Manager Human Resource

HAROLD (HAL) MEYER

Stockbridge, GA ***** 404-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/HalMeyer1 actau1@r.postjobfree.com STRATEGIC CLAIMS MANAGER

ADMINISTRATION AND CONSULTATION WORKSHOP TRAINER AUDITOR Focused, analytical manager with comprehensive background in unemployment cost control, claims, and tax management, attaining significant cost savings for companies. Tax subject matter expert dedicated to education. Practiced in consulting in appeals process and hearings. Expertise includes:

State Unemployment Compensation

Laws

New Hire Reporting

Georgia Retraining Tax Credit Compliance Issues PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADP, TotalSource Division, Alpharetta, GA 2006 to 2015 Unemployment Insurance Hearing Consultant 2013-2015 Provided hearing coordination and guidance for entire nationwide client base when interfacing with 3rd-party administrator Equifax Workforce Solutions and client human resource contacts.

Coordinated and consulted over 200+ hearings/month for both employee and employer appeals, with 70% win ratio.

Worked with 3rd-party administrator in coordinating claims and hearings activity for employee base of over 250K.

State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) Claims Manager 2006-2013 Charged with internal and external client education, as well as oversight of claim administration processes and strategy in conjunction with claims administration team.

Coordinated strategies with small to medium size employers (200,000 employee base) generating unemployment tax savings during recessionary times resulting in lower tax rates and net savings for client base through a PEO (professional employer organization) service environment.

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA 1982 to 2006 Corporate Manager Unemployment Compensation

Managed unemployment claims and HR tax credit programs nationally, with up to 250 company locations, ensuring correct processing by location and state agencies. Assisted in appeals process. Supervised staff of 2 providing unemployment claims administration and state unemployment tax analysis nationwide for parent company and its 21 subsidiaries.

Minimized costs by conducting up to 14 workshops for company HR personnel, educating them on state claims process and eligibility criteria, which varied by state.

Audited 100 state unemployment benefit charge statements for accuracy.

Provided administration and consultation on up to $12M in unemployment claims processing nationally for parent company and 21 subsidiaries, providing tax savings.

Reviewed state tax rates annually, resulting in average of $40K in SUI tax savings, due to options for voluntary contributions to state accounts.

Provided hearings representation for claims filed by corporate headquarters campus, minimizing headquarters HR involvement in preparation and attendance at hearings.

Oversaw and administered State of Georgia Retraining Tax Credit, averaging $100K annually in state tax savings, used over 10-year-period program for all Georgia operations.

Averaged annual tax savings of $50K, by directing Federal “Work Opportunity Tax” Credit /

“Welfare to Work” Tax Credit nationwide and administered self-insured New York Disability Benefits Program.

Provided reporting compliance with Federal new-hire reporting laws, meeting federal requirement without additional costs.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

REED ROBERTS ASSOCIATES, Norcross, GA

Regional Director, Client Services

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Management, University of Georgia, Athens, GA SKILLS

Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook Snagit Clarify Training in Siebel ASSOCIATION

Board Member, Unemployment Workers Compensation (UWC)

Member, UWC

References:

Robert Comer 404-***-****

Stephen Yount 770-***-****

Doug Holmes 202-***-****

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