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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. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below: •Responsible for management of time-off, retirement plans and health and welfare benefit programs. Ensure that all plans are administered consistent with best practices. •Ensures health benefits platform and portal provide an intuitive/easy experience for our employees •Manages relationships with benefits consultants, carriers, and vendors to ensure service level agreements are met •Drives participation in wellness initiatives •Executes Annual Enrollment strategy and communications. •Manages benefit RFPs and transitions to new vendors •Translates complex concepts related to benefits and wellness in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences. •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. Develops training, communications, and change management plan with any new benefits offerings •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 •Manages executive benefit plans, including non-qualified retirement plans and other additional plans •Other work as assigned, which may include involvement on Total Rewards/Compensation initiatives as needed. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Manages direct reports including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training. Make decisions on employee hires, transfers, discipline and terminations. Recommend promotions, salary changes, and similar actions. Collaborate with HR to resolve employee relations issues as they arise. Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by 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 required; Preferred BA degree in Human Resources, Business or Finance; •Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in benefit plan structure, administration, and engagement. •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. •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 •Relationship management skills Expericence in communication and presentation skills; •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 10% 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.
