Experience

Eli Advisors LLC

• Human Resources Specialist

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Fairleigh Dickinson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Employee Benefits & Relations Specialist

  • Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

  Managed premium payments and plan contributions of approximately $13 million.Initial point of contact for 1700+ employees with benefit inquiries, processed open enrollments, and coordinated responses to inquiries regarding eligibility, coverage and entitlements under programs. Administered development and payment of insurance premiums and pension contributions.Prepared check requests for payment of premiums based on employee rosters, maintained the Benefits Enrollment Systems and processed all change requests, terminations and additions through the system while updated the employee rosters, communicated updates with vendors whenever necessary. Coordinated and administered benefits with the third-party administrator to include COBRA and employees who were no longer working for the university.Consolidated Workers’ Compensation claim forms, determining which injuries or illnesses are recordable for posting under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), and prepared annual reports required under OSHA.Conducted New Hire/Supervisor Orientation Program for Full-time employees to include a review of various Human Resource’s policies and procedures including health and welfare benefits, university regulations and policies, payroll information and all available services.Reviewed claims for Temporary Disability, Family Medical Leave and Workers’ Compensation and served as liaison between employee and the university and insurance carriers, maintained records and researched and resolved any issues or discrepancies.

• Employee Relations Coordinator

  • Jun 2016 - Oct 2019

  Met and interviewed employees as the point person for the initial intake of an employee relations complaint. Consulted and updated VP of Human Resources during all stages of the conflict resolution process.Developed New Hire Orientation Program, incorporating all aspects of the human resources department information, including training, benefits and payroll information. Organized, scheduled and presented New Hire Orientation Programs at two campus locations.Developed and edited presentations for other Human Resource personnel covering topics such as Onboarding New Hires and Student New Hire Process.Coordinated room location reservations, facilities set up, technology services and food Services for training workshops and orientation programs.Coordinated the union grievance process. Acted as a University representative during negotiation process of the Union agreement.Implemented the salary continuation program.

• Payroll Administrator

  • Feb 2012 - May 2016

  Process payroll for Exempt, Non-Exempt and Hourly personnel on a semimonthly basis.Run reports in ADP Timesaver (time and attendance) to calculate the weekly Overtime and Straight time for specific groups, contacting managers when there is a discrepancy.Reconcile payroll after processing, finding and correcting any discrepancies in a timely manner by calculating and printing manual checks and voiding necessary checks in ADP Payforce. .Utilize ADP Payforce to update employee personnel files (i.e. W4 changes), and input new hires.Utilize ADP Rapid Pay Data Entry program to input information for payroll transmission.



CB Holding Corp

• United States
• Banking

• Payroll Administrator

  • May 2006 - Aug 2011

  Educated new co-workers the process of the payroll office and Ceridian payroll process.Worked closely with Ceridian payroll company in both Source Assist and Latitude programs.Collaborated with colleagues with the needs of the payroll department when purchasing a new restaurant group of 30 additional locations in 8 additional states.Assisted payroll manager with payroll projects, and maintaining the integrity of the payroll process.Executed the job responsibilities of the manager when manager and other co-workers were absent -implementing all aspects of the payroll process.Reconciled and audited payroll with the use of Ceridian Reports and utilized Ceridian Trial Payroll to check payroll prior to submission. Trainer of new managers in the Manager-in-Training program, payroll practices and processes needed for a restaurant manager.Balanced payroll numbers with restaurant management on weekly basis.Kept simultaneous biweekly and weekly payrolls running smoothly throughout tenure in office.