Sage HRMS & Payroll Implementation Consultant

CMS is seeking an energetic Experienced Sage Abra HRMS & Payroll Implementation Consultant with strong Payroll experience to join our Abra team! Responsible for product demonstrations and implementations of Sage Software Abra HRMS (Payroll, HR, Attendance, Train, ESS, BE, Alerts and more!)

Must learn to understand and be able to speak to all Sage HRMS and enhancement products (Time & Collection, Performance Appraisal Management, Sage Payroll Services, and links to external payroll, HR or accounting systems) and provide educated and well thought out product recommendations to our valued clients.

Apply today: https://www.irecruit-us.com/index.php?OrgID=I20090305

CMS Is Hiring A Part Time Inside Sales Representative

CMS is hiring a part time Internal Sales Representative at our Farmington, CT office responsible for tracking new leads and making follow up calls to set appointments. The sales representative will report to the sales manager, and will have flexible hours.

Responsibilities -

• Tracks and logs all new sales leads.
• Follows up with phone calls.
• Setting appointments.
• Assist with Marketing campaigns to prospects.

Requirements -

• Telemarketing and/or sales experience
• Excellent communication skills

Please click here to apply:
https://www.irecruit-us.com/index.php?OrgID=I20090305

Top Posts from CMS in 2011

Happy New Year! Please find below our top posts from 2011.

CMS Brian Kelly Featured in Hartford Courant
http://cmshris.blogspot.com/2011/09/cms-brian-kelly-featured-in-courant.html

Sage Abra HRMS and Return On Employee Investment
http://cmshris.blogspot.com/2011/08/return-on-employee-investment.html

CMS Announces new iRecruit to support Enterprise Marketplace
http://cmshris.blogspot.com/2011/07/irecruit-enterprise-recruiting.html

iRecruit Customer Testimonials
http://cmshris.blogspot.com/2011/03/irecruit-customer-testimonials.html
   
CMS Announces New Integration from iRecruit to Work Opportunity Tax Credit
http://cmshris.blogspot.com/2011/07/irecruit-and-wotc-tax-credits.html

New Whitepaper: What the CEO Needs From Human Resources
http://cmshris.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-ceo-needs-from-human-resources.html

Save on New Hires in 2011 with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
http://cmshris.blogspot.com/2011/01/save-on-new-hires-in-2011.html

Look for more educational and informative posts from CMS in 2012. Follow our RSS Feed, find us on Facebook or Twitter.

About CMS

CMS - Sage Abra HRMS is a Sage Select certified Business Partner, providing Sage Abra HRMS software solutions to the North East. CMS has been providing Sage Abra HRMS (Human Resource Management Systems), Recruiting, iRecruit, Payroll, Benefits Enrollment, Training, Time and Attendance, Employee Self Service, and Work Opportunity Tax Credits solutions since 1997. Call CMS Today For a Free Assessment of Your HR & Payroll Software Needs at 1-800-517-9099.

CMS Brian Kelly Featured in Hartford Courant

CMS's managing partner Brian Kelly was featured in the Hartford Courant earlier this week. He spoke to business reporter Mara Lee after experiencing power outages at our office following Hurricane Irene last weekend.

Click here to read "There Are Winners As Well As Losers, In Wake of Irene" at the Hartford Courant website.

CMS Attends Staffing World

CMS is excited to announce that we will be attending the American Staffing Association’s STAFFING WORLD® 2011 in New Orleans, LA Oct 11-14, 2011 with our friends from Computer Management Services, LLC.

Staffing World is the world's largest gathering of staffing and recruiting professionals. It is where industry leaders from around the world come together to share best practices and learn through case studies how to improve performance, develop innovative ideas, and create and sustain high-value companies.

Please visit us at Booth Number 924!


For information about our partnership with Computer Management Services please visit our Staffing Link 360 website.

