Benefits Secretary/Specialist

GRACE T. LEWIS

*** ***** **** **. *’Fallon, MO **366 Cell: 314-***-**** *********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

A challenging career in management support with the opportunity to apply my experience, positive attitude and willingness to learn new procedures and techniques as a medical secretary.

WORK HISTORY

Employer: Fort Zumwalt School District, August 2000 – present Positions Held:

Fringe Benefits Division Secretary - July 2003 – Present

Assisted the Sub Finder Technician and have worked as the Sub Finder Technician in her absence.

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Access, Acrobat Pro, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word).

Able to create and maintain extensive spreadsheets.

Uphold confidentiality.

Assist employees with questions regarding FMLA, what happens when FMLA ends and how leave of absence (LOA) begins.

Assist employees with Talent Ed tasks for Open Enrollment and New Hire.

Assist with enrollment of retirees in our Medicare Supplement plan.

Organized, able to prioritize and keep up with the demands of daily challenges.

Knowledge of Healthcare Reform.

Knowledge of detailed reports through data systems and other programs.(SIS, COBRA Manager)

Maintain benefits and retiree filing system.

Audit, balance and submit insurance premiums on a monthly basis.

Process payment of insurance premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance. Reconciling statements and resolving problems.

Enter employee benefits and deductions in SIS for payroll. Follow up with employees who are out on FMLA regarding dependent premiums.

Responsible for COBRA notifications, maintenance, procedures and compliance.

Calculate all employee adjustments; follow-up to collect premiums missing from employee check.

Process 403(b) and 457 contributions and loan repayments.

Process and maintain Worker’s Compensation claims. Notify injured employee when they receive worker’s compensation checks. Maintain filing system.

Assist and present at monthly insurance benefits meeting and new teacher orientation.

Set up escrow accounts for 19-pay summer deductions, Cafeteria deductions, verifying eligibility and maintain accounts.

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in written form.

Competent to take on new challenges.

Conscientious of job duties and responsibilities, eager to learn.

Type and proofread correspondence, forms and notices.

Prepare materials for new hire packets.

Back up for short term web page maintenance, receptionist, and Federal Mail. Curriculum & Instruction Division Secretary - November 2000 – July 2003

Type and distribute all curriculum guides and course description handbooks.

Type and distribute In-service materials. Maintain attendance registration.

Maintain registration for Child Development Labs, Driver’s Education, and Summer School.

Prepare and type summer school forms. Enter enrollment for each high school and out of area student.

Ability to keep up with a multitude of tasks and the many personalities involved in the curriculum process.

Clerical Substitute for Purchasing & AP - August 2000 – November 2000

Assist with filling orders for textbooks, and other related materials.

Open and distribute mail.

Processed purchase orders for payment.

Answer phones.

Employer: Medical Transportation Management, Inc.

Operations Assistant - February 1999 – June 2000

Assist Director of Operations in an administrative and corporate communications capacity

Production and filing of various billing and communications reports

Create correspondence for Chief Operating Officer and Director of Operations

Act as liaison between corporate attorney and Executive Vice President

Coordinate Company health club benefits and assist Administrative Manager with human resource functions, such as FMLA procedures, processing payments for insurance premiums.

Reconcile employee expense reports and corporate credit card invoices for payment

Review and respond appropriately to correspondence, phone calls, e-mails, and voice mails in the absence of Director of Operations

Attend internal and external meetings and take notes for transcription

Coordinate corporate and employee cell phone program

Responsible for depositing of all incoming checks to corporate account

Act as Treasurer and team leader for company Recreation Committee EDUCATION

McCluer Senior High School

Diploma, 1982

University of Missouri in St. Louis

Certificates of Completion

Intermediate Applications of Word Perfect, 1992

Excel Spreadsheets, Lotus 1-2-3, 1991

REFERENCES

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