Benefits & Disability Consultant

Moneris; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative firm as a Benefits & Disability Consultant, where you will play a crucial role in enhancing employee wellness and benefits programs. This dynamic position involves analyzing data to align programs with business objectives, managing disability programs, and leading wellness initiatives. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure compliance and improve processes, all while fostering a positive workplace culture. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this opportunity offers a supportive environment where your contributions will make a significant impact on the well-being of employees. Embrace the chance to grow your career in a forward-thinking organization that values your expertise and input.

Benefits

Flexible benefits starting from day 1

RRSP matching & defined contribution pension plan

Unlimited access to Coursera

Employee Assistance Program

Company-wide paid year-end closure

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives

Personal time off for religious and volunteer days

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in disability, investment, and benefits.
• Post-secondary education in Human Resources or Business Management.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Lead benefit re-enrolment and renewal processes.
• Manage Short Term and Long Term Disability Programs.
• Implement wellness initiatives to improve employee health.

Skills

Disability Management

Benefits Analysis

Investment Management

Wellness Program Development

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Communication Skills

Confidentiality

Problem Solving

Education

Post Secondary Education in Human Resources

Business Management Degree

Tools

Workday

Microsoft Windows

MS Office Applications

Job description

Your Moneris Career - The Opportunity

As the Benefits & Disability Consultant, you will be accountable for the execution, support and consultation related to benefit, disability management, investment, and wellness programs, and analyze the usage and data to develop or change programs to better align with business objectives. You will be the main contact among managers, employees, HRBP’s and Sun Life to provide a positive experience. The goals are to enhance employee knowledge, improve processes and programs, ensure compliance with legislation for benefits and investments, and ensure compliance with the leave of absence policy.

Location: You will be based in our Toronto, ON office and will work in a Hybrid model.

Reporting Relationship: You will report to the Senior Manager, Payroll & HR Services.

Your Moneris Career - What you'll do

Benefits & Pension

• Lead the annual benefit re-enrolment and renewal process and the communication strategy to educate employees, build awareness and understanding of investment and benefit plans.

• Analyze benefit and investment usage and participation and provide recommendations to better align programs with business objectives .

• Responsible for the design and improvement of Workday benefit and investment business processes.

• Help develop and implement new programs or changes related to the benefit and investment programs, including policies, and plan documentation.

• Reconcile investment and benefit related information between the HR systems (Workday, Sun Life).

• Assist on compliance with pension and benefit legislation and regulations, create and maintain required records and reports, including Form 7 reporting.

• Maintain knowledge of and analyze government regulations, program trends, and prevailing practices.

Disability Management

• Help develop and implement new programs or changes related to the disability program.

• Participate in the development of disability standards/programs and process to ensure fairness and consistency in administration and adjudication.

• Partner with HRBP on complex cases including the development of non-compliance/warning letters if an employee is not being compliant.

• Manage the Short Term and Long Term Disability Management Programs including claims management, administration and employee contact.

• Provide disability payment updates to payroll in a timely manner.

• Liaise with service providers to develop return to work agreements.

Wellness

• Implement wellness initiatives company-wide to create a healthier environment to aid in the management of healthcare costs and support attraction and retention.

• Lead all Wellness Events.

• Develop wellness communications to provide information, increase awareness and understanding of wellness programs.

• Manage wellness budget for wellness programs and activities for the year.

• Research and consult with external vendors on various wellness programs offerings and bringing forward findings/recommendations to management.

Your Moneris Career - What you bring

• Post Secondary Education in Human Resources or Business Management.

• 3+ years of disability, investment and benefits experience.

• Proficient with Microsoft Windows/ MS Office Applications.

• Fluent in English (reading, writing, and verbal).

• Demonstrated ability to behave in a manner that is discreet, confidential and sensitive to the personal and professional needs of others.

Nice-to-have...

• CEBS designation.

• CHRP designation.

• Fluent in French.

Your Moneris Career - What you get

• Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits starting from day 1, and your choice of either a health spending account (HSA) or personal spending account (PSA)

• RRSP matching & defined contribution pension plan

• Learning & development programs and resources including unlimited free access to Coursera and an Educational Assistance Program

• Holistic approach to your well-being, with an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, access to 24/7 virtual health care, wellness events and a supportive workplace culture

• A workplace committed to investing in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) through various initiatives including, employee inclusion groups (EIGs), mentorship, DEI learning and workshops, educational events, and various resources including an internal DEI website and newsletter

• Company-wide paid year-end closure & personal time off (including religious, personal, and volunteer days)

Find out more about the work perks and benefits you get as a Moneris employee at Moneris.com/careers

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Note: We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people of colour, people with disabilities, people of all genders, sexual orientation and intersectional identities.

We acknowledge that people from equity-deserving groups (including racialized individuals, women, gender diverse individuals, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and those born outside of Canada) are less likely to apply for jobs unless they feel they meet all the requirements posted. At Moneris, we believe candidates bring experience to their work in many ways. We encourage you to apply and share, in the application form, the transferrable experience you bring, and how this will support your success in this role.