For additional information about Staffing World 2011, please visit: http://www.americanstaffing.ne​t/convention/

CMS Radio Ad Highlights Work Opportunity Tax Credit Services

CMS will be airing a new radio commercial on WTIC-AM beginning Monday morning on the Ray Dunaway show. The 15-second spot highlights our Work Opportunity Tax Credit Services. Preview the commercial below.



Under the WOTC program our clients are averaging $2,400.00 per qualified tax credit and we work with your companies HR department to streamline the filing process & maximize the savings.

Call CMS' Brian Kelly today at 1-800-517-9099 to find out if it makes sense for your company.

Click here to listen to WTIC-AM online.

Andrew Lindsay Joins CMS Sales Team

Farmington, CT--Cost Management Services, a leading provider of HR and Payroll Software and developer of iRecruit a web based recruiting solution, announced today that Andrew Lindsay has joined its sales team. Drew has 10 years sales experience and most recently was a Customer Account Manager with Sage, overseeing lead generation, communication and delegation to business partners.

"Drew is a terrific addition to our sales team, and we're looking forward to working with him," said Brian Kelly, CMS' Managing Partner.

In his new role at CMS Drew will be responsible for iRecruit Sales and Business Partner relationships.

About Cost Management Services

CMS - Cost Management Services, LLC founded in 1997, focuses on developing and providing Employment Management Solutions for business across North America, Canada, Guam and the Virgin Islands. Located in Farmington, CT, our commitment to excellence and customer support is paramount.

Our vision is to provide companies with a paperless applicant tracking process that will exceed our client’s expectations. Recently CMS integrated its iRecruit system with its Work Opportunity Tax Credit ”WOTC” service to provide customers with an automated approach to saving money using CMS’ WOTC program.

In addition, iRecruit completely integrates with one of the leading Human Resources Management Systems solution on the market today Sage Abra HRMS and has developed a universal export to feed other HR packages.

CMS provides weekly iRecruit demos, Wednesday's at 1pm Eastern Time. Register on our website at www.irecruit-software.com or call us at 1-800-517-9099 to schedule a demo at your convenience.

Lunch and Learn Sage Abra Version 9

Our next Lunch and Learn is on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at noon.

Overview
Everything you need to know about Sage Abra Version 9. Version 9 has an updated User Interface and look and feel with completely new navigation. Get to know the updates including:

* Quicklaunch Toolbar Modifications
* Navigation Pane
* Updated Toolbar Buttons
* Human Resources Updates
* Payroll Updates
* Recruiting Solution Updates
* System Updates

Speaker
Brian Kelly, CMS

Date
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at 12.00pm - 12.45pm ET (Register)

To register for any of the Lunch & Learn webcasts please call Linzi at 860-678-4401 or visit:
http://www.cmshris.com/lunch_and_learn.html

Introduction to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit

For more information about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit please visit www.cmswotc.com or call CMS at 1-800-517-9099.

7 WOTC Tips & Tricks

7 WOTC Tips & Tricks to ask yourself before you send your employee Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) applications to us:

1. Did your employee sign and date the forms correctly?
2. Is the required information complete?
3. Did you put in their start date?
4. Did you put in their job title and wage?
5. Did the employee provide proof of age and address?
6. Has the employee worked for your company before?
7. Are you sending the applications to us within 21 days of the employee(s) start date?

Making sure information is complete and timely will help us make the most return on investment for you.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call or email us.

Happy Thanksgiving from CMS - Sage Abra HRMS!

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at CMS!

Brian, Lori, Shawn, Dave, Linzi

Ready to Talk Turkey? Call CMS today for all your HR, Payroll and Recruiting Software needs at 1-800-517-9099.

iRecruit Webinar Schedule November 2009

• Wednesday, November 4, 2009 @ 1:00 pm ET
• Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 1:00 pm ET
• Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 1:00 pm ET
• Wednesday, December 2, 2009 @ 1:00 pm ET
• Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 1:00 pm ET

Click here to Sign up today or call Linzi at 1-800-517-9099!

