Benefits Specialist

Lancesoft; Exton (PA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lancesoft is seeking a Senior Benefits Operations Analyst to support administration and communication for US benefit programs, including retirement plans, across a large enterprise. You will partner with COEi to align operations with benefit plans and improve content, processes, and vendor delivery.

The role emphasizes exceptional People Experience and data-driven improvements. This position requires 6–8 years of US benefits experience in a corporate setting, strong analytical skills, and

Formación

• Minimum 6–8 years US benefits experience in a corporate environment.
• Strong expertise of employee benefit plans and their administration requirements including ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA and ADA.
• Experience with Retirement plans and funding requirements.
• Strong analytical experience with large data sets and Excel (V-Lookups, Pivot tables) is required.
• Ability to lead projects and initiatives in consultation with manager and mentor junior team members.

Responsabilidades

• Support administration of health and welfare plans (medical, dental, vision, life/disability, HSA, FSA, tuition reimbursement, 401K/retirement).
• Lead retirement administration program and annual enrollment operations.
• Administer tuition and fitness reimbursement programs.
• Resolve escalations from HR partners with empathy and urgency.
• Prepare and analyze benefit data for surveys and policy decisions.
• Develop dashboards and metrics to drive data-informed improvements.
• Coordinate plan updates with HR partners and vendors.
• Provide ad-hoc reporting for COEI partners and payroll.

Conocimientos

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Project management

Leadership

Excel advanced

Six Sigma mindset

Educación

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field

High school diploma

Herramientas

Workday

Oracle Cloud

ADP

ServiceNow

SharePoint

Descripción del empleo

Objectives/Purpose (3-4 Bullets)

Human Resources Operations is a global function and key business partner for client providing simplified and innovative solutions across Finance, Procurement and HR. These create value to the business by freeing up resources from employees to better focus on patients and core operations. TBS is a driver of the latest technology and next generation capabilities in artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and analytics, while being agile at scale. We have established a global network of core hubs and delivery centres to better anticipate needs and operate in a seamless, collaborative way to maximize value. The Center of Excellence & Innovation (COEI) Support Regional Benefits Operations Senior Analyst will report to the Manager of Benefits Operations in the US. The incumbent will work in a team that fosters a positive work environment and a strong culture of delivering an exceptional people experience and that will ensure program effectiveness and optimal service delivery in support of the client s Business Solutions model. This role projects confidence, professionalism and genuine concern for escalations or issues brought forward by team members and/or stakeholders. The objectives / purpose of the role Responsible for supporting the administration and communication for all benefit programs including retirement plans in the United States with 22, 000 employees. Partner with the Total Rewards Center of Excellence and Innovation (COEi) to ensure alignment of operations with benefit plans. Continually identify and improve upon our benefit programs utlizing data, enhancing our technology, process improvements, content management and vendor delivery improvements. Focus on the deliverying an exceptional people exprerience where our employees feel supported and confident in our solutions.

Accountabilities (Describe the primary duties and responsibilities of the job. Include only the essential functions of the job. Approximately 5 10 bulleted task statements should be identified)

Support the administration of our company health and welfare plans including medical, dental, vision, life/disability, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement and 401K/retirement and leave of absence programs. Lead the retirement administration program managing large and complex funding requirements and supports the retiree medical enrollment function. Co-manages the administration of Annual Enrollment operations. Administer the tuition and fitness reimbursement programs. Resolves employee benefit escalations from the People Resource Hub and other HR Business Partners related to enrollment, claims, payroll benefit deductions, coverage changes and detailed plan information with compassion, clarity and with a sense of urgency. Utlize case management data to drive an optimal service delivery model and People Experience by identifying the need for additional content, training and search criteria on our portal;prepares, uploads, monitors and maintains portal content. Coordinates any plan or policy updates with the People Resource Hub, ensuring crisp and clear communication for the PRH agents and the employee workforce. Performs quality checks of benefits-related data, identifies and resolves eligibility and file issues with vendor and determine root cause issue for corrections. Cross-train on certain Leave of Absence processes to provide basic back-up support to LOA team as needed. Analyzes and monitors spending account funding (HSA, FSA) against election amounts and annual goal amounts to ensure funding is accurate for both the company and the employee. Administer vendor billing including self-invoicing and reconciling invoices and vendor statements. Liaises with benefit vendors to provide information, answer questions or connect with internal HR partners. Complete ad-hoc reporting for COEI partner, payroll, insurance brokers, etc. Prepare and analyze benefit data for annual surveys, project documentation and in support of policy decisions. Leads multi-disciplinary projects and initiatives to improve process optimization and people experience. Provides benefit employee inquiry metrics and trends from ServiceNow for our COEI partners.

Core Elements Related to This Role (Describe what is critical and/or what differentiates this role)

Large employer experience in a complex matrixed environment. Deep US H&W Benefit and Retirement expertise. Superior customer service experience. Research, trouble-shooting and analytical skills . Ability to handle multiple priorities at the same time and comfortable moving from one complexity to another. Strong collaboration outside of Benefits with Payroll, HRIT, HCM, People Resource Hub, HR Business partners and vendors. Delivering results from end-to-end to improve the future state. Strong written and verbal communication skills on sensitive and confidential topics. Six Sigma process excellence mindset. Deliver dashboards and metrics results through data-driven insights. Think outside the box innovation and simplification is key for a better people experience.

Dimensions And Aspects Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise (Breadth and depth of knowledge, application and complexity of technical knowledge)

Minimum 6-8 years US benefits experience in a corporate environment, preferably with a large employer. Strong expertise of employee benefit plans and their administration requirements, including ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA and ADA required. Experience with Retirement plans and funding requirements. Strong analytical experience with large data sets Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills including but not limited to, V-Look-ups, Pivot tables. Strong metrics experience building dashboards and visualizing data in a graphical format. Process improvement mindset and project management skills to optimize our processes. Leadership (Vision, strategy and business alignment, people management, communication, influencing others, managing change) Ability to lead projects and initiatives in consultation with manager Ability to mentor junior team members and serve as proxy for manager when needed Decision-making and Autonomy (The capacity and authority to make organizational decisions, autonomy in decision-making, complexity of decisions, impact of decisions) Research and problem solving is a requirement. Multi-tasking capability is very important. Independent and critical thinking skills are required, with the ability to discern the need to refer to manager for complex situations. Interaction (The span and nature of one s engagement with others when performing one s job, internal and external relationships) Providing superior customer service support to our employees. Interaction with many vendors and reconciling data discrepancies. Thorough follow-through and delivering results. Strong collaboration with other departments (Payroll, People Resource Hub, HRIT, HCM). Innovation (The required level of scientific knowledge, knowledge sharing, innovation and risk taking) Technical knowledge of Workday or Oracle Cloud, Global View ADP, ServiceNow or like case management, and Sharepoint sites is required Complexity (Products managed, mix of businesses, internal and/or external business environment, cultural considerations) Large corporate benefits knowledge in a highly matrixed environment.

Education, Behavioural Competencies And Skills:

High school diploma is required. College degree plus 6-8 plus years of experince in US Benefits. Large corporate experince in a matrixed environment. Strong written and oral communications skills. Excellent organizational and time management skills. Multi-tasking capability is a requirement. An analytical and process improvement mindset. Customer focused providing exceptional services to our employees and partners. Strong MS Office proficiency, especially in Excel (Data manipulation, Pivot tables and V-Look-Up);MS Teams, MS Word and MS PowerPoint is necessary. Experience with Workday or Oracle Cloud HR technology Experience with ADP Payroll or like payroll solution. Experience with ServiceNow or like case management experience. Benefit vendor experience with Fidelity, Alight, Client and others.