Experienced compensation, benefits, and pension professional with over 20 years of senior-level experience in the Oil and Gas and Financial Sectors. Demonstrated success in creating and executing innovative incentive pay programs to attract, motivate, and retain top-tier talent. Proficient in data analysis, trend forecasting, project management, job evaluations, and impactful communication tactics.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager - Group Pensions
GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD.
01.2020 - Current
Recommends and submit budget forecasts for department.
Instructs insurance carriers, trustees, investment managers and other administrative agencies outside the company to effect changes in the benefits programs.
Coordinating the department’s new projects as well as day to day administration.
Advise departmental managers and employees on job grading, based on market compensation data to ensure internal equity, and identify adjustments to be made.
Prepares benefit documentation such as original and amended plan text, benefit agreements and insurance policies.
For new business, determine salary scales using age, demographic and other external factors and advise on a plan based on findings.
Provide market review, for an existing pension plan in accordance with insurance and income tax act for existing clients.
Ensuring that employees performance assessments are completed in a timely manner and that employees training and development needs are identified and implemented within the company’s guidelines, taking into consideration employees KPI.
Creating cost efficient benefit programs within the company’s guidelines while benchmarking other companies to ensure retention of employees.
Key Areas of Responsibilities:
Senior Human Resource Analyst- Employee Benefits Department
PETROLEUM COMPANY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (PETROTRIN)
01.2008 - 01.2020
Research, job matching and salary with external environment to ensure compensation competitiveness, whilst reviewing market analysis regularly to mitigate any issues implementing new pay structure.
Evaluating all job families using the ‘HAY evaluation methodology’ to ensure employees were being compensated in accordance with similar jobs within the market sector.
Conduct thorough market analyses and benchmarking to ensure the company's pay structures remain competitive and aligned with industry trends.
Creating cost efficient benefit programs within the company’s guidelines while benchmarking other companies to ensure retention of employees.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to create and revise job descriptions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies.
Prepared comprehensive compensation reports and presentations for senior leadership, facilitating informed decision-making.
Implementing a pay for performance culture in the organization through various rewards systems through Profit sharing, STB and Spot Bonuses.
Co-ordinating pension plan projects such as Review of pensions and delivery of data for Actuarial Valuation.
Initiate employee development plans and strategy for implementation.
Key Areas of Responsibilities:
Human Resource Analyst - Employee Benefits Department
PETROLEUM COMPANY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (PETROTRIN)
01.2000 - 01.2008
Performed approved work plans from benefit initiatives and solutions.
Provided administrative support for all employee benefits offered by the organization – pension, savings plan, housing plan, dental & optical and medical plan.
Implementation of all negotiated changes affecting employee benefits for all employees ie. Adjustments made to all employee benefits entitlement directly affected by negotiated salary adjustments.
Maintains Company’s Enterprise-Wide Information Systems and office records system and provide recommendations for improving the recording, tracking and retrieval of benefits information.
Provides first line response and technical advice to employees, retirees and dependants on benefits information and queries.
Provide reports and supporting documentations to facilitate payment instructions.
Key Areas of Responsibilities
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Business and Finance
Higher education & Consultancy Service
01.2007
Diploma Level 11 - Association of Business Executives
Higher education & Consultancy Service
01.2003
Diploma Level 1 - Association of Business Executives
Higher education & Consultancy Service
01.2002
Skills
Compensation and Benefits
Performance Management
Leadership Skills
Job Evaluation and Analysis
Analytical Skills
Business Acumen
Negotiation
Labour and Tax Laws
Negotiation skills
Research Oriented
Project Management
Interpersonal Skills
Tech Savvy
Transparent Communications
Stakeholder Management
References
Kenneth, Pujadas, Former Manager, Industrial Relations, 1-868-751-8068, Petrotrin
Accomplishments
Coordination of a “Transfer of Fund Value Project” for a client within the Manufacturing Division in accordance with the regulations and legislation under the; Income Tax Act, Insurance Act and CBTT pension plan guidelines.
Coordination of the closure of the former Petrotrin Compensation and Benefits Department
Ensured the preparation of pension calculations and payments for over 3800 employees were completed in accordance with the Pension Plan Trust Deed and Rules (TD &R)
Ensured all final salaries paid to employees were accurate and included all outstanding salary and adjustments.
Management of all final adjustments entered onto the payroll system and application of relevant tax laws were adhered to.
Training
2012 Regional Salary Survey Employers Solution Centre
2011 Leveraging Pay for Performance as a productivity tool Human Systems Ltd
2008 Pensions & Benefits Plans Arthur Lok Jack
Timeline
Manager - Group Pensions
GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD.
01.2020 - Current
Senior Human Resource Analyst- Employee Benefits Department
PETROLEUM COMPANY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (PETROTRIN)
01.2008 - 01.2020
Human Resource Analyst - Employee Benefits Department
PETROLEUM COMPANY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (PETROTRIN)
01.2000 - 01.2008
Bachelor’s Degree - Business and Finance
Higher education & Consultancy Service
Diploma Level 11 - Association of Business Executives
Higher education & Consultancy Service
Diploma Level 1 - Association of Business Executives