Sage Abra November 2009 Webcasts

Attend one of our insightful Webcasts this month and walk away with the knowledge and strategies you can use immediately to reduce your administrative burden, drive down costs, and improve communications with your employees. In the How to Overcome the Time and Attendance Hurdle webcast we'll show you the tools that thousands of other companies are already using to make better business decisions, create efficiencies, and stay compliant with ever-changing labor laws.

Be sure to bring all your HR questions to any of our Webcasts for the live Q&A with HR and Sage Abra experts!

Empowering Employees With Online Self-Service Portals
(For Current Sage Abra Customers)
Join us as we learn all about online employee self-service portals. In this interactive Webcast, industry veteran, Mary Anne Osborne, SPHR, will discuss strategies to improve employee communications, simplify the benefits enrollment process, and drive down costs. The Webcast will also feature a live demonstration of Sage Abra Web-based solutions.
November 17, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time
Click here to Register or call CMS at 1-800-517-9099.


How to Overcome the Time and Attendance Hurdle
(For Sage Abra Payroll Customers)
In this one-hour Webcast, we'll look at some ways you can more easily and accurately capture your employees' time and attendance while simplifying your payroll processes.
November 19, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time
Click here to Register or call CMS at 1-800-517-9099.

Sage Abra: Transforming Your HR Department into a Strategic Team
In this Webcast for Sage MAS 500 users, we'll dive into how a human resource management solution (HRMS), like Sage Abra, can transform your business. An HRMS can provide strategic insight, create efficiencies, drive down costs, and protect your organization from compliance risks.
November 30, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time
Click here to Register or call CMS at 1-800-517-9099.

How Businesses Can Save Money on Holiday Hiring

With just a few weeks to go until Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah, retailers are seeking to fill seasonal positions

Snagajob.com is reporting that on average retailers plan to hire 3.1 seasonal employees in 2009, a drop of 16% from last year. They report that retailers aren't the only ones hiring. Other good bets include warehouse jobs, restaurant jobs and hotel jobs. Tax preparation companies like Jackson Hewitt and H&R Block also offer seasonal jobs.

If you are hiring seasonal employees this holiday season you are not alone. Thousands of companies nationwide have already begun their annual holiday hiring to accommodate the expected increase in seasonal sales.

The holiday hiring season provides a huge opportunity for employers to take advantage of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. WOTC applies to new hires only for employees who fall into one of the following categories:

• Designated Community Resident
• Ex-Felon
• Family Assistant Recipient
• Family Assistant Recipient (long term)
• SNAP Recipient (food stamps)
• SSI Recipient
• Summer Youth
• Veteran
• Veteran (disabled)
  

New hires do not have to be full-time employees in order for you to qualify for the tax credit. As long as the employee works between 120 - 400 hours for your company you can receive up to 40% of their wages (up to $6,000) in tax credits.

CMS has processed WOTC tax credits for companies for over 13 years and based on our experience up to 15% of the workforce is eligible for the employment tax credits. Why aren’t you taking advantage? Call CMS today at 1-800-517-9099 to find out how we can save you money this holiday season.

Calculate your potential tax savings with our WOTC Tax Credit Savings Calculator


About CMS
CMS - Sage Abra HRMS is a Sage Software Select certified Business Partner, providing Sage Abra HRMS software solutions to the North East. CMS has been providing Sage Abra HRMS (Human Resource Management Systems), Recruiting, Payroll, Benefits Enrollment, Training, Time and Attendance, Employee Self Service, and Work Opportunity Tax Credits solutions since 1997. Call CMS Today For a Free Assessment of Your HR & Payroll Software Needs at 1-800-517-9099.

CMS Sage Abra Lunch and Learn Webinar Series

CMS is excited to introduce our new Abra Lunch and Learn Webinar Series to our Abra customers.

Attend our free monthly educational webcast series Lunch & Learn. The first session will be held November 4th 2009 with an introduction to Abra Secure Query and continue on the first Wednesday of each month. Additional topics include Creating Custom Screens, Improving Recruiting with iRecruit and Training Management, dates to be announced.

