Senior Employee Benefits Advisor Strategic Client Partner

Cottingham & Butler; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Profit-Sharing/Defined Contribution

PTO/Paid Holidays

Company-paid ST and LT Disability

Maternity Leave/Parental Leave

Subsidized Parking

Company-paid Term Life Insurance

Job summary

Cottingham & Butler is looking for an experienced Employee Benefits Client Consultant in Madison, Wisconsin. You will play a critical role in building client relationships, providing analysis, and delivering strategic recommendations for various benefits programs. Top candidates will have a minimum of 5 years of experience and hold a Life and Health Insurance License. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience.
• Maintain a Life and Health Insurance License.
• Expertise in developing self-insured and fully insured welfare benefit plans.

Responsibilities

• Build strong client relationships and assist in tailored benefit strategies.
• Work within cross-functional teams to meet client needs.
• Analyze client data to develop benefit plan offerings.

Skills

Client relationship management

Benefit plan development

Compliance knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Life and Health Insurance License

5+ years industry experience

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and passionate employee benefits professional to drive successful outcomes for clients and their programs. As an Employee Benefits Client Consultant, you’ll play a critical role in building strong client relationships, providing high-quality analysis, and delivering strategic recommendations that ensure positive outcomes for our clients. With your expertise, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor to clients across various industries, sizes, and geographies.

Essential Functions:
• Build Client Relationships: Establish yourself as the primary advisor for benefits-related issues. Assist clients by developing and executing tailored benefit program strategies to retain and attract employees. Support HR leaders in navigating legal compliance requirements (e.g., HIPAA, FMLA, COBRA) and other functions.
• Team Collaboration: Work within a cross-functional team to address client needs in analytics, compliance, communications, technology, marketing, and non-medical benefits. Leverage internal tools effectively to oversee client materials and prepare for questions with support from internal teams.
• Develop Benefit Plan Offerings: Analyze client data for utilization patterns, benchmarking, and alternative funding strategies. Collaborate with the sales team to recommend products to enhance benefit programs or solve client needs.

Knowledge and Expertise:
• Familiarity with coverages, carriers, payroll, and benefit administration systems.
• Proficiency in benefit procedures, strategies, and market knowledge.
• Strong business insight including financial reporting, client business models, and strategy.
• A commitment to personal excellence and a thriving company culture.

Qualifications:
• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience.
• Maintain a Life and Health Insurance License.
• Expertise in developing self-insured and fully insured welfare benefit plans.
• Fulfillment of continuing education credits and additional designations as assigned.

Full-Time Benefits - Most benefits start day 1
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Flex Spending or HSA
• 401(k) with company match
• Profit-Sharing/Defined Contribution (1-year waiting period)
• PTO/Paid Holidays
• Company-paid ST and LT Disability
• Maternity Leave/Parental Leave
• Subsidized Parking
• Company-paid Term Life/Accidental Death Insurance

Company Description
At Cottingham & Butler, we sell a promise to help our clients through life’s toughest moments. To deliver on that promise, we aim to hire, train, and grow the best professionals in the industry. We look for people with an insatiable desire to succeed, are committed to growing, and thrive on challenges. Our culture is guided by the theme of “better every day” constantly pushing ourselves to be better than yesterday – that’s who we are and what we believe in.
As an organization, we are tremendously optimistic about the future and have incredibly high expectations for our people and our performance. Our ability to grow as a company, fuels investments in new resources to better serve our clients and provide the amazing career opportunities our employees want and deserve. This is why we are a growth company and why we are committed to being better every day.

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