Cheryl Yearwood- Fargo
**** ***** ***** **** *********, GA 30294 678-***-**** **********@***.***
OBJECTIVE
Effective team player capable of maintaining a high level of customer service with minimum supervision and a
willingness to further enhance my skills through education and training.
Alpha Staff, Atlanta, GA Benefits Representative May 2013 –Present
Explain complex policy and coverage information in easy to understand terms to clients and plan participants
Communicate and coordinate plan changes, open enrollment and acquisition integration of benefit plans for new and
existing clients and plan participants
Answer, research and respond to internal and external benefit inquiries. Work with designated carrier representatives
to resolve complex benefit issues including but not limited to eligibility discrepancies, claim payments, QMSCO, FSA
administration and benefit plan interpretations
Ensure all benefit related documents are thoroughly reviewed, completed and processed in a timely manner
Assist with various projects and assignments to continuously improve departmental efficiencies
Conducts audits as necessary. Communicates programs with clients and plan participants, reconcile monthly
statements for various benefit plans
ADP Total Source, Alpharetta, GA South Region Benefits Representative January 2006 - Dec.2012
Client visits for annual open enrollment selections
Provided administrative and benefit support for approximately 200 clients by phone and e-mail
Identify opportunities define problems and recommend solutions for external client contacts
Process adjustment of monthly benefits bills to clients
Administer benefit eligibility tracking, including preparing enrollment packets, keying new hires
Processed Life and Disability claims, enrollments and benefits changes in HRIS system
Maintain knowledge of laws related to employee benefits, including section 125, FSA, COBRA HIPPA and FLMA
Solve escalated employee and client issues through a case management system
ADP Benefits Services, Alpharetta, GA Client Services Representative I/II August 2001- January 2006
Resolved issues from Client Service and Solutions Center and updated participants’ records as needed
Provided phone support via call queue for FSA and COBRA continuants as needed for escalated calls
Processed subsidy and severance information from high volume clients and dispatched cases to the research queue
Educate customers of requirements surrounding COBRA law
Mentor new hires while handling high profile clients such as Chevron and Verizon
Was accountable for maintaining 96% monitoring scores and updated medical eligibility
EDUCATION
Office Accounting Specialist, Certificate of Credit DeKalb Technical College 2008
Flint Northwestern High School, Diploma
SKILLS & TRAINING
MS Office, Clarify, CASPRO, SAMS, ADP Enterprise Version 4, Tec Inside Benefits Systems, ADP with HR Profile,
CSS Reporter, Internet Applications, Travis and MBI Systems
Microsoft Office Suite Training January, 2013
Basics of HSA & FSA January, 2012
Open Enrollment (OE) My Core/My Life/View Contributions/Tool Review January, 2012
Medical Healthcare Reform & Loss Ratio March 2012
Time Management July, 2011
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Communities in Schools, Reading is Fundamental Program January, 2013
Adamson Middle School January, 2013
Hands on Atlanta January, 2008 – Present
References Available Upon Request