We also welcome your input and suggestions for future topics.

Getting the most from "Abra Secure Query"
Abra Secure Query is an ad-hoc desktop query and reporting tool that enables you to quickly and easily generate or modify reports for specific information. For example, sometimes you just need answers in a hurry to prepare for a meeting or to help make projections. Abra Secure Query makes it easy to get the information you need and is more flexible than Standard Reports and more user-friendly than Crystal Reports. Attend this free webcast and learn how to make the most of this powerful reporting tool. Find out how to select fields, group records, sort records, set filter and output the results of your custom reports.
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 12.15pm - 1.15pm ET (Register)

Abra Payroll Closing Year End
Get ready for 2010 with CMS' Lunch & Learn Webcast: Abra Payroll Closing Year End. Attend this free webcast and learn how to be prepared for year-end closing:
Determining year-end forms, Verifying code tables, Verifying Employer/Employee setups, Recording and depositing tax liabilities, Posting taxable benefits, Year-end adjustments Reporting. Get your questions answered by our Abra experts. Our special guest speaker will be Lorraine Bodden, National Director of Employment Tax at RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at 12.15pm – 1.15pm ET (Register)

To register for any of the above listed webinars please visit the (Register) link provided, or call Linzi at 860-678-4401 if you have any questions or are having trouble registering.

http://www.cmshris.com/lunch_and_learn.html

iRecruit Demo for Abra Business Partners

If you are a Sage Abra Business Partner with prospects or customers who are interested in looking at recruiting options to enhance their HRMS please join us for an iRecruit showcase presentation exclusive to the Abra BP community this October.

Attending an iRecruit Showcase is an excellent opportunity to see how iRecruit can benefit your clients, have your questions answered, and discuss how iRecruit can work for your clients or prospects.

Some of the highlights of iRecruit include:

• Choice: Integration to Abra HR or Abra Recruiting Solution, or Stand Alone.
• Works with Visual FoxPro or SQL versions of Abra.
• More flexible than eRecruiter.
• Enhanced Dashboard Views.
• Custom Application forms by Job Posting (i.e. Requisition).
• Reports section comparable to Abra Recruiting Solution.
• Search for applicants online. Change the applicant status online. Make notes about your applicants.
• Weighted keyword search allows managers to query & find applicants fast and easy.
• Forward applicants to hiring managers.
• Set up accounts for different iRecruit users. 4 User Roles available: Administrator, Recruiter, Hiring Manager or Custom.
  

Dates Available:

• Tuesday, October 6, 2009 @ 2pm ET
• Thursday, October 8, 2009 @ 2pm ET
• Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 2pm ET
• Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 2pm ET

To Register for any of the above listed dates please click here or call CMS at 1-800-517-9099.

To Request a demo for a customer now please click here or call CMS at 1-800-517-9099.

Sage Abra Success Story: Pathstone

Farmington, CT - September 15, 2009 Cost Management Services has implemented the Sage Abra HRMS solution for Pathstone, a not-for-profit community development and human service organization headquartered in Rochester, New York. CMS implemented Sage Abra HRMS along with a bi-directional integration with Sage MIP payroll that turned out to be critical in PathStone's successful transformation.

Prior to the implementation of Sage Abra HRMS Pathstone had used a home-grown, Microsoft Access database along with Sage MIP Fund Accounting for payroll processing. However, the two applications weren't integrated and HR staff at Pathstone spent up to 10 hours every week having to manually enter duplicate data into each system. In addition payroll updates weren't always picked up in HR and vice versa. Senior VP of HR Lisa Zhu said, "After a while, discrepancies in the two systems made it difficult to prepare accurate budgets and a lot of time was wasted reconciling data."

Today, Sage Abra HRMS has helped PathStone simplify everything from new hire processing to ongoing administration. Lisa states, "We were spending a couple of hours each day on HR and payroll issues - either entering and reconciling data or looking up information. But with Sage Abra, we've streamlined our entire new hire process workflow and slashed data entry time in half." Information entered in Sage MIP Payroll is now moved easily to Sage Abra HR with the click of a button. Plus, the data stays synchronized when changes are made in either system.

