Senior Benefit Specialist

Role

Under minimal supervision, the Senior Health Plan Benefit Specialist leads the day-to-day administration of the company's health and welfare programs, including medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, COBRA, life insurance, and disability.

Essential Responsibilities

• Leads the workflow of other Health Plan Benefit Specialist(s), including prioritizing and auditing work to ensure it is done in a timely and accurate manner.
• Enters and audits employee-owner and applicable benefit data into HRIS (new employee-owners, changes to employee-owner data, benefits information, etc.). Maintains files ensuring compliance with regulation and Company policy.
• Reviews employee status changes Company-wide to determine applicable continuity of benefits.
• Audits all benefits paperwork for proper completion and supporting documentation; verifies employee eligibility.
• Audits employee-owner population to ensure eligible employee-owners are properly enrolled in HRIS.
• Researches and resolves employee-owner issues related to health and welfare plans and exercises judgment as to when to escalate to vendor for resolution.
• In coordination with People and Culture field team, manages benefit continuation and employee-owner health insurance premiums for employee-owners on a leave of absence.
• Shares responsibility for running eligibility files for submission to third-party administrators and is responsible for answering inquiries from third-party administrators regarding the data sent.
• Manages monthly premium billing and the preparation of vouchers to pay administrative fees for all group plans.
• Interfaces with third-party administrators to investigate discrepancies and claim issues and provide information in non-routine situations.
• Interfaces with payroll department and/or employee-owners to ensure proper benefits deductions or payments are made on a timely basis.
• Leads and manages the wellbeing program initiatives including communication plan.
• Assists with managing the annual Open Enrollment process.
• Creates and/or modifies employee-owner benefits communication materials.
• Creates and/or maintains various spreadsheets, databases and merge documents.
• Distributes legally required plan notices.
• Coordinates and conducts employee-owner benefit related meetings or fairs.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is:

• Six plus years' experience in health benefit plan operations.
• Experience in working with health plans with 300+ participants.
• Understands and is able to follow COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA, PPACA and other benefit related laws.
• Computer application proficiency, including Microsoft Office suite of applications and using data to inform and set priorities and identify challenges/opportunities. Advanced Excel and Word skills.
• HRIS System and query report (e.g., Insight, JD Edwards) experience.
• Strong math skills to determine benefits, payments, and perform analyses of benefit plans.
• Ability to oversee and direct the workflow of other team members and train other team members using own expertise knowledge.
• Strong communication (oral and written), organization, collaboration, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish (Speaking, Reading & Writing) preferred.
• Ability to project manage with attention to detail as well as use analytical skills to solve problems.
• Listen to and build customer relationships; increase customer satisfaction and ensure commitments are met.
• CEBS or GBA certification preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Valid driver's license is required.

Recology Offers

• An ecologically innovative company that finds and mentors people committed to protecting the environment and sustaining our communities.
• The largest employee-owned resource recovery company in the industry with terrific benefits to help you prosper.
• A creative and caring culture that values community, diversity, altruism, accountability, collaboration, and learning by doing.
• An inspired company mission driven to use and return resources to their best and highest use through the practice of the 4R's: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, and Recologize.
• Distinct professional challenges to connect with, care for, and grow community that sees a world without waste.

Recology Benefits May Include

• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• Retirement plans (Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401(k) with match).
• Annual wellness incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Educational assistance.
• Commuting benefits.
• Employee referral program.

Supplemental Information

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job; and pursuant to applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records. It is important that you provide accurate information on the job application, inaccurate information may cause delays in the processing of your application and/or may disqualify you as a candidate.

Recology is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting an inclusive and diverse work environment where employees are valued, heard, and provided development opportunities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis that is prohibited by law.

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, effort, work conditions, and benefits associated with the job.