HOWARD PARKS

BENEFITS MANAGER

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Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 347-***-**** LinkedIn CAREER SUMMARY

Accomplished Human Resources Benefits Manager with over 15 years of experience and subject matter expertise in the hospital & health care industry. Responsible for maintaining a competitive and comprehensive benefits strategy in the areas of Pension and Retirement Plan Administration (Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution), Health and Welfare Benefits Administration and Employee Benefits Design. CORE CAPABILITIES

Pension Administration Customer Service

Benefits Administration Analytical Skills

Benefits Operations Team Development

Project Management Public Speaking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Hospital For Special Surgery (Layoff) - Manager, Benefits Admin. and Pension Analytics; NY, NY Sept. 2015 – Oct. 2020

Responsible for administration of all HSS retirement plan programs, including pension, voluntary and employer sponsored 403(b) and executive compensation 457(b) plans for over 4500 employees (over $1 billion in assets).

Ensured regulatory compliance with various aspects of pension administration as applicable with relevant laws.

Continued management of over $20 million in premium and fee payments to more than 40 vendors

Primary point of contact to employees, retirees and vendors for escalated issue resolution related to various health and welfare benefits, pension and vendor invoice remittance (average of 400 per month).

Assisted the Sr. Director of Benefits in the administration, development and implementation of appropriate policies, practices, and processes in compliance with state and federal laws relating to benefits.

Partnered with Corporate Compliance in the development and implementation of HR policies and processes.

Conducted bi-monthly Benefits Orientation sessions for approximately 40~50 newly hired Physician and management employees.

Facilitated data gathering from various sources for actuarial reporting for financial audits and pension valuations.

Coordinated data collection and initiated the filing of government forms, such as Form 5500. Hospital For Special Surgery - Benefits Financial Coordinator, NY, NY April 2010 - Sept. 2015

Coordinated all aspects of the financial transactions of the benefits department, consisting of over $20 million in payments to more than 40 vendors.

Facilitated the payment of pension benefits under the HSS Cash Balance Pension Plan (assets over $360 million) to more than 20 retirees per month.

Created and maintained detailed and accurate systems and processes regarding financial transactions and retirement plans.

Partnered with the Finance Department to ensure timeliness and accuracy of all benefit related expense payments and retirement plan transactions.

Conducted monthly Benefits Orientation sessions for approximately 30 newly hired Physician and management employees.

Montefiore Medical Center - Benefits Financial Analyst, Bronx, NY Jan. 2006 - March 2010

Coordinated and effected payment of all health and welfare premiums and fees to over 25 vendors (approx. 5,000 employees); worked with health and welfare benefits carriers to reconcile plan enrollment.

Prepared the annual Human Resources Benefits Budget, working closely with senior management on budget modifications, forecasts, projections and cost calculations.

Provided analysis and comparative reports between actual expenses and budgeted projections for purposes of budget modifications and forecasts.

NYU Hospitals Center and Participating Employers - Benefits Financial Analyst, NY, NY June 2003 - Jan. 2006

Coordinated and effected payment of all health and welfare premiums for the NYU Hospitals Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases and NYU School of Medicine (approx. 6,000 employees); worked with health and welfare benefits carriers to reconcile plan enrollment.

Initiated the payment of all self-insured medical claims with health and welfare benefit carriers.

Audited expenditures and reconciled actual payments with budgeted projections for the Human Resources benefits budget.

Analyzed trends in benefit expenses on a quarterly basis to make recommendations to senior management for budget modifications; prepared the initial annual forecast for fringe benefit expenses for the fiscal year. EDUCATION

West Virginia University, B.S., Business Administration, Morgantown, WV Fordham University, Bronx, NY

TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES

Lawson HR/Payroll Platform, PeopleSoft, HR:M (GEAC), MC Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Access) MEMBERSHIPS

Westchester Human Resource Management Association member (chapter of SHRM)