Benefits Manager

SUMMARY
Manages Sevita’s benefit plans and support strategy development. This includes a focus on engaging employees in their benefits, development of benefits to meet the organization’s needs, as well as maximizing efficiencies and maintaining compliance. Leads a team of reports supporting the benefits department.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below.

• Responsible for overall management of health and welfare benefit programs and/or retirement plans. Ensure that all plans are administered consistent with best practices.
• Ensures health benefits platform and portal provide an intuitive/easy experience for our employees. Lead team and provide feedback on platforms.
• Partners with Leadership to manage relationships with benefits consultants, carriers, and vendors to ensure service level agreements are met and programs are cost-effective
• Drives participation in wellness initiatives.
• Leads the execution of the Annual Enrollment strategy and communications, in partnership with HR and benefits team.
• Supports the VP Total Rewards and Director of Benefits in the development of both short and long term benefits strategies.
• Key support in RFPs and transitions to new vendors to drive our benefits strategy while improving efficiency and managing costs.
• Translates complex concepts related to benefits and wellness in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences.
• Effectively partners and collaborates with internal partners including, but not limited to, Finance, HR Services and Payroll, Legal, and Procurement
• Oversees benefits-related tasks for M&A team when reviewing diligence for potential future acquisitions.
• Partners with HR to maximize efficiencies and effectiveness of strategies, policies, and procedures. Support training, communications, and change management plan with any new benefits offerings.
• In conjunction with benefits TPA, manages compliance with Federal and State regulations such as COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA, and files and data required for State and Federal reporting such as Form 5500.
• Performs other related duties and activities as required, which may include involvement on Total Rewards/Compensation initiatives as needed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages assigned personnel. Completes performance evaluations, orientation, and training. Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Resolves employee problems within position responsibilities.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills required for the Job
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job.

Education and Experience:

• BA degree in Human Resources, Business or Finance required;
• Minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in benefit plan structure, administration, and engagement.
• Prior management experience preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements.
• Experience with a distributed workforce and lower wage workers is preferred.
• Familiarity with general ERISA provisions impacting retirement and welfare plans.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• CCP, CEBS, CBP and/or SPHR certification preferred

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Strong work ethic; ability to multitask and juggle changing priorities
• Superb relationship management skills with an ability to collaborate and to negotiate with finesse.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills; an ability to effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders, externally and within the organization.
• Ability and willingness to multi-task and manage multiple priorities and stakeholders; demonstrated ability to be detail oriented while also focusing on the big picture.
• Strong identification with the Company’s mission and our commitment to the people we serve and the services we provide.
• Exceptional attention to detail, work ethic and positive energy.
• Exceptional Microsoft Office skills, with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint.

Other Requirements:

• Travel: Must be willing and able to travel as needed (less than 5% travel on annual basis anticipated).

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT
External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.

EEO STATEMENT
Sevita is committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and respects the unique talents, experiences, and perspectives of our employees and the people we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.