• Design, evaluate and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive, and in compliance with legal requirements.
• Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan.
• Fulfill all reporting requirements of all relevant government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
• Direct preparation and distribution of written and verbal information to inform employees of benefits, compensation, and personnel policies.
• Administer, direct, and review employee benefit programs, including the integration of benefit programs following mergers and acquisitions.
• Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
• Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees by working with brokers and researching benefits issues.
• Manage the design and development of tools to assist employees in benefits selection, and to guide managers through compensation decisions.
• Prepare detailed job descriptions and classification systems and define job levels and families, in partnership with other managers.
• Prepare budgets for personnel operations.
• Formulate policies, procedures and programs for recruitment, testing, placement, classification, orientation, benefits and compensation, and labor and industrial relations.
• Mediate between benefits providers and employees, such as by assisting in handling employees' benefits-related questions or taking suggestions.
• Develop methods to improve employment policies, processes, and practices, and recommend changes to management.
• Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends.
• Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data, such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.
• Negotiate bargaining agreements.
• Conduct exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination.
• Plan and conduct new-employee orientations to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
• Advise management on such matters as equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, and discrimination.
• Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers.
• Prepare personnel forecasts to project employment needs.
• Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices.

• Accounting software — Deltek Costpoint; Intuit QuickBooks
• Analytical or scientific software — Business analysis software; Relex Weibull
• Data base reporting software — AdRelevance
• Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access ; Microsoft Dynamics Marketing; PaloAlto Advertising Plan Pro; Structured query language SQL
• Desktop publishing software — Adobe Systems Adobe PageMaker; Quark
• Document management software — Atlas Business Solutions Staff Files; Document management system software
• Electronic mail software — IBM Notes ; Microsoft Outlook
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Brainworks; Microsoft Dynamics GP ; Oracle Hyperion ; SAP
• Graphics or photo imaging software — Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator ; Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop ; Microsoft Visio
• Human resources software — ADP Workforce Now ; Human resource management software HRMS ; Ultimate Software UltiPro; Vantage Point Software HRA
• Internet browser software — Web browser software
• Medical software — e-MDs Bill
• Office suite software — Microsoft Office
• Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
• Project management software — Experience in Software Webplanner; Microsoft Project ; Microsoft SharePoint
• Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
• Video creation and editing software — Apple iMovie
• Web page creation and editing software — Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver ; Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Player
• Word processing software — Microsoft Word

Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.

• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Management of Financial Resources — Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
• Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Operations Analysis — Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.