Sandra Murphy

• Counseled Partners on the role of HR in an organization as the first Human Resources professional at the firm
• Recruited for all open positions in firm
• Trained managers on general management skills
• Developed first HR policies and procedures handbook for firm

As a result of a corporate merger, an integral part of a team to harmonize several company benefit plans into one consolidated platform. Experience in redesigning, implementing and communicating new benefit plans, while at the same time, outsourcing manual administrative processes to a third-party vendor (ADP) for a new company of 6,000 employees.

• Trained HR Managers on benefit plan design and procedure interpretation, ensuring consistent application of policies
• Fostered and maintained working relationships with vendors to ensure successful plan administration
• Edited/rewrote all plan documents in conjunction with outside consultants
• Supervised Benefits Coordinator

• Heavy customer service interaction between employees and vendors to resolve plan coverage and eligibility issues
• Responsible for coordinating, conducting and revamping new hire orientation process
• Day-to-day administration of Health and Welfare and Retirement plans
• Oversaw employee leave programs, including FMLA, disability and personal leaves
• Partnered with HRIS Manager to bring plans into compliance

• Administered all employee benefit plans and provided plan guidance and support to HRIS manager through identifying system problems, creating test scenarios, testing system outcomes, and recommending solutions
• Advised and coached employees and HR Managers on benefit plans, corporate policy, and government regulations
• Resolved employee plan coverage and eligibility issues in health and welfare, work/life, retirement, and other voluntary plans
• Restructured HRIS system to bring 401(k) plan into compliance and orchestrated system driven administration from manual administrative processes of all plans by working in cooperation with the HRIS Manager

Worked in various part-time and full-time HR roles while obtaining my Bachelor's Degree.