tax payments, and various ad-hoc reports using (WFN) Pay Expert/ADP Reporting in a multistate environment were some of the responsibilities of this payroll specialist. Duties covered processing electronic timesheets in Costpoint/Deltek Time Collection, as well as ensuring employees were paid in compliance to state laws and company policies. This individual was responsible for processing employee garnishments, levies, liens and balanced payroll runs in order to produce payroll journal entry each cycle.

Other functions involved processing and ensuring accurate 401K uploads to principal vendor performance, in addition to performing quarterly/annual 401K reconciliations to ensure W2 and 5500 audit accuracies. The job consisted of maintaining and updating all payroll system tables and configurations to ensure system and data integrity (Deltek/Costpoint Labor Module), as well as providing support in month/quarter/year-end closing processes and/or audits. End-user support and training were provided on the Deltek Time & Expense System.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a payroll specialist with work background in hospitality and library services industries, as well as skilled in Deltek HR, Deltek GCS Premiere and Deltek Time & Expense? Technical skills cover Deltek HR, Deltek GCS Premiere, Deltek Time & Expense and Valiant Payroll System. Areas of expertise included applying in-depth knowledge of the principles and techniques of payroll preparation and payroll related accounting practices; regulatory standards, policies/procedures of payroll; and basic mathematical concepts like performing calculations by using fractions and percentages. Educational attainment includes Major in Secretarial/Accounting.

Main functions of this payroll specialist were composed of preparing and processing 4 bi-monthly multi-state payrolls (1,000 employees) using Deltek products, as well as sending ACH files for payroll to the bank. This individual prepared 401k reports to be sent to provider by the company controller, processed quarterly unemployment reports for multi-states and filed all payroll reports. Payroll taxes were prepared for payment via accounts payable and entered into system. Bank reconciliations for 12 accounts monthly were completed, along with monthly G/L account analysis.

Notable tasks included processing payroll via Valiant Payroll System in accordance with the state and federal laws, as well as in accordance with company pay regulations for bi-monthly and bi-weekly (325+ employees), in addition to ensuring proper employee contribution deduction were in place for medical, dental insurance, life and flex spending. The job consisted of working closely with the controller to prepare various spreadsheets and ensuring the accuracy of payroll and employee benefit postings to the general ledger.

Does a payroll specialist who is experienced in construction, IT and financial services industries, as well as knowledgeable in Deltek HR, Deltek T&E and Deltek GCS pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Deltek HR, Deltek T&E, Deltek GCS and Paychex. Core competencies included evaluating, selecting and implementing the HRIS; performing cost/risk analysis for the new HRIS; and serving as SME on payroll, taxes and timekeeping systems.

Major responsibilities of this payroll specialist included receiving new hire documents from multiple child care centers, reviewing all documents for completion and accuracy, as well as requesting any corrections from site directors. Once completed, employee ID was assigned and employee file was setup in Microsoft Great Plains accounting and payroll system. Payroll entries were processed into Great Plains such as manual payments and deductions for employees and vacation adjusting entries. Researching and responding to e-mails from site directors and employees in regard to any payroll related inquiries were some of the key roles.

The job covered processing multi-state payroll on a bi-weekly basis for approximately 360 hourly and 40 salaried employees, in addition to collecting, reviewing and preparing all documentation for payroll data entry. All data were reviewed in Deltek Time & Expense for compliance and accuracy. Tasks consisted of working with management to resolve any issues and processing import from Time & Expense to Deltek GCS Time & Attendance and imported to GCS Payroll, along with processing any manual entries in GCS. An additional function involved managing PTO payouts for terminated employees and bonuses, preparing and post pre-processing files for management review.