Debra Yunkherr
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Accomplished Total Rewards Manager with a proven track record at Copperstate Farms, LLC, excelling in compliance and policy/process writing. Skilled in leveraging expertise in Workers Compensation and Health & Welfare Administration to drive strategic improvements. Known for a persuasive communication style, adept at managing complex benefits programs and ensuring legal compliance, significantly enhancing employee satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Total Rewards Manager
Copperstate Farms, LLC
11.2021 - 06.2024
- Manage payroll and benefits department
- Supervise workers comp and leave administrators
- Lead the Leave and Administration programs
- Analyze and respond to complex matters requiring comprehensive knowledge of payroll & benefits policies and procedures; authorize exceptions to the policy within defined limits
- Automate and scale reward and benefit processes
- Ensure accuracy, data integrity, risk mitigation, legal compliance, and appropriate confidentiality of employee data and people practices
- Strategically review and communicate total rewards offerings and regularly assess competitiveness of benefits offerings and practices
- Ensure the delivery of our rewards and benefits programs are market-competitive, aligned with our business strategy, compliant and equitable
- Own, implement, analyze, and iterate new employee benefit programs
- Yearly design and review of health and welfare plans
- Oversee and communicate yearly open enrollment
- HR policy and process writing and communication
- Manage Worker’s compensation strategy and policy ensuring compliance
- Implement ongoing process improvements and system efficiencies for payroll / benefits
- Manage complex projects around leave, benefits, and wellbeing
- Initiate, review and finalize year end payroll procedures and tax forms
Payroll / HR Specialist
Medieval Times
07.2019 - 11.2021
- Payroll processing
- Background checks
- New Hire onboarding and Orientations
- UI Claims and hearings
- Administer health and welfare programs and open enrollment
- Workers Compensation administration
- Assured correct documentation for disciplinary action was obtained and witnessed during employee counseling sessions
- Employee relations issues
- FMLA Administration
- EOY forms and reporting
Senior Accounting Specialist
Sweed Machinery Inc
01.2015 - 12.2018
- Payroll including state and federal tax reporting and quarterly tax deposits
- Profit Sharing
- Payroll journal entries
- 401K plan administration and yearly census
- Disability payments
- Workers Compensation
- Accounts Receivable and collections
- Benefits Administration for all health and welfare plans
- Yearly open enrollment
Education
Crater High School
Central Point, ORSkills
- Policy/Process Writing
- Compliance
- Workers Compensation
- Health & Welfare Administration
- FMLA Administration
- ADA
- UI Claims and Hearings
- Project Management
- Payroll Specialist
- EEOC
- ACA Reporting
- EOY Reporting SAR, 5500, PCOR
- Persuasive communicator
- Diplomatic
- Proficient in software
- Wurk
- UKG Suite
- TalentReef
- Timestar
- PeopleSoft
- Sage 90/100/Peachtree
- Globalshop
- AS400
- MS Suites
Accomplishments
Effectively reduced payroll errors through process and training achieving a 99% accuracy in processing reducing manual corrections and complaints.
Created and revised company policies for LOA / ADA administration improving employee communication and understanding during the employees time of need.
Reduced workers comp recordable claims and time loss by over 60% through process, training and mitigation efforts. Achieved a 99% return to work rate.
Increased employee satisfaction with the introduction of limited part time employee benefits with no impact to company financials.
Timeline
Total Rewards Manager
Copperstate Farms, LLC
11.2021 - 06.2024
Payroll / HR Specialist
Medieval Times
07.2019 - 11.2021
Senior Accounting Specialist
Sweed Machinery Inc
01.2015 - 12.2018
Crater High School
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