Sr. Benefits Specialist

 

You will work in a team environment to evaluate and recommend changes to policies and establish procedures with an end goal of ensuring our benefit programs are properly administered, competitive, and support the Company global strategies.

 Duties and Responsibilities:

 

 

·         Administer assigned benefit plan (Medical plans, dental plans, STD/LTD/life/AD&D, 401k, etc) including employee changes, additions, and terminations

·         Maintain employee benefit information including weekly and monthly reconciliation of coverage

·         Compiles, analysis and administers monthly billing on time for assigned plans and facilities

·         Ensures monthly billing discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner, elevates issues as needed

·         Conduct weekly new hire benefit introduction presentations

·         Manage the interface of data and changes from HRIS to insurance carriers

·         Conducts weekly benefit deductions for assigned plans and coordinate changes with payroll

·         Ensure assigned plans are in compliance with ERISA regulations as well as company practices

·         Oversee internal and external plan audits (Project Management).

·         Develops and conducts annual open enrollments including but not limited to materials, training, scheduling, and administration

·         Provides guidance and support for our employees relating to benefit issues

·         Participants in annual plan development planning including cost and service analysis

·         Conducts analysis and evaluation  of benefits for due diligence

·         Develops and implements benefit transition plan for newly acquired companies

·         Administers Executive Benefit Plans such as deferred compensation( DCP’s), Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans (SERP’s), Supplemental Medical Plans as well as Administers Defined Benefit Plans

 

 

Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year University or equivalent combination of education and experience.Sr. Benefit Specialist experience in a high-volume environment (Manufacturing preferred) Five plus years  in Human Resources expertise with an emphasis in benefits or related experience and/or training.Working knowledge of benefit program developmentMulti-facility employer experience