Below are the 12 Benefits Specialists with multiple industries & systems expertise. The Thor Group® provides benefits specialists with your industry & systems experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Is impacting your organization with a benefits administrator with work experience in construction, education and staffing industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Master of Management in Human Resources. Computer skills involve ADP, Elite, Centrix Workforce (HRIS System), Outlook, Peachtree, QuickBooks and AS/400.

While employed in a construction company as a benefits administrator, developed and administered clients’ health benefit packages, including HSA, FSA, LTD, STD, and Life coverages. This professional served as primary point relationship owner for assigned clients, including Benefits Administration and Annual Enrollment. Also, coached, trained and assisted clients and internal partners with various HR issues and protocols. Moreover, worked closely with internal HR Business Partners and Clients to respond to benefit related questions for their employees.

Part of the job as a benefits administrator was to provide consultative benefits support and best practices while proactively works to identify problems and Offer solutions to improve the internal operation and administration of the plans. In addition, established systematic processes and procedures that will reduce or eliminate errors, as well as implemented and executed new policies and procedures relating to benefit administration, systems, carrier communication and legal compliance.

Could your organization use a benefits specialist who is experienced in pharmaceutical, software and technology industries, as well as proficient in Oracle HRIS, Oracle Payroll and PeopleSoft? Technical proficiencies cover Oracle HRIS, Oracle Payroll, PeopleSoft, BeneTrac and SharePoint. Educational background includes General Education courses.

Some impact contributions of this benefits specialist included administering and managing all employee related leaves of absence; medical, personal and workers’ compensation (nationwide). No third party agencies were used. All flexible spending accounts (FSA) benefits plans offered by the company to all employees were managed. All open enrollment meetings, benefit carrier meetings and correspondence with benefit providers and benefit broker were efficiently handled. The job consisted of managing, updating and communicating all open enrollments and benefit plan changes throughout the calendar year to all employees, via emails, voicemails or conference. Day to day system operations with HRIS and BeneTrac benefits enrollment system were managed. Skills covered providing day to day benefit support for approximately 350 employees (field, corporate employees) and working closely with all benefits carriers to ensure quick response for employee related billing or benefit related issues. Working closely with senior management and benefits broker during the annual renewal period was part of the duties.

The job entailed maintaining and updating all employee information through HRIS, Benefits systems, Oracle R12, Oracle Time & Labor (OTL), BeneTrac (benefits), ADP (FlexDirect), and PeopleSoft. This individual worked to streamline all access and process for employees with onsite vendors and programmers, as well as managed and maintained vacation, sick and leave of absence entries and adjustments in Oracle R12.

Would hiring a benefits specialist with experience working in engineering, research/ development, and consulting industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational background is composed of BA Psychology Degree. Technical skills include ADP Workforce Now, ADP Canadian Payroll, QuickBooks, Paychex and Workday. Core skills involve Benefit Administration, HRIS Implementation, Onboarding Activities, Talent Acquisition and Payroll Tax Reporting.

Acting as a benefits specialist in an engineering services provider, processed payroll for over 60 employees using ADP Canada payroll services and Workday. Other duties were coordinating Workday HRIS Implementation for Canadian employees, as well as offering training to process Payroll as a back-up for over 1000 US Employees using ADP Workforce Now. This professional managed all company recognition programs to ensure timely and proper delivery for over 1600 employees in North America. Moreover, introduced wellness programs to improve healthy living habits such as having health fairs and clinics.

While working for a research and development company as a benefits specialist, processed multi-state payroll using Paychex for more than 150 employees and performed benefit administration to include enrollment, terminations, inquiries and COBRA participation. Part of the job was to handle Canadian payroll and benefit enrollment for Canadian employees. Furthermore, conducted new hire orientation and processed new hire paperwork.

Is impacting your organization with a sr. benefits analyst who worked in IT services, semiconductor and software industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Human Resource Management Certificate. HRIS skills include Workday, Oracle Fusion, SAP and ADP (multiple platforms).

While employed in an IT services company as sr. benefits analyst, served as HRIS benefits administrator for Oracle Fusion (implementing Workday). Responsibilities involved administering leave of absence (LOA), including setting policies, designing forms and packets, meeting with employees to explain LOA policy and related legislation, leave logs and coordinating with payroll. Additionally, acted as liaison between third party administrators for COBRA, 401k, HSA, Flexible Spending Programs and Commuter benefits. Moreover, planned and facilitated wellness events and annual health including wellness fair in multiple locations.

Part of the job as a benefits analyst was to manage the service award program, as well as work with employees to process life events, assist with escalated benefits questions and resolve issues. In addition, inputted COBRA, Flex and urgent Benefit enrolments directly into the insurance carriers’ online enrollment system. Furthermore, developed and reviewed benefit communication materials, as well as coordinated with payroll to ensure employee benefit deductions are made timely and accurately.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this benefits coordinator who worked extensively in a radiation oncology center? Educational background is composed of Business Management and Accounting. Software expertise consists of ADP Workforce Now, ADP EzLabor, ADP TotalSource, QuickBooks and Kronos.

