Matthew Ferreira
Savannah,GA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Employee Benefits Specialist
Bryan County Schools
Black Creek, GA
10.2021 - Current
- Provide benefits and workers compensation support to 1600+ employees
- Reconcile monthly benefits premiums to monthly payroll deductions
- Facilitated payment of 32 separate benefit premiums on a monthly basis
- Provided retirement support for the Teacher Retirement System and Public School Employment Retirement System
- Maintain monthly reporting of new hires and terminations to State Health Benefit Plan and Campus Benefits
- Presented benefits information at monthly new hire orientations
- Recruiting for all positions at jobs fairs across the state of Georgia
- Organized and recruited at job fairs for Bryan County Schools
- Manage Employee Self Service system
- Manage deductions for all employees
- Process new hire's forms including federal tax, state tax, and direct deposit forms
- Assist in designing the employee perks program
- Report all workers compensation claims
- Assist our Workers Comp insurance company in investigations
- Assist Workers Comp attorneys in claims hearing and settlement
- Assist the Human Resources Coordinator with FMLA
Operations Specialist
Bryan County Schools
Black Creek, GA
11.2016 - 10.2021
- Supported and assists the Assistant Superintendent over school system operations
- Managed the system’s fleet of vehicles including scheduling maintenance, selling surplus vehicles, and purchasing new vehicles
- Managed insurance policies for all system vehicles and facilities
- Draft new districts using mapping software and presents them to superintendent for review
- Managed the purchases and distribution PPE and other necessities for the system to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
- Responsible for implementing the bus routing and school districting software Versatrans
- Conducted training sessions for staff members on Versatrans software
- Updated bus routes with more efficient routes created by Versatrans software
Congressional Intern
Representative Buddy Carter
- Assisted the congressman at various events across the district
- Answered phone calls in the congressman’s office
- Assisted with speech writing
- Worked with constituents to solve problems on a case-by-case basis
- Attended briefings on behalf of the congressmen and reported back with summaries.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Leadership-Public Administration
University of West Georgia
12.2024
High School Diploma -
Bryan County High School
Pembroke, GA05-2014
Skills
- Employee Relations
- New employee orientations
- Effective Communication
- MUNIS HRIS
- MUNIS Financial system
- MUNIS Employee Self Service
- ADP
- Employee Navigator
- E-FMLA
- Enrollment Coordination
- Payroll Support
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Timeline
Employee Benefits Specialist
Bryan County Schools
10.2021 - Current
Operations Specialist
Bryan County Schools
11.2016 - 10.2021
Congressional Intern
Representative Buddy Carter
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Leadership-Public Administration
University of West Georgia
High School Diploma -
Bryan County High School
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