Manager Life Insurance

Bernadette M. Bertone

*** **** ****** ( Reading, MA 01867

*********@*******.*** ( 781-***-****

BRANDON RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER

Human Resource & Payroll Director

**/**** ** *******

. Manage day to day operations of the HR & Payroll Dept for the purpose

of maximizing employee efficiency.

. Serve as a link between management and employees with heavy employee

relations.

. Manage and administers Biweekly Payroll for over 250 employees in

Paycom (Cloud based system), many years of experience with ADP,

Ceridian, Paychex systems. Also manages Employee Accrual & Wellness

Fitness programs.

. Manage the training and development in accordance with company's Human

Resources policies, practices and procedures.

. Oversee the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new staff along

with managing the HR Associate.

. Oversee the CORI & FBI fingerprinting process.

. Help with the succession HR planning, compensation planning, benefits,

employee retention, performance management, talent acquisition, labor

relations and employee relations and retirement packages.

. Weekly consult with top Executives and the Coordinator's on strategic

planning.

. Manages technical relationship with third party benefits

administrators for system set-up, configuration, and

troubleshoot to ensure information is collected, stored and reported

accurately.

. Administer compensation and performance management systems, and safety

and recreation programs.

. Administer employee benefits programs including 403B health and

welfare (medical, dental, Ltd, Std. life and workers comp insurance).

. Work with outside Auditors on the 5500's of the 403B, and with 3rd

party Insurance agents.

. Knowledge of ERISA, FMLA, WC, ADA, EEO, I9, Immigration issues, Visa,

Expatriates & In Patriots and Cobra

. Assures company compliance with applicable federal and local laws,

including requisite filings and audits.

AMPERGEN, Woburn, MA

HR, AP & Payroll Manager 10/2008

-3/2011

. Control all HR benefits including union & non union.

. Employer sponsored health, dental, vision & AD&D, health and welfare

plans. Advising and coaching managers on the best HR practices.

. Managed administration and communication for the full range of benefit

offerings and programs, including: 401k, medical, dental, life and

disability insurances, flexible spending accounts and HRAs.

. Recruit & posts all open positions, processes and tracks all CORI

checks.

. Processes all benefits changes electronically for medical, dental,

life insurance, long term and short term disability, FSA, HRA,

Dependent Care.

. Process weekly & biweekly, union & non union Payroll, from timesheets

using Krono's for payroll with multiple subsidiaries in Paychex &

Ceridian, with transitioning to ADP PayExpert system for 180

employees.

. Maintain vacation, sick and worker's compensation records

. Maintaining 3 separate 401(k) plans as the plan sponsor, and

processing the 5500's.

. Managing A/P for multiple divisions in Macola remote system, handling

hundreds of invoices, checks, reconciliations and lockbox receipts.

Review delinquent accounts and aging reports to identify high risk

accounts.

. COBRA notifications, ERISA, FMLS, along with SOX Compliance.

UNITED HOME CARE SERVICES, Peabody, MA

HR Director (Job Shared position)

3/2008 - 10/ 2008

. Heavy recruiting healthcare professionals.

. Compensation and Benefits Policies & Procedures and supporting

Employee relations, posts all open positions, setting up new hires,

prepares welcome letter and orientation paperwork for new employees.

. Completing I9, CORI background checks and executing training and new

hire orientations and processing termination and exit interviews.

. Administer and manage health, dental, life insurance & 401k benefits,

including competitive salary surveys,

maintain payroll, vacation, sick and worker's compensation records

using MediTech system.

. Knowledge of ERISA, FMLA, WC, ADA, EEO, I9, Visa, and Cobra.

. Processed and communicated all information to payroll staff regarding

new hires, terminations, status changes, pay changes, benefits, etc.

MA TURNPIKE AUTHORITY, Boston, MA

Senior AR Accountant (position eliminated due to hiring freeze)

5/2006 - 8/2006

. Managed 4 Direct Reports in A/R, responsible for every aspects of

accounting including tolls collections & Efts (over 1000 Checks

monthly), State Police Details, Rental Income, Fixed Assets and

Collections, using Oracle.

. Bank Reconciliations, prepares daily bank deposit of checks and

(lockbox, online) Money Orders. Worked with Unions and Contractors /

Engineers regarding work & payments on the Big Dig.

. Responsible for health and welfare plans, enrollments, terminations,

and monthly premium reconciliation.

LIBERTY MUTUAL, Boston, MA

Senior Cash Analyst (Temp)

10/2004 - 8/2005

. Controls activity relating to investment transactions & responsible

for the asset, cash and market value reconciliation of 50 Investment

Accounts worth millions of dollars daily.

. Lead Coordinator of SOX in Cash Investment group.

ONESOURCE, Concord, MA ~ OneSource acquired CorpTech in 10/1999.

Payroll / HR / SEC Manager

10/1999 - 6/2004

. 2 Direct Reports - Managed all aspects of A/R Accounting in Great

Plains, Payroll for 350 using Ceridian & ADP.

. Flex Spending Coordinator, along with managing all benefits. Prepares

paperwork and inputs benefits and personnel changes including new hire

information, and terminations into payroll system.

. Strong Employee Relations skills experience and a member of the Senior

Management Team.

. Managed all Recruiting including posting open positions, processes and

tracks all CORI checks, prepares orientation paperwork for new

employees, and new hire orientation.

. Maintain 401k & form 5500's, and analyzing competitive salary.

Processes all benefits changes electronically for medical, dental,

life insurance, long term and short term disability, FSA, HRA,

Dependent Care and 401K. Insures all benefit changes are reflected in

monthly benefit invoices.

. Maintaining vacation, sick time and worker's compensation along with

Cobra records.

. Stock Plan Administrator handling all SEC & ESPP, responsible for

training, and collaborating closely with the outside Stock Plan

Company, to ensure all stock options, grants, terminations were

updated and reconciled while reporting the 10K & 10Q. Also helped with

the implementation of SOX.

. Perform and maintained the Journal entries, G/L, end of month, quarter

and year end reconciliations working with our outside auditors for the

budget and financial statements.

. Sales and Use Tax in Multi States & multiple state income taxes along

with Payroll taxes. Knowledge of FMLA, EEO, I9, Visa, Expatriates &

Inpatriots.

CORPTECH, Woburn, MA

HR Manager / Asst Controller

5/1989 - 10/1999

. Managed and trained 5 Accounting assistants, administering ADP Payroll

for 60.

. HR Coordinator for writing policies, maintaining medical & health

Insurances, recruiting, coupled with health, dental, life insurance,

maintain form 5500's & 401k benefits.

. Accounts Payable and Receivables, Journal entries, G/L, and monthly,

quarterly and yearly reconciliations.

. Multiple state income taxes along with Payroll taxes, sales and use

tax. Knowledge of ERISA, FMLA, WC, ADA, EEO, I9, Visa, Expatriates &

In Patriots and Cobra. Maintaining the Cash Flow, Budget Analysis, and

Inventory and Returns.

. Heavily interacted with the VP of Sales and dealt with 30 salesmen and

their commissions.

. Plan, prepare and update everyone's calendar, and arranging travel

both national & international and heavy meeting management.

Educational Background

Pursuring Masters degree in Human Resource Management.

BSBA, Accounting / Minor HR- Northeastern University, Boston, MA (2001

Honors)

Associate Degree, Accounting - Newbury College, Boston, MA (1996 Honors)

Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics - 1200 hour Master Medical

Esthetician License (2007)

Payroll Specialist Certification (CPP)

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