Human Resources, insurances, benefits

Delois Saunders

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(H) 434-***-**** (C) 434-***-****

Email: ******@***.***

Experience:

Placement Co-ordinator January 2015 - Present

Randolph College

Assist with placement of intern students.

Assist with meetings.

Keep files up to date on intern students.

Take weekly minutes of meetings.

Answer phone calls related to necessary paperwork needed.

Assist with reports.

Benefits Specialist August 1989 – December 2014 Lynchburg City Schools

Administering Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Retirement Plans to qualifying employees.

Processing and reconciling employer and employees VRS contribution monthly, including all terminations and new hires totaling approximately 50 employees.

Prepares deduction reports for each payroll cycle.

Properly close-out about 200 employees per year for all benefits for existing employees.

Understanding and processing COBRA and FMLA for employees.

Process and maintain deductions for Voluntary Retirement Products including - 403(b) and 457(b) Annuities.

Managing approximately 200 worker’s compensation claims per year that are completed online. Manage daily record of all OSHA log claims that are compensable.

Answering a large volume of telephone inquiries totaling about 60 both phone calls and emails. Phone calls and emails include questions from employees regarding their benefits, questions from vendors concerning invoices and employee benefits and questions on how to become a vendor.

Receives, reviews and processes approximately 75 retirement applications per year.

Serves as liaison between Lynchburg City School (LCS) employees and benefits companies while resolving claim problems regarding benefit coverage and eligibility.

Communicates with representatives from health/dental/vision insurance companies to discuss benefits/claim issues.

Coordinates annual open enrollment for health/dental/vision insurance, flexible benefits and group legal plan for LCS employees.

Assisted in the creation of the Wellness Program for employees. The initiation of this program was about 15 years ago, it has been effective thus far as well as reducing the cost of claims. 85% of LCS employees are participating in this program.

Prepares benefit packages as well as maintaining and updating benefit and retirement records; processing and forwarding documents to benefit providers.

Processes and reviews benefits of about 500 applications during the plan year as well as maintaining and updating benefit records, processing enrollment, cancellations, and payroll deductions for employee benefits including 800 or more during the open enrollment.

Creates presentations for New Employee Orientation sessions by explaining benefit options, policies and procedures and as well as answering any questions regarding retirement, health/dental/vision/life insurance and other benefit issues.

Collects benefit option information from new hires and manages report deduction information that is transferred to the payroll department.

Reconciles voluntary deductions: flexible spending account, long and short term disability insurance, and optional life insurance.

Skills:

Microsoft Office: Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint

Some knowledge of Access

Education:

Associates –May 1981 Business Administration Ferrum College

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