Benefits Manager

This is the Remote Position

Job Profile Summary:

The Benefits Manager plays a critical role in managing the daytoday plan management of benefit plans. The position reports to the VP of Human Resources and will support the benefits team. Exceptional analytical skills and interpersonal skills and resolving benefitsrelated questions from current and former associates and HR leaders is critical.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage the daytoday administration and ownership of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and core benefit programs including retirement medical dental spending accounts life disability and other benefit plans and policies for union and nonunion associates.
• Maintain/oversee compliance with company policies state and federal regulations such as HIPAA FMLA COBRA and ERISA.
• Evaluate implement and manage wellbeing programs to support the overall health of associates.
• Manage promote and support ancillary programs and ad hoc projects as required assigned or requested to continue optimizing plans effectiveness and efficiency.
• Identify and create process flows and improvements including data quality reporting year beginning/end processes and other opportunities to improve overall service and satisfaction levels for both associates and the Benefits management team.
• Develop and manage vendor relationships including consultants and thirdparty administrators to gather data and understand benefit plan dynamics.
• Draft benefits policy procedures and job aides
• Oversee vendor contractual adherence and renewals in coordination with procurement team to ensure timely invoice remittance within annual budget.
• Responsible for research and feedback to escalated customer service issues with third party suppliers.
• Assist with plan design review including driving open enrollment process partnering for ADP configuration testing and implementing communications.
• Support ongoing benefit activities including overseeing and reviewing data flow file feeds and collaborating with the ADP team on configuration updates.
• Collect analyze and summarize employee benefit data and trends.
• Assist the Benefits team and other stakeholders (i.e. Labor Relations HRBPs) in gathering organizing and analyzing data from multiple sources using Excel spreadsheets and other analytical tools.
• Analyze results interpret data and summarize findings and implications using PowerPoint Word and other written communication formats.
• Prepare initial cost projections to support plan design decisions and budget impact for multiple benefit plans.
• Research external sources of information including healthcare costs and benefit plan trends to fully inform management decisions.
• Assists in identifying new emerging regulatory compliance matters.
• Responsible for nondiscrimination testing with third party suppliers/consultants.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required.
• 57 years of relevant experience analyzing multiple benefit plans.
• Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) certification preferred.
• Advanced knowledge in MS 365 applications to include Excel Word Outlook PowerPoint etc...
• Experience utilizing various HRIS systems such as ADP Workday SAP Oracle Kronos etc.
• An understanding of federal and state regulations governing benefits plans.
• Knowledge of health / welfare retirement and leave benefit products services and tools.
• Experience with health insurance vendor Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
• Experience negotiating renewals with carrier / brokers.
• An understanding of Canadian regulations governing benefits plans preferred.
• An understanding of Canadian Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RSSP) preferred.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Experience working with Collective Bargaining Agreements and associated benefits.
• Experience working with The Standard as 401(k) recordkeeper.
• Experience with both fully and selfinsured plans and understands advantages of both.
• Experience managing integrations for acquisitions.
• Experience with Union negotiations is preferred.
• Pension funds experience is preferred.
• Experience managing 24 HR Benefit Coordinators is required.
• Understanding of Carrier Contracts and Carrier requirements (e.g. EOIs)
• Compliance experience (ACA and ESRIA)
• Experience developing Premium Only Plans (POP) and Wrap documents.
• Experience managing 401(k) plans.
• Experience managing annual 401(k) audits.
• Understand DOL requirements (e.g. late contributions).
• Experience offering plan recommendations based on data and analytics.

Technical Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills; strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a demanding work environment.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Able to identify and analyze data discern trends and draw relevant conclusions.
• Critical thinking and strong analytical capabilities
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to simply illustrate technical concepts and create reports that can be clearly interpreted by nontechnical users.
• Process new hire orientation.
• Process annual open enrollment.

DecisionMaking Authority:

• Able to selfdirect work priorities to meet deadlines.
• Independent decisions on the best use of available information and tools to effectively complete daily work tasks
• Able to determine when to escalate issues/decisions and partner with appropriate leaders.
• Ability to provide directions to external vendors.
• Format of reports and related materials (presentations etc.)
• Communicating or sharing data and information outside of immediate workgroup
• Uses of available data to be shared with other stakeholders.

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Remote Work :

No