Benefits Specialist

We’ve picked up an exciting role for a benefits specialist in Manhattan! If you are keen on discussing in more detail, please reach out today.

Responsibilities

• Serve as main point of contact for all benefits inquiries including health and wellness, enrollments, retirement, and voluntary benefits programs.
• Assist with benchmarking analysis and monitoring of our current benefits programs to ensure plan effectiveness and employee satisfaction.
• Audit and reconcile monthly benefits premiums against various reports to confirm billing and funding accuracy.
• Serve as key liaison with external benefits brokers to manage vendors and troubleshooting issues associated with retirement and benefits programs.
• Develop educational material and deliver comprehensive benefits presentations to improve utilization and general understanding of company benefits.
• Administer employees’ benefit programs, medical, dental and vision plans, wellness programs, life insurance plans, voluntary and disability programs.
• Partner with UK counterpart to align benefit offerings across both groups, assisting with international plans when needed.
• Provide regulatory and procedural guidance and support to managers and employees to ensure compliance as it relates to leave of absences and disability accommodation.
• Assist with the annual enrollment process and communication strategy.
• Conduct benefits training and new hire orientations.
• Process and monitor workers’ compensation claims, multi-state leave of absence with a third-party administrator.
• Maintain employee benefits files and ensure benefits changes are properly implemented and aligned within both internal and external systems.
• Effectively coordinate Federal and Statutory legislations with company provided benefits.
• Manage and administer the end of year process with auditors and 5500 forms.
• Manage PPACA end of year process.
• Complete ad hoc reports and projects as directed by Chief People Officer

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