Contributed to the organization by being in charge of payroll of 70-75 employees with ADP EzLabor and (starting with) ADP Workforce, then changing to ADP TotalSource. Serving as a benefits coordinator in a radiation oncology center, assured PTO time stays accurate with ADP according to employee records, served as a HR coordinator/liaison with ADP and employees, as well as provided timely assistance to team members regarding benefit and human resource questions and issues. Some of the tasks were maintaining employee personnel files to ensure legal compliance, preparing offer packets, benefit packets and other employee related information, as well as coordinating employee benefit eligibility, enrollments, terminations, and payments.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by coordinating pre-employment drug screen, coordinating Random and/or Post injury drug screen, as well as assisting with the creation of training manuals, HR manual, and employee handbook. This professional reviewed, screened, and maintained applications and resumes. Moreover, conducted background screenings for all prospective employees, as well as assisted with providing compliance in all areas of human resources.

Would hiring a benefits specialist with experience working in telecommunications, education and biopharmaceutical industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with emphasis in Human Resources Management. Professional certifications completed includes the Human Resources Management Certificate Program. Software skills consist of Ceridian, PeopleSoft and WebEx.

Acting as a benefits specialist in a telecommunications company, participated as part of Implementation Team for transition from ADP to Ceridian and from Ceridian to PeopleSoft 8.11, as well as managed on- going data integrity and maintenance of benefits area. Also, collaborated with broker to negotiate rates, services and coverage with carriers. In addition, conducted New Hire Orientation, as well as managed LOAs and workers’ compensation. Part of the job was to deploy national Annual Enrollment period, as well as research and implement Wellness and Disease Management programs.

While working for a school district as a benefits administrator, administered company Cafeteria Plan for 1000 employees, as well as conducted New Hire Orientation. Moreover, deployed Annual Enrollment period, as well as annually calculated and updated HRIS benefit tables. This professional managed workers’ compensation. Furthermore, prepared information for 5500 Report.

Does a senior benefits specialist who is experienced in IT services, business services and software industries, as well as knowledgeable in Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint and SAP pique your interest? Technical knowledge involves Deltek HR, Deltek Costpoint, SAP, Performance Impact, IBM Cognos Impromptu, Benelogic and Lotus Notes. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Arts in History.

Major responsibilities of this senior benefits specialist included providing support for over 48,000+ employees worldwide for benefits related issues, processing qualified status changes and reviewing the employees’ paperwork to ensure documentation meets Section 125 IRS regulations. Knowledge and experience in benefits administration principles, practices and procedures was applied. Key roles involved working with corporate/ legal on employment-related issues, working with HRIS and weekly report running for identifying system errors or other related benefits changes. Various special projects were accomplished, including accuracy testing for new SAP system launch and Annual Enrollment Online system. Assistance was provided in training new employees for the health and welfare department. Working with 37 different health/ welfare plans, medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts and accidental death/ dismemberment was one of the positive experiences brought to the business table.

The job covered providing administrative support to the director of HR and the department staff for the corporate headquarters prior to the acquisition of the company. Functions consisted of performing data entry in the HRIS, Deltek Costpoint, Performance Impact, Cognos Impromptu and Benelogic, in addition to updating and maintaining personal records for 3000+ employees.

Would a benefits specialist with familiarity in pharmaceutical, professional services and airline industries, as well as skilled in Oracle HR, Oracle Payroll and Oracle OAB help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Oracle HR, Oracle Payroll and Oracle Advanced Benefits (OAB).

Making a positive difference with informing employees of benefit options and eligibility requirements and creating plan comparison templates, with carrier approval, for purposes of reviewing with potential clients were some of the key focuses. Responsibilities covered consulting with the appropriate carrier regarding inquiries from employees and resolving issues that employees and/or internal colleagues might have with specific benefit issues, such as coverage, eligibility, FMLA, COBRA and others. A key role was played in benefit elections from eligible employees into computer database for download to the appropriate carrier. Monitoring compliance issues and enforcing state/ federal laws/ regulations were efficiently carried out.

Notable skills included coordinating and communicating with various departments regarding external communications. This individual created and wrote external communication for clients and/or employees. The job involved updating or adding information or documents on internal company website. Preparing, reviewing and updating documents for annual benefits enrollment were completed. Apart from tracking and maintaining health licensing information on internal colleagues, colleagues were assisted in obtaining health license. Functions covered serving as liaison between internal colleagues and carrier regarding specific benefit coverage inquiries and assisting with evidence of insurability issues. Skills brought to the table involved assisting in creating training material on benefit plans for presentation to internal colleagues and training internal colleagues on processes/ procedures, including OAB and Interwoven.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this benefits specialist with work experience in mining/metals, education and recycling industries? Educational attainment is composed of AAS Paralegal and BA Business Administration/Marketing. Technical skills include Ceridian HR.

