Employee Benefits Administration – Department OF Human Resources Jobs

Overview

Position Title:Employee Benefits Administration

Company:City Of Ccsoh

Location:Columbus, OH, US

Job Description:

Responsible for administration of employee benefits, including health, dental, disability, life, and supplemental; managing unemployment and assisting the Director of Human Resources Administration with worker’s compensation; and ensuring compliance with related legal requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Performs external audits with vendors.
• Administers the district’s employee benefits plans ensuring compliance with related legal requirements.
• Monitors competitiveness of the district’s employee benefit plans; recommends changes to current programs as appropriate within approved budget parameters.
• Assists with the development and distribution of employee benefits communications.
• Performs internal audits of payroll and human resources records.
• Manages the day-to-day activities of assigned staff, which includes hiring, training, counseling, and evaluating staff performance.
• Performs electronic data transfers for employee eligibility, enrollment, etc. with vendors
• Conducts employee orientations, benefits presentations, and open enrollment activities.
• Provides information and assistance to district administrators and staff, and job applicants regarding eligibility for various benefits.
• Monitors costs of benefit programs; notifies supervisor of significant deviations from budgets.
• Works with employee beneficiaries upon the death of an employee.
• Attends unemployment hearings on behalf of the district.
• Processes insurance payments to vendors for disability, unemployment, dental, medical, and vision coverage.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with various levels of district staff, insurance carriers, medical personnel, attorneys, and others in the exchange of information and resolution of problems.
• Skills necessary to provide guidance and training, and to prioritize and review the work of assigned staff.
• Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, filing, and compliance requirements, both adopted and pending, affecting employee benefit programs, including ERISA, COBRA,
• Analytical ability to identity strengths and weaknesses and provide alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Knowledge of Human Resources principles, functions and concepts.
• Mathematical aptitude necessary to monitor expenditures.
• Ability to work with and appropriately handle confidential and sensitive material.
• FMLA, ADA, SECTION 125, Workers Compensation, Unemployment, and DOL requirements.
• Knowledge of employee benefit programs design and administration.
• Written and computer skills necessary to maintain various department records, documents and reports.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and strong presentation capabilities.