Highly skilled and driven professional with comprehensive experience in project management, sales compensation, compliance, business analysis, and sales operations. Demonstrated ability to initiate and implement process improvements and improve cross-functional team efficiency. Strong interpersonal and communication skills supporting a high level of professionalism, integrity, and enthusiasm. Skilled at providing exceptional customer service, supervising personnel and leading staff development. Adept at assessing people and responding to their unspoken concerns and personal needs. Additional areas of expertise include:

• Process Improvements
• Project Coordinator
• Business Analytics
• Data Analysis
• Opportunity Identification
• Sales Operations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Ridgefield Park, NJ 2011-Present
Compensation Consultant 
Administrate multiple Broad Base and Incentive compensation plans and collaborate with members of field HR, Operations and Finance to optimize processes and standards, and provide guidance and support to the business.

• Evaluate positions using Mercer IPE as well as other survey data to determine grade, compensation targets as
• well as total comp
• Prepare reports of the validity of the evaluations
• Audit evaluation of positions and application of classifications for all groups
• Participate in compensation surveys conducted by several compensation organizations
• Maintain inter and intra company pay equity consult with Human Resources and Management to interpret
• policies and share market best practice information
• Provide direction, coaching and mentoring to HRBP

Confidential, Short Hills, NJ 2009 – 2011
Sales Compensation and Compliance Consultant

Directed daily activities with focus on sales commission, deficit balances and financial analysis amounting to $70 million annually. Assumed full responsibility for instituting and maintaining internal policies and controls including SOX compliance.

• Managed the funding, participation eligibility, administration and communication of compensation programs
• and policies for assigned business units; communicated with employees to clarify programs and answer
• questions.
• Managed market pricing activities, including the matching of internal positions to external data using
• standardized surveys; made recommendations to HR regarding base salary and bonus targets.
• Assisted in performance management activities including monitoring compensation program awards to ensure
• compliance.
• Oversaw development of short term and long term funding targets in addition to coordinating performance
• results; efforts led to $300K in savings.
• Managed incentive plan documentation, administration and cross functional team communication.
• Coordinated various projects to improve processes.
• Assisted and coordinated with HR generalists on requests for internal job evaluations and other compensation
• related items.
• Assisted with data management, control and analysis in support of year-end incentive process.
• Prepared extensive reporting for various stakeholder groups.
• Coordinated more than 15 critical SOX controls; acted as Control Owner and Champion.
• Successfully implemented Annual Global Compensation Plan testing.
• Managed compensation programs, administration of annual and special incentive programs, and provided
• assistance for sales incentive programs as needed.

Confidential, Newark, NJ 2008-2009 
Senior Compensation Analyst

Maintained, reconciled, and managed broker compensation for over $11M per month for all state-wide brokers. Ensured accurate and timely release of monthly broker commission payments, including reconciliation of general ledger. Provided actionable data to over 90 insurance brokers as well as provided insightful training to improve outcomes.

• Communicated over 500 account specific broker commission payments to insurance Sales and Underwriting departments to be included in account financial settlements (5500 form).
• Maintained and analyzed MS Access database used in management of 100+ member sales force.
• Served as a liaison to sales and account management staff and divisional management regarding broker commission issues.
• Provided analytical explanation of actual to budget variances.
• Prepared monthly sub ledger reconciliations and maintained trend analysis of ICD9 codes.
• Provide analytical explanation of actual to budget variance Top of Form
• Provide analytical explanation of actual to budget variance Bottom of Form

Confidential, Newark, NJ 1995-2005 
Senior Compensation and Compliance Analyst

Ensured the accuracy of new and existing groups in order to maintain compliance with NJ Department of Insurance and Horizon BCBSNJ guidelines.

• Supported brokers and insurance sales representatives in the preparation of rate renewals and audited existing groups for compliance accuracy.
• Worked closely with a pilot web base system assisting brokers with technical issues. Improved and streamlined accuracy of new and existing groups.
• Established and maintained good working relationships with internal and external insurance sales representatives.
• Ensured the accurate and timely release of monthly broker commission payments, including reconciliation to the general ledger.
• Provided routine and ad-hoc data to over 90 insurance brokers upon request.
• Communicated over 500 account specific broker commission payments to the insurance Sales and Underwriting to be included in account financial settlements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Advanced in the use of MS Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word), experience knowledge with HRIS systems, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Xactly Incent Compensation system, SFDC.com. COGNOS and various intranet and internet applications.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration