Benefits Analyst

Compensation Type: Salaried
Compensation: $59,254.00 Job Summary The Benefits Analyst works closely with HR Department leaders, vendors and the Healthcare and Wellbeing Committees to implement and maintain the comprehensive benefit, wellness, and retirement strategies of the College and to ensure compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations. This role builds strong collaborative partnerships to ensure delivery of the benefit package and services that align with the College's goals. The Benefits Analyst is the primary contact for all associated Health and Welfare plans, Retirement Plans, Worker's Compensation, FMLA, ADA, contracts, and regulatory compliance within the scope of the position. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Benefits Program Coordination Effectively communicates with faculty, administrators, and staff, acting as the primary contact for employees on all benefit programs and information. Partners with external vendors, provides feedback, and participates in planning sessions to ensure proactive service delivery to meet the needs of the College in concert with the overall mission, vision, and values of the College. Delivers coordinated programs including, but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), voluntary healthcare and insurance offerings, Long Term Disability (LTD), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Workers Compensation, wellbeing, and retirement. With guidance from leadership, creates processes to engage and educate faculty, staff, and administrators for successful administration of the benefit portfolio. Participates in regular meetings with the Benefit Team to collaborate and to provide status updates. Participates in planning meetings, renewal meetings, and clinical reviews for the purposes of training, learning and engagement with the Benefits function. Provides recommendations to leadership based on trends and analysis of employee issues. Administration & Analysis Works closely with the Benefit team, leadership, payroll, IT, other HR departments and external vendors to prepare, reconcile, and process benefit and retirement data, and invoices with accuracy. Audits and updates the data between all systems, HR, Benefits Platforms, Retirement Systems, and vendors. Reviews renewals and legislative updates, and appropriately updates all applicable systems. Updates reporting and creates documentation to support changes and workflow. Reviews projects for completeness and accuracy. Performs audit processes and maintains statistical data relevant to premiums, claims, and costs. Resolves administrative discrepancies. Confirms or creates change management processes, as it relates to the daily works of the position. Identifies process improvements for accuracy and timeliness of daily work. Maintains required benefit, FMLA, ADA, Workers Compensation and retirement documents, contracts, and files as required by internal practices, governing regulations, including routine audits of relevant files. Complies with all laws related to all areas of benefits. Project Coordination Coordinate the completion of projects in order to deliver them within the scope, within budget, and with high levels of quality throughout the project lifecycle. Actively participates as part of the benefit team to create deliverables and complete project tasks, as assigned. Serves as liaison to faculty, administrators, and staff. Identifies and organizes projects such as open enrollment, renewals, annual reporting, interpreting services, and benefit strategies in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Establishes agreement with team members on due dates and quality expectations. Reviews and facilitates high level deliverables. Confirms accuracy of deliverables with stakeholders. Works with the designated team to ensure the creation and accurate delivery of work. Consults with leadership regarding complex and/or highly sensitive benefit information. Proactively works with the employee to resolve benefit and retirement issues within the scope of the policies and legal requirements. Culture of Respect Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or closely related field. Three (3) years of HR experience Licenses and Certifications State Motor Vehicle Operator's License or demonstrable ability to gain access to work site(s). Additional Duties & Responsibilities: Attends all required department meetings and trainings. Ensures College name and image is perceived positively by external as well as internal audience/stakeholders. Manages multiple assignments of varying complexity with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the College and business partners. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES Knowledge of: Health and Welfare laws and regulations, State Retirement Plans- STRS, SERS, ARP, supplemental plans; HIPAA, BWC, ADA, FMLA, ACA, reporting requirements and development; payroll; computer software programs; Microsoft Office, and standard office practices and procedures. Workday and Colleague knowledge preferred.
Skill in: verbal and written communication; proficiency with presentations; listening; preparing written reports; problem solving and analytical thinking; process resolutions, operating general office and job- related equipment; follow-up, planning, maintaining and promoting good public relations; customer service; project management, execution of work plans, networking with other organizations and businesses; general typing; organization and coordination of career or educational programs; reconciliations and process improvements; coaching others.
Ability to: plan, execute and close assigned projects according to strategic alignment and prioritization; manage workload; serve as college representative; work independently and with a team demonstrating initiative; ability to coordinate multiple activities and tasks; maintain confidential and sensitive information; work effectively with persons of varying cultures and backgrounds; develop, implement and deliver effective benefit programs; coordinate and monitor resource allocations and assignments to deliver projects according to plan; coordinate multiple concurrent activities and task; exhibit flexibility in work schedule and job tasks; develop and maintain effective working relationships with peers, supervisors, internal and external partners and to complete accurate work records.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions described in this position description. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly exhibits digital dexterity when entering data into computer. The employee frequently sits for extended periods of time and occasionally stands and walks. Employee converses verbally with others in person and by telephone. Vision demands include close, relatively detailed vision when focusing on a computer screen. Employee occasionally lifts items up to 10 pounds.
WORKING CONDITIONS Normal office working conditions. Regular exposure to moderate noise typical to business offices.
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