Director, Benefits & Compensation
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CHRISTOPHER D. MOSS
CRESTWOOD, KENTUCKY 40014
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OBJECTIVE
Human Resources professional with extensive expertise in the compensation and benefits field seeks a position that successfully combines career expertise and provides opportunities for further professional development and advancement.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
October, 2007 to present
Director, Benefits & Compensation
PharMerica Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky
• Strategy, design, implementation and administration of all compensation and benefit programs delivered to over 6,000 nationwide employees with a total benefits budget of $35 million and annual payroll expense of $250 million.
• Oversees annual strategy and design of short and long term incentive programs and wage increases.
• Prepares regular compensation data for the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Implemented and manages annual performance appraisal and incentive compensation goal process.
• Daily interaction with all senior managers for compensation and benefit support of company objectives.
• Established and maintains all legal and policy documentation for benefit plans, including healthcare, prescription drugs, short and long term disability, life, dental, vision and 401(k) retirement savings plans.
• Manages all vendor relationships and contracts.
• Conducts annual benefit Open Enrollment and all benefit-related communications.
• Established and conducts regular Benefit Committee oversight operations.
• Projects and achievements include:
o Built and staffed entire benefits and compensation department upon formation of the company, along with all legal documents, contracts, policies and procedures;
o Ongoing support of merger and acquisition activity;
o Compensation analysis for major departmental and operational reorganizations.
October, 1998 to October, 2007
Verizon Communications (GTE Corporation), Irving, Texas
• Compensation Specialist for all aspects of corporate executive deferral, stock ownership and executive perquisite programs;
• Benefits Specialist for the directories publishing subsidiary of Verizon, with over 8,000 management and union employees;
• Manager of Benefits Strategy & Design for Verizon’s retiree healthcare plans, composed of over 40 plans and 220,000 nation-wide retirees;
• Manager of Benefits Administration, responsible for 16 union defined benefit pension plans with over 100,000 nation-wide plan participants.
March, 1996 to October, 1998
Plan Administrator/Assistant Director, Benefit Plan Services
Management Compensation Group, Atlanta, Georgia
Served as third-party administrator for nonqualified executive deferral programs. Duties included all aspects of plan administration for non-qualified executive deferral plans, new plan setups and daily supervision of department workflow and client satisfaction.
May, 1994 to March, 1996
Account Manager/Account Processor
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia
Managed all aspects of daily record keeping for 15+ tax-qualified 401(k) accounts.
March, 1993 to May, 1994
Account Processor/Department Utility
NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., Atlanta, Georgia
(now Bank of America)
Processed contributions, record updates and loans from qualified 401(k) accounts on daily record keeping system.
October, 1984 to March, 1993
Retail Branch Banking
C&S National Bank/NationsBank of Georgia, N.A.,
Atlanta, Georgia
(now Bank of America)
Broad expertise in all retail branch banking positions including teller, lead teller, customer service representative, customer service supervisor, assistant branch manager and branch manager. Responsibilities included:
• Extensive customer service, business development and supervisory roles;
• Adherence to branch audit standards and customer privacy guidelines;
• Branch Manager responsibilities included:
o maintaining auditing standards;
o extensive financial analysis for credit worthiness and loan evaluations;
o business development planning and follow-through;
o attainment of annual branch sales targets.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration
Accounting Major
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia
Certified Employee Benefit Specialist
Fellow, International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
REFERENCES
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