Desmond Harley
Medical University of South Carolina
Swansea,SC
4
years of professional experience
Results-driven Human Resources professional with experience supporting benefits administration, HR operations, employee inquiries, and regulatory compliance within healthcare organizations. Experienced in managing benefits transactions, conducting enrollment and payroll audits, coordinating with vendors, and maintaining accurate employee records using Workday and other HR systems. Demonstrates strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with a commitment to process improvement, operational accuracy, and employee satisfaction. Holds a Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management and is prepared to contribute to organizational success through effective HR support and service delivery.
Work History
Corporate Payroll Benefits Analyst II
1 Year 11 Months- Process and maintain employee benefit elections, life events, new hires, transfers, corrections, and terminations within Workday.
- Perform pre-payroll, payroll, and post-payroll benefit audits to identify and resolve discrepancies affecting employee deductions and coverage.
- Reconcile monthly benefit invoices and validate billing accuracy across active, retiree, and COBRA populations.
- Coordinate with benefit vendors and carriers to research enrollment, eligibility, premium, and deduction discrepancies.
- Audit employee benefit records against carrier and PEBA files to ensure accurate enrollment and coverage.
- Research and resolve employee benefit deduction inquiries and payroll-related issues through ServiceNow.
- Support annual Open Enrollment, benefit plan changes, system implementations, and ongoing benefit administration initiatives.
- Review and apply benefit and payroll rules related to medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, disability coverage, COBRA, and other employee benefits.
- Maintain audit documentation, tracking reports, and supporting records to ensure accuracy, compliance, and operational consistency.
- Collaborate with Payroll, HR, vendors, carriers, and internal stakeholders to resolve complex benefits and payroll issues.
- Support ACA-related reporting and benefit eligibility processes, including measurement-period and 1095-C data validation.
- Identify process gaps and recommend improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, and employee service.
Human Resources Benefits Specialist
1 Year 3 Months- Administer employee benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, flexible spending accounts, disability, life insurance, COBRA, and other benefit plans.
- Process new hire enrollments, qualifying life events, benefit changes, transfers, terminations, and other employee status changes.
- Provide employees with guidance and education regarding benefit options, eligibility, enrollment requirements, and plan provisions.
- Research and resolve employee questions regarding benefit elections, payroll deductions, coverage, eligibility, and carrier issues.
- Partner with Payroll to ensure accurate benefit deductions and timely resolution of payroll-related discrepancies.
- Coordinate with insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and benefit vendors to resolve enrollment and coverage issues.
- Conduct regular audits of benefit enrollment and eligibility data to identify discrepancies and maintain data accuracy.
- Reconcile benefit invoices and verify billing against employee enrollment records.
- Support annual Open Enrollment activities, including employee communications, system updates, testing, and enrollment reconciliation.
- Assist with implementation of new benefit plans, plan changes, vendor transitions, and HRIS enhancements.
- Maintain accurate employee benefit records and documentation while protecting confidential employee information.
- Support COBRA administration and other applicable federal and state benefit requirements.
- Assist with ACA compliance and reporting, including eligibility tracking and 1095-C data validation.
- Prepare reports and analyze benefits data to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, vendors, and leadership to support effective benefits administration and employee service.
Education
MBA - Human Resource Management
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Skills
Benefits Administration
Retirement Administration
Organization
Problem-Solving
Teamwork and Collaboration
Workday HRIS Proficiency
Personal Information
Title: Human Resources Professional
Timeline
Corporate Payroll Benefits Analyst II
Medical University of South Carolina
11.2024 - CurrentRead More
Human Resources Benefits Specialist
Medical University of South Carolina
04.2023 - 07.2024Read More
Strayer University
MBA from Human Resource Management
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Claflin University
Bachelor of Science from Business Management
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