Human Resource Compensation Analyst

Ralph Kokoszka

Chicago, IL ***** • 708-***-**** • *****.********@*****.***

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphkokoszka

Human Resource Specialist with Compensation and Financial Experience

Process Optimization Business Service Excellence Accuracy and Performance

Human Resource specialist with substantial training and hands-on industry experience. Proven success in compiling and analyzing financial data to produce detailed and precise reports. Accomplished in completing all projects within deadline for improved operational efficiency. Innovative in finding strategies to decrease business costs. Bilingual, fluent in English and Polish. Computing/Software proficiency in Google Business Apps and Microsoft Office.

•Financial Analysis and Planning

•Data Compilation and Review

•Client and Stakeholder Relations

•Process Automation Tools

•Key Performance Metrics (KPIs)

•Internal and External Reporting

•Documentation, Records, and Reports

•Process and System Improvement

•Strategic Planning and Initiatives

•Financial Recommendations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AbbVie, North Chicago, IL

Sr. Specialist - Total Rewards, June 2021 – Present

Provide salary recommendations on pay actions (promotions, bonus buyouts, base salary adjustments, new hires, total compensation packages) utilizing survey data, market references, and internal equity for U.S. operations, Executive Compensation, and Northern/Southern Europe.

Support the monthly Template update process (employee population, salary structures, job catalogs, exchange rates, LTI uploads, template functions) while working with software partners on data clearly and accurately.

Lead special comp projects (data gather and report building, integration, One HR Awards, AbbVie Excellence Awards, data upload Audits).

Work on updating job description database supporting operations and corporate staff functions.

Salary survey loading and tracking for annual market data, with ample experience working with Mercer, Willis Towers Watson and Radford.

Primary liaison for AbbVie Excellence Award programs, providing company-wide support on nominations, approvals, payment discrepancies, and platform guidance.

BGRS, Burr Ridge, IL

Compensation Analyst, 2016 – May 2021

•Analyze client compensation. Prepare and maintain global profiles for several clients including AbbVie, Hess Corporation, HP, Lilly, and John Deere and now currently on Lockheed Martin.

•Manage employee salaries, promotions, and allowances. Prepare quarterly, monthly, and annual reports and updates.

•Create and maintain balance sheets for client payroll contacts and reconciled payrolls.

•Gathered and systematized compensation payment data. Improved documentation by redesigning all spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel, eliminating unnecessary elements, and increasing functionality.

•Rewrote the data gathering process for Lilly which enabled higher accuracy, speed, and manageability.

•Successfully implemented a new import process that turned a monthly one-day job into a two-hour task.

•Worked on the John Deere implementation team in developing several tools for the client, such as an active assignee list and a position allowance calculator, which reduced the process from a team week-long job to a two-day one-man task.

•Also increased savings by eliminating unnecessary ORC Mercer data purchased by client and reducing the number of tables on file, which saved Deer $15K in costs.

•Consistently met all deadlines and helped achieve an accuracy rate of 99% for external payroll and a pre-audit rate of 95% for internal payroll.

NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Chicago, IL

Property Accounting Inventory Specialist, 2015

•Conducted inventory management evaluations at recently acquired Cadence hospital sites.

•Performed field work activities including clamming new equipment.

•Prepared and managed fixed asset records with Microsoft Excel.

•Compiled and submitted weekly expense reports to management.

•Utilized Microsoft Asset Inventory Service (AIS) tool to scan and input all capital equipment.

•Successfully entered 10,000+ new tags to the property accounting system.

Additional Experience

Contract Analyst (2015) • Stats, Inc., Northbrook, IL

Preparer (2013) • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), Sheboygan, WI

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting

Lakeland University, Sheboygan, WI, 2014

Training & Development

Combined the horizontal and vertical lookups in Microsoft Excel to find data in cross reference table which saves manual time and increases accuracy

Passed a Novus training course with a score of 98% on the BGRS database which contains all employee personal and assignment information

Memberships & Affiliations

Member, Accounting Club, Lakeland College – Attended on-campus class meetings and discussions as well as conventions and job networking events

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