ANDREEA GEORGIANA RAUER, SHRM-CP

* **** ******, *** *****, NY 11706

adbwps@r.postjobfree.com

516-***-****

PROFILE:

Highly motivated Human Resources professional with 10 years of experience who communicates and collaborates effectively with coworkers, clients and vendors at all levels by relying on excellent interpersonal skills, outstanding customer service, strong work ethic, and solid expertise in the field.

EDUCATION:

MBA Graduation Date 05/2013

St. Joseph’s College Graduate Management Studies, Patchogue, New York

M.S. in Management with a Concentration in Human Resources Graduation Date 05/2012

St. Joseph’s College Graduate Management Studies, Patchogue, New York

B.S. in Business Administration Graduation Date 01/2010

St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, New York

CERTIFICATION:

SHRM-CP Certified since December 2016

EXPERIENCE:

Shearman & Sterling, LLP, New York, New York

Senior Benefits Administrator 05/2012 – Present

• Promoted from Benefits Administrator to Senior Benefits Administrator.

Subject matter expert on the management/coordination of leaves and disability issues with FMLA, Workers’ Compensation, PFL, ADA, other laws, statutes, regulations and firm policy for legal and business services staff. Maintain, interpret, and administer leave policies in accordance with federal and state regulations.

Manage entire leave process for attorneys and administrative staff from the commencement of leave through to the return to work with or without a reasonable accommodation or termination. Counsel on policies and procedures related to leave of absence, advising employees on eligibility and managers on status of approved leaves.

Manage communication between managers, employees, LOA vendors, and Human Resources; advise both managers and employees regarding best practices and company policy regarding leaves of absence.

Manage and oversee the documentation of all case details and ensure that they are processed accurately, timely and in an appropriate level of detail.

Maintain tracking logs for employees on leave for accuracy and reporting purposes, provide survey information regarding firm leaves policies.

Assisted in creating Parental Resources Guides for Business Services and Legal Staff

Assist Human Resources with the ADA Reasonable Accommodation process.

Manage status updates in Workday for employees and audit payroll transactions related to employees on leave.

Highly involved in the Workday HRIS implementation when it comes to transition of leaves of absence/time and attendance from PeopleSoft to Workday. Created and conducted testing cases for the new system, provided training and guidance to offsite Human Resources personnel on how to use the system.

Identify and recommend process improvements to ensure legal compliance of leave of absence procedures. Monitor and analyze leave trends and legislation to determine impact on leave policy provisions and make recommendation as necessary.

Responsible for OSHA filing.

Successfully coordinated pension lump sum project for the termed vested participants.

Administer retirement plans – 401(k), Pension, Cash Balance, and Profit Sharing Plans.

Reconcile monthly vendor billing and department general ledger accounts.

Provide Financial Services with detailed breakdown of vendor costs and maintain spreadsheet of all payments for budget purposes, assist with budgeting.

Assist with general benefit inquiries, open enrollment, and other departmental projects.

Organize and coordinate Wellness Events, Health Fair, CPR training, flu-shots visits and other events for employees

EVO Payments International, Melville, New York

Human Resources Benefits Coordinator 05/2011 – 05/2012

Human Resources Benefits Assistant 03/2010 – 04/2011

Administered the employee health (medical, dental, vision, supplemental insurance, disability, HSA, FSA), welfare, COBRA, FMLA and 401(k) plans for EVO employees and divisions.

Scheduled, coordinated and presented monthly onboarding, benefits and 401(k) orientation meetings for newly eligible employees for corporate and applicable affiliates.

Administered leaves for all on-site and off-site employees - facilitated communication between managers and employees; handled all employee relations issues related to leaves; maintained tracking logs for employees on leave for accuracy and reporting purposes; processed disability and FMLA paperwork on behalf of employees.

Created and conducted Management and Employee FMLA companywide training and on a monthly basis for new hires.

Assisted with Workers’ Compensation and Sexual Harassment training for all management employees.

Assisted the AVP of Human Resources in the evaluation and comparison of existing company benefits with those of other employers by analyzing other plans and surveys. Assisted the AVP of Human Resources with benefits budgeting.

Coordinated benefits annual open enrollment; prepared communication material.

Prepared announcement material, booklets, and other media for communicating plan change.

Reconciled monthly health insurance invoices from all the insurance carriers; resolved administrative/financial discrepancies with carrier and/or Finance department.

Organized on-site and off-site Wellness Events and created Quarterly Wellness Newsletters.

MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS:

Member of Society for Human Resource Management

SKILLS:

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook

HRIS Systems – HR Office, Peoplesoft, and Workday

Fluent in English and Romanian, and basic knowledge of Spanish

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