Tracee L.

Experience

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  Advocate Health Care

  Jan 1996 - Oct 2000

  Payroll Specialist
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  Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Benefits/Payroll Specialist
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  Fiserv

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  HR Generalist

  Responsible for all aspects of human resources management. Maintained knowledge and provided employees with all information on company benefit programs.Coached managers on corrective action process as well as approved documentation.Streamlined and standardized corrective action standards across 4 departments. Monitored and approved annual performance review process and merit increase. Documented and maintained personnel files while ensuring the compliance of legal requirements.Administered open enrollment and ongoing enrollment for all benefits.Managed the processing of FMLA and Cobra.Administered 401K enrollment and eligibility and processed billing for all benefits including 401K.Recruited new employees for the company and maintained staffing at the levels necessary to effectively run the company. Show less

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  Pierce & Associates

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  HR Generalist

  Completed full cycle of preparation, generation, and distribution of bi-weekly payroll of 600 employees and benefit administration.Implemented an online benefits enrollment system.Accurately and promptly processed ACH and Wire Requests, payroll reconciliation, and output reports validation.Prepared and balanced payroll summaries, W-2 forms, etc. and organized payroll-related documents and forms.Composed and implemented effective Standard Operating Procedures for payroll department.Reviewed approved personnel action forms to determine detailed information to ensure accurate and timely processing of all payroll transaction.Administered FMLA & Leave of Absence requests internally, including but not limited to: arranging sessions with employees about types of leaves and certification.Processed medical certifications and made necessary follow up calls to employee or doctors' office.Tracked certification requirements and deadlines, leave usage, PTO usage, and short term disability payments in conjunction with FMLA and other leave of absences.Maintained all federal and state postings physically and on the company intranet. Show less

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  Enova International

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Benefits Specialist

  Responsible for full cycle benefit administration for 2000+ bi-weekly multi-state and international employees.Improved efficiency and reduced leaves by 25% through centralizing and standardizing disability and FMLA administration with the third party.Partnered with and managed relationships with benefits brokers, vendors and subject matter experts ensuring delivery of high-quality programs in accordance with industry best practices and legal compliance.Assisted Payroll Manager in creating a payroll manual to ensure the accuracy of quick calculations for severance payments, DIA's and PTO payouts.Co-developed an FMLA analytic tool to track trends within employment-population.Researched and implemented benefit plan changes to attract and retain associates such as the removal of the pre-existing condition clause for pregnancy on the STD and LTD plans.Performed a bi-weekly audit of payroll to ensure the accuracy of deductions, LOA pay, and 401(k) contributions.Created special reports including audit responses, compliance reports, and payroll/benefit analysis as required by management.Responsible for monthly benefit reconciliation and billing,401(k) reconciliation, and funding as well as data analysis of plans and report generation.Ensured compliance of benefit programs with various local, state federal and governmental regulations including ACA, HIPAA, ERISA reporting, disclosure requirements and annual filings (such as 5500s).Ensured all benefit plan documents, summary plan descriptions, booklets are accurate and current and posted on company intranet and benefit guides. Scripted benefits section of company intranet. Show less

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  Randstad Technologies US

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2017

  HR & Benefits Manager - Contract

  Manage all stages of Benefit and HR administration.Administered and audited various employee benefit programs, such as group insurance, life, medical and dental, short term and long term disability insurance, voluntary life insurance, and retirement plans.Maintained employee self-service benefits system.Managed ACA requirements, 1095C filing and distribution, and compliance.Completed annual Nondiscrimination Testing and employer discretionary match audit with TPA.Manage the distribution of required plan documents such summary plan descriptions, summary annual reports, and others as needed.Prepared annual benefits budget analysis and worked with Finance to develop the 2017-18 annual forecast.Ran and scrubbed statistical data of benefit plans such as insurance census data, insurance data for cost center budgets, open enrollment calculations, etc.Reconciled benefit deductions and labor allocations.Resolve administrative problems with the carrier representatives.Prepared government reports; assisted Human Resources department in preparation of reports and forms.Managed worker's compensation reports, processes, and completed the annual audit.Managed all LOA's and accommodation requests, including processing, and tracking.Supervised HR Coordinator. Show less

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  EPAY Systems

  May 2017 - Nov 2018

  Benefits Manager

  Manage all stages of Benefit administration for ASO Clients.Act as SME for clients in benefit adminstation and regulatory compliance with Section 125 IRS Code, FSA, COBRA, retirement savings plans, state and local benefit laws. Coordinate and manage benefit adminstration and annual/ongoing enrollment tasks, including all back-end tasks with off-shore team. Configure and implemented and maintain benefit adminstation tools based on client benefits plans, groups, contributions and eligibility. Implemented and maintained configuration of online enrollment portals by information gathering, system updates, and quality testing. Scrub data of benefit plans such as insurance census data, insurance data for client budgets, open enrollment calculations, etc.Conduct weekly, monthly client meetings to discuss open items as well as benefit OE. Implement and maintain ACA parameters to produce monthly ACA reports to ensure clients compliance with regulation. Provide benefit support and best practice expertise to clients. Show less

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  TopBloc

  Jan 2019 - now

  Manage all aspects of Payroll implementation for several Mid to Large Market Clients.Responsible for US payroll implementations, strategy, and approach for test cycles.Lead all testing, including Unit, End-to-End and Parallel.Own tenant builds and smoke testing before each phase of testing.Review requirements and tenant validation requirements with clients.Architect, lead and support clients during all significant milestones, including Go-Live and post-production.SME for clients that require specialized configuration for unions with multiple worktags, fringe benefits, and dues as well as restaurants with position worktags and 3rd party Time tracking integration.Tracks milestones and deliverables to ensure successful implementation within Asana.Project manage implementation timelines and milestones using Workday Methodology.Complete DA reviews and work with DA to solve client issues such as self-adjusting OASDI, Medicare,Federal and other local taxes. Show less

  • Workday Managing Payroll Consultant

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Workday Payroll Principal Consultant

    Jan 2019 - Nov 2022