Manager of Employee Benefits and Projects - Marietta, GA

Lockton; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Company-provided equipment

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Employer-paid benefits

401(k) retirement with company match

Pet insurance

Vacation accrual

Job summary

BCInsourcing, a Lockton Company, seeks a benefits administrator to support Wellstar Health Systems in Marietta, GA. The role is onsite Monday–Friday, focused on educating HR partners about benefits, managing projects, and ensuring regulatory compliance across core and voluntary plans.

The ideal candidate has strong MS Office/Excel skills, experience with HRIS systems, and a Life and Health Producer's License with ability to obtain carrier appointments.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent years of direct workforce experience.
• Experience with employee benefits administration in medium-to-large organizations, including ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, HIPAA, DOL rules.
• Proven project management and planning experience.
• Advanced hands-on MS Office, especially MS Excel with complex formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables.
• Technical experience with HRIS and other benefits administration systems.
• Life and Health Producer's License, and eligibility for appointment with carriers.
• Valid driver's license for travel to local client sites.

Responsibilities

• Educate HR partners, leaders, and collaborators on current benefits offerings and eligibility.
• Coordinate client projects and administrative services; analyze data and present findings using Excel.
• Ensure compliance with core health and welfare plans and related regulations.
• Liaise with benefits vendors to ensure plans are properly recorded and reported.
• Attend HR/training/implementation meetings and client calls as needed.
• Schedule ongoing meetings to educate and guide the benefits team.

Skills

Project management

Benefits administration

Vendor management

Data analysis

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Advanced degree (in progress or completed)

Tools

MS Office

MS Excel

HRIS

Workday

UKG

AbsenceSoft

bswift

Job description

Your Responsibilities

At BCInsourcing, we believe our people are our greatest strength. We strive to hire individuals from diverse backgrounds because different perspectives make us stronger, more innovative, and better equipped to serve others. If you are passionate about helping people and enjoy being part of a dynamic, team-oriented environment, you will feel right at home here.

BCInsourcing, a Lockton Company, is one of the nation’s leading benefit communication firms. Headquartered in Kansas City, we deliver customized benefit communication and administrative services to employees across the United States, partnering closely with our clients’ HR departments to support both organizations and their employees.

Location

This position will support Wellstar Health Systems in Marietta, GA. This role is onsite Monday-Friday.

Essential Functions

• Guides, facilitates and oversees the education of HR partner relationships, leaders, and other key collaborators regarding current benefits offerings and benefits eligibility as well as benefits processes and procedures needed to support team members at Wellstar.
• Coordinates and/or executes client-directed projects and ongoing administrative services; identifies client needs and strategizes with senior leadership to support solutions. Operates in Microsoft Office, using advanced Excel including complex formulas, VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs and pivot tables, to analyze and present data effectively. Works with large datasets, troubleshooting discrepancies, and creating reports that support others decision-making.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and adherence with requirements for the Wellstar Health System Core Health and Welfare benefit plans – medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability; as well as ancillary and voluntary benefits.
• Supports the benefit and technology vendor relationships. Serves as liaison with the Benefit vendors to ensure that the plans recordkeeping, payment and reporting systems are operated in compliance with plan documents and controlling laws and regulations.
• Serves as liaison to resolve escalated concerns/issues. Communicates professionally and promptly with all key stakeholders and executives in a manner consistent with company and client culture; fosters and maintains effective relationships and rapport with cross-departmental colleagues, carriers, and client partners; participates in various client and management-directed meetings, including HR and training meetings, implementation/ongoing client calls, and others.
• Schedules and maintains ongoing meetings with members of the benefits team to educate, guide, train, coach and inform on a regular schedule and as needed.
• Licensing: Maintains a Life and Health Producer's License. Completes continuing education, provides appropriate documentation, and all other licensing requirements as directed by the Licensing Coordinator. Timely notifies the internal licensing department of any information or situation which may affect licensure or appointment status.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent years of direct workforce experience.
• Demonstrated professional experience with employee benefits administration, preferably in a medium-to-large organization. Benefits experience to include comprehensive knowledge of H&W plans administration and delivery; related accounting, financial and tax principles; and the legislation, regulations and regulatory agencies impacting and governing all employee benefit plans (ERISA, EBSA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA/ADAAA, HIPAA, FLSA, DOL Wage & Hour, IRS IRC Section 125, NLRA, USERRA, Davis-Bacon Act, etc.).
• Proven project management and planning experience.
• Advanced hands‑on knowledge of MS Office, specifically MS Excel is necessary.
• Technical expertise with experience with HRIS and other benefits administration systems.
• Must obtain and maintain Life and Health Producer's License, and be eligible for appointment to appropriate insurance carriers within timeframes established by the company.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license to travel to local client sites.

Preferred Education And Experience

• Advanced education/degree completed or in progress.
• Experience with systems including Workday, UKG, AbsenceSoft, bswift.
• Bilingual – English and Spanish fluency, verbal and written, per client requirement.
• Working knowledge of insurance products, including core and voluntary benefits.

Total Rewards Summary

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support the health, financial well-being, and professional growth of our employees.

• Paid training and ongoing professional development
• Company-provided equipment
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a wellness program
• Additional voluntary benefit options
• 100% employer-paid benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Pet insurance
• Immediate vacation accrual

Paid holidays, effective upon hire, including:

• 11 company-observed holidays
• 2 floating holidays
• 2 personal days
• 2 volunteer days

• Employee referral bonus program