Manager of Employee Benefits and Projects - Marietta, GA

Location\: This position will support Wellstar Health Systems in Mariette, GA. This role is onsite Monday-Friday.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Guides, facilitates and oversees the education of HR partner relationships, leaders, and other key collaborators regarding current benefits offerings and benefits eligibility as well as benefits processes and procedures needed to support team members at Wellstar.
• Coordinates and/or executes client-directed projects and ongoing administrative services; identifies client needs and strategizes with senior leadership to support solutions. Operates in Microsoft Office, using advanced Excel including complex formulas, VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs and pivot tables, to analyze and present data effectively. Works with large datasets, troubleshooting discrepancies, and creating reports that support others’ decision-making.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and adherence with requirements for the Wellstar Health System Core Health and Welfare benefit plans – medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability; as well as ancillary and voluntary benefits.
• Supports the benefit and technology vendor relationships. Serves as liaison with the Benefit vendors to ensure that the plans’ recordkeeping, payment and reporting systems are operated in compliance with plan documents and controlling laws and regulations.
• Serves as liaison to resolve escalated concerns/issues. Communicates professionally and promptly with all key stakeholders and executives in a manner consistent with company and client culture; fosters and maintains effective relationships and rapport with cross-departmental colleagues, carriers, and client partners; participates in various client and management-directed meetings, including HR and training meetings, implementation/ongoing client calls, and others.
• Schedules and maintains ongoing meetings with members of the benefits team to educate, guide, train, coach and inform on a regular schedule and as needed.
• Licensing\: Maintains a Life and Health Producer’s License. Completes continuing education, provides appropriate documentation, and all other licensing requirements as directed by the Licensing Coordinator. Timely notifies the internal licensing department of any information or situation which may affect licensure or appointment status.