Overview

Under the direction of the Sr. Director, the Benefits Manager provides oversight for day-to-day benefit administration and compliance. Interacts with various internal and external teams to provide information on the benefit plans/information and resolves any issues following protocol developed by the Sr. Director. Completes any reports and surveys as directed by the Sr. Director. 

This role will pay a salary between $100,000 to $120,000 annually. 

Responsibilities

• Direct Staff in day-to-day procedures regarding resolution of individual employee benefits issues.
• Interact with Payroll, Finance departments and Benefits vendors to resolve billing, pay, and enrollment matters.
• Inservice HR staff at Corporate and site locations on the methods of enrolling staff on benefits plans and the maintenance of accurate insurance bills.
• Routinely reviews billing processes and suggests process improvement opportunities to Sr. Director, Benefits.
• Audits enrollment data and payroll premium collection process on a quarterly basis for accuracy, initiates corrective actions when necessary to resolve issues.
• Coordinate with Payroll, Finance and HRIS systems on timetable necessary to implement mass benefit and contract updates.
• Reviews monthly vendor billing against plan enrollment to ensure accuracy of payments against plan census.
• Research benefits plan issues raised by employees by interacting with employees and vendors to bring issues to resolutions consistent with benefit plan provisions.
• Support Annual 401k Audit activities via research, data analysis and documentation pulls.
• Support Annual benefits compliance reviews including 1094 and 1095 completions, 5500 completions, notification mailings, annual filings and reports as needed.
• Support quarterly 401k Investment Committee meeting preparation and scheduling.
• Conduct quarterly benefits update meetings for field HR staff to provide insight into upcoming benefit program implementations or improvements, gain feedback on field needs or concerns, etc.
• Provide general benefits information to employees and managers, as needed (i.e., orientation, open enrollment and health fairs).
• Maintains current understanding of benefit compliance requirements, annual compliance calendar, and documentation of OVG mailing dates and filing records.
• Maintains issues log for documentation of all benefits related escalations and resolutions.
• Assists in program implementation and vendor management.
• Maintains strict confidentiality and HIPAA/HiTECH compliance standards
• Assists with HRIS data reviews and cleanup as needed to maintain benefit accuracy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of increasing responsibility with employee benefits, including health and welfare, 401k and Leaves of absence.
• Bachelors Degree
• Certification in benefits administration preferred
• Experience working with payroll systems, ADP preferred.
• Experience with 401k audits
• Experience with Request for Proposal process
• Experience with benefits vendor management and metrics measurement/adherence
• Experience developing processes and documenting procedures and policies
• Proficient in educating employees on plan/policy and processes
• Experience communicating with all levels of employee and presenting benefits programs to employee meetings