Contributed by carrying out customer service duties including meetings, problem resolution, Ceridian/provider maintenance and follow up, weekly vendor feed resolution, and monthly conference calls to HR partners (for feedback on issues and problem resolution). As a benefits specialist in a mining and metals company, managed Ceridian Self Service (systems administrator) as well as managed Patientcare Service (employee advocacy service) for the company. Moreover, reported directly to the Manager of Benefits. Other duties included managing and processing benefits for the above-mentioned groups.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by reporting directly to the Manager of Talent Acquisition in the Human Resource department. Acting as a talent acquisition specialist, responsibilities included direct hiring of salaried manufacturing personnel for all areas, as well as hiring to include positions from Receiving Clerks to various Managers. Also, performed full cycle recruiting to cover scoping positions with department personnel, sourcing of candidates, scheduling and performing interviews, background checking, scheduling hire dates; and everything to encompass the process of getting a qualified candidate on-board.

Would hiring a benefits analyst with vast experience working in a healthcare system help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Associate of Applied Science in Computer Networking Systems and Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Management. Professional certifications include Workday HCM Certification, PeopleSoft Certification and Kronos Implementation Certification. Technical skills involve ADP, Workday, Workforce Management, Oracle, PeopleSoft and PeopleTools.

Acting as a benefit analyst in a healthcare system, led new voluntary benefit and 403B implementation setup in PeopleSoft 9.2 by running test payroll in PeopleSoft, configuring base benefit, and testing integration connectivity via SFTP with new vendors. This professional gathered testing requirements and defined test scenarios, in charge of writing of test scripts, auditing data, and tracking test results. Also, created Functional Design Documents for developer to design integration files, as well as created standard operating procedures (SOP) for payroll and benefits. Moreover, provided support to the Payroll/HR/Benefit team by assisting with all facets of their operations and trained end users.

While working as a business analyst, assisted client with payroll implementation from PeopleSoft to ADP and PeopleSoft to Workday by system testing of ADP ProBusiness Payroll, PeopleSoft Time and Labor, as well as Workforce Management Time Tracking System. During cutover, assisted in maintaining a cutover document and go-live document to keep track of issues and risks to project.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this human resources benefits specialist who worked in military, software and retail industries, as well as proficient in Deltek HR, ADP and QuickBooks? Technical competencies involve Deltek HR, ADP, QuickBooks and E-Verify. Educational attainment includes BA in Communication.

Important contributions of this human resources benefits specialist included managing all benefits billing reconciliation, enrolment and administration, as well as serving as liaison to employees for all employment and benefit questions. Tasks covered new hire data entry into payroll/personnel programs and state reporting center, creating new hire packets and orienting new hires. Skills brought to the table involved administering various human resources plans and procedures for all company personnel and handling termination exit interviews, including COBRA administration. In addition, this specialist assisted with OSHA, workers compensation and disability administration, as well as typed correspondence, reports and other documents intermittently as needed. Creating and maintaining employee personnel files and other required record-keeping were efficiently completed. The HRIS records were maintained in the Deltek/ADP Systems.

Key roles involved entering new hires in E-Verify and Verified First, in addition to maintaining and updating unemployment records. Completing verifications of employment (VOEs) for current/previous employees, along with administering/maintaining FMLA and short/long term disability for all locations were included in the list of duties. Responsibilities consisted of understanding collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) for various locations/contracts, along with managing open enrolment activities. Miscellaneous tasks involved data entry, preparing new hire and termination packages. Performing copying, faxing, FedEx, mailing and office re-supply duties was efficiently managed.

What contributions could a benefits analyst with extensive experience working in a manufacturing company bring to your organization? Educational background is composed of Medical Technician and in Medical Terminology Certifications. Other certifications attained include Value Based Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. Technical skills consist of HRIS/Workday, SAP and Blackline Accounting.

Challenges like supporting the integrity of employee records and Workday data were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. While employed in a manufacturing company as benefits analyst, coordinated and prepared Benefits Administration Committee materials for the Benefits Executive Board quarterly meetings. Also, supported and led work streams around benefits by providing administrative and process management for all benefit programs, consulting with and advising Human Resource Business Partners on eligibility.

Shared expertise by saving $400K in premiums by conducting audit on insurance carrier, gathering information, identifying employees company was billed for but had been terminated, and preparing report for management. Additionally, streamlined processes by developing and documenting standard operating procedures, as well as counselled employees regarding their Health & Welfare, Pension and 401k questions. Furthermore, improved test procedures and ERISA as well as Department of Labor compliance by evaluating, monitoring, and assisting in corrective actions on annual non-discrimination testing.