Benefits Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Summary:

As the Employee Benefits Manager, you will provide operational leadership in the design, implementation, administration, and communication of ARC Health’s Total Reward Program including health, welfare, wellness and retirement benefits. You will help with the design and development of benefits packages, determine implementation strategies, and coordinate closely with other executive staff to get feedback and information about current benefit plans. This role frequently involves managing a budget, balancing invoices, ensuring deductions are accurate within the HRIS system, giving reports, and negotiating with outside vendors or suppliers to ensure on-time deliverables.

Position Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation: $80,000-90,000 per annum
• Health & Welfare Benefits
• Retirement Eligibility w/ Employer Match
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Other ancillary benefits!

Position Responsibilities:

• Provides prompt customer services for employees and practice benefits questions. Ensuring that there is a response within 24 hours.
• In collaboration with Recruitment and operations, analyzes current rewards programs to ensure they align with business strategy and optimize ability to attract and retain top talent.
• Responsible for the direction and development of Human Resources Total Rewards (Benefits, Recognition, Wellness) based systems and applications to meet current and anticipated business requirements. HR Total Rewards systems include, but are not limited to the HRIS System, Retirement Administration System and all related interfaces and integrations.
• Develops proactive approaches to gather and use data to identify, facilitate and solve business needs/problems. Directs the identification, development, and implementation of new/revised Human Resources Total Rewards based processes, programs, reports, and other solutions to support current and anticipated future business requirements. Identifies and reports key HR Total Rewards business and operating benchmarks and metrics. Monitors and reports status, progress, and trends on key metrics.
• Maintains liaison with Program providers, consultants, attorneys, actuaries, brokers, plan administrators, trustees, etc. to ensure effective program oversight and development. Keeps current with latest total rewards related technology developments and trends. Research industry/process/program best practices and initiates the development and implementation of modern technology to support HR Total Rewards business requirements.
• Administers the defined contribution retirement plans. Ensures plans are current, accurately accounted and comply with all applicable government and state regulations.
• Ensures processes are in place to centrally administer the enterprise-wide processing and accounting of key pay, bonus, and benefit actions, including benefit plan enrollment, exempt bonuses, etc.
• Oversees and coordinates HR budgeting, internal fiscal management, and financial reporting. Ensures efficient accounting processes and controls are in place to reconcile and pay invoices, Third Party Administrator Administrative Services Only fees, insured benefit premiums, etc. Ensures accurate defined benefit plan accounting and reporting systems are in place.
• Develops and coordinates pay and benefits communication programs.
• Ensure effective and reasonable controls are in place to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of compensation, recognition, and benefit actions. Programs administered are subject to regular internal and external audits.
• Works with broker to design, develop, pilot, and implement wellness programs to achieve overall health and wellness objectives. Collaborates with other functions as needed to accomplish this work.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as requested.

Job Qualifications:

Required:

• 5 years of management level experience directing enterprise-wide Benefits and Wellness programs including responsibility for the designing and administering of enterprise-wide group health & welfare plans (medical, life, disability, FSA, employee assistance, etc.), defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, leave programs, etc.
• 3 years of senior level professional experience managing Human Resources Systems to support Compensation, Benefits, Recognition and Rewards programs and objectives and using related Technology to develop, extract and report Human Resources data and metrics.
• Experience in a multi-state employer environment
• Ability to abide by ethical guidelines and policies, including strict adherence to confidentiality and HIPAA guidelines.
• SHRM-CP or PHR certification strongly preferred
• Proficient skills using Microsoft Excel
• * Relevant experience may substitute for educational requirements

Position Conditions

• Position works remotely
• Ideal working hours occur between 9am-5pm EST
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods