Consultant – Benefits, Retirement/Leave

Role Overview

• Day-to-day administration and management of benefit programs, practices, and procedures focusing on retirement, time off and leave programs.
• Develop level of expertise in retirement, time off and leave program design, compliance, communication requirements and administration processes including grandfathered, individual, and paper-based programs.
• Monitoring key program deliverables from vendors and internal teams.
• Comprehending, interpreting, and explaining summary plan descriptions and policies.
• Collaborating with vendors to produce the required summary plan description (SPD) and summary benefit comparison (SBC).
• Coordinating benefit communications.
• Presenting benefit information to new associates and during annual enrollment in large or small groups.
• Presenting to groups of current and future retirees on retirement benefit options and retirement process.
• Making timely updates to online resources, HR benefit guides, and policy and procedures manuals.
• Coordinating production of Total Rewards and cash balance statements with vendors.
• Participating in merger and acquisition due diligence, including the evaluation of potential partners’ benefits side-by-side comparisons and integration into OhioHealth plans and policies.
• Collaborating with vendors to ensure appropriate service levels and cost competitiveness.
• Participating in special committees and projects while successfully completing routine, day-to-day tasks.
• Developing and managing databases, analysis and reports for overall program management.
• Focused program project work including financial and benefit analysis on programs and developing presentations.
• Managing compliance calendar and activities for all governmental regulations related to benefit programs, including some of the following: Secure 2.0, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Collaborating and coordinating with HR business partners and Centers of Expertise.
• Assist in annual retirement audits conducted by external audit partners.
• Assist in governmental inquiries to OhioHealth Plans.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• 1-3 years of HR with benefit focus or related experience in benefit administration preferred, specifically in retirement and/or leave programs.
• Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) designation preferred.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities