Total Rewards Lead - Workday Benefits

Tate & Lyle; United States; Remote; USD 92,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid time off & parental leave

401K with company match

Life insurance

Lifestyle Spending Account

Identity Theft protection

Telemedicine

Job summary

Tate & Lyle is hiring a Benefits Specialist to manage the benefits program, with a strong emphasis on Workday Benefits, open enrollment, and compliance. You will oversee eligibility, life events, vendor integrations, and data accuracy across systems.

Key duties include annual reporting like RxDC, CMS, 5500, and ensuring notices/posters are distributed. The role involves collaboration with HR Partners, Payroll, and consultants to maintain accurate benefits configurations and filing commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Outstanding interpersonal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage benefit vendor relationships
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with Workday system or ability to quickly learn navigation of new HRIS systems
• Knowledge of federal and state laws
• Ability to manage large scale projects and track/provide progress reports
• High level of integrity and confidentiality
• Process improvement mindset
• Knowledge of employee benefits packages
• Proficiency in excel report creation and manipulation

Responsibilities

• Participate in annual benefits strategy discussions and actions including making recommendation on new benefit additions, changes to benefit plan coverages, and
• Manage open enrollment process including working with benefits broker on benefit guide creation, ensuring all benefit renewals are completed, scheduling benefit vendor meetings, presenting new plan year benefits to employees, and preparing reports on benefits enrollment after open enrollment ends
• Review various leave requests and coordinate with local HR Partners on approval or denial decisions
• Reconcile 401(k) deductions from payroll with retirement vendor reports on a weekly basis
• Manage benefit vendor change processes or addition of new benefits vendors including set up of benefit plans in Workday and testing for enrollment and payroll deductions
• Complete annual RxDC reporting
• Complete annual healthcare 5500 report requested by benefits broker
• Complete annual CMS filing
• Ensure locations receive updated Workers Compensation posters
• Mail out annual Medicare D creditable coverage notices to employees and retirees
• Ensure all necessary compliance updates to annual benefit limits are made in Workday
• Update Workday with new benefits rates
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Payroll, and third-party consultants to make updates to Workday benefits set ups as needed for changes due to union negotiations
• Assist in all benefits audits providing documentation requested and responding to inquiries from the auditors
• Assist with 409A plan open enrollment process and update the Workday system with new deferral elections and eligibility for the 409A plan
• Conduct advanced analysis and research within the Benefits discipline, identifying trends, opportunities, and best practices to inform decision-making and planning within the Sub-Function / part of a Sub-Region.
• Serve as a subject matter specialist, offering recommendations on complex issues within the HR Specialist focus area, such as navigating employee relations cases or optimizing compensation packages.
• Stay updated on industry trends and regulatory changes related to the Benefits

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Prioritization

Communication

Vendor relations

Analytical skills

Workday familiarity

HR laws

Project management

Integrity & discretion

Benefits knowledge

Excel reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Job description

Tate & Lyle is hiring a Benefits Specialist to manage the benefits program, with a strong emphasis on Workday Benefits, open enrollment, and compliance. You will oversee eligibility, life events