"With Sage Abra HRMS, we've streamlined our entire new hire process workflow and slashed data entry time in half. The staff at CMS did a thorough analysis of our processes and reporting needs before implementing an HR system that turned out to be a fantastic solution."
Lisa Zhu,
Senior VP of HR, PathStone

Sage Abra HRMS also provided Pathstone with the reporting capabilities needed for their compliance regulations needed to grants and funding, essential to the not-for-profit organization.

Another important feature of the award-winning HR system was the ability to customize Sage Abra to meet Pathstone's specific needs. According to Lisa, "Some of our staff is required to maintain state certifications, are entitled to tuition reimbursement, or require special training courses. We use Sage Abra custom fields to track certifications, dates of completion, and reimbursement amounts."

Continue reading the success story of Pathstone Sage Abra MIP Fund Accounting.


About Cost Management Services (CMS)

Cost Management Services, a Sage Select Certified Business Partner, is your resource for the full line of Sage Abra HRMS, Payroll, Timekeeping, and Recruiting Management systems. In business since 1997 and serving businesses throughout New England, CMS' knowledge and experience extends over 25 years to provide our customers with the greatest available resource in HR and Payroll management software, with a specialty in automating Non-Profit organizations. Visit our website at http://www.cmshris.com/ or call 1-800-517-9099.

Craigslist.org Fraud Alert

If you have recently applied for a job via Craigslist.org and received a job offer from Cost Management Services after interviewing via Yahoo! Messenger, please be aware that you may have been the victim of an identity scam.

A company using the website Craigslist.org has been using our company information to post fraudulent job openings. The advertisements will display Work At Home, and are for Payroll, Accounting, Human Resources or Data Entry Clerk type positions.

If you have been sent a check from the people claiming to be Cost Management Services DO NOT attempt to cash this check. Fake cashier checks and money orders are common, and banks will cash them and then hold YOU responsible when the fake is discovered weeks later.

Please be very careful with your personal information while online. Do not divulge social security, birth dates, or bank details online.

CMS is working with authorities to try to stop this company from using our name fraudulently. If you have been contacted by these people please contact us at 1-800-517-9099 and let us know.

For information about scams perpetrated on Craigslist.org please visit: http://chicago.craigslist.org/about/scams

Personal safety tips:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/about/safety

Webinar: Introduction to Sage Abra HRMS

Sage Abra HRMS offers a flexible design and modular features to meet the needs of small and midsized companies. Attend this Webcast to learn how Sage Abra can help you more efficiently manage your workforce:

* Simplify benefits administration
* Ensure compliance
* Accurately manage attendance plans
* Streamline the recruiting process
* Allow employees to access personal information and enroll in benefits

July 21, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time (register)
August 4, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time (register)
August 19, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time (register)
September 8, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time (register)
September 22, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time (register)

Click here to register for this webcast or call CMS at 1-800-517-9099.

CMS Unveils WebTools Screenshots

WebTools was developed by CMS to improve the flexibility of Abra Workforce Connections. Now you can create custom screens and leverage the power of Sage Abra with WebTools.

Click on any of these screenshots for a larger preview of these example custom detail screens.






Cost Management Services (CMS) is attending the Sage Insights Conference, May 11 - 14 at Nashville's Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. Stop by Booth #1063 to visit Brian Kelly to find out about iRecruit, WebTools (for Abra AWC), and Work Opportunity Tax Credits.

CMS - Sage Abra HRMS is a Sage Software Select certified Business Partner, providing Sage Abra HRMS software solutions to the North East. CMS has been providing Sage Abra HRMS (Human Resource Management Systems), Recruiting, Payroll, Benefits Enrollment, Training, Time and Attendance, Employee Self Service, and Work Opportunity Tax Credits solutions since 1997. Call CMS Today For a Free Assessment of Your HR & Payroll Software Needs at 1-800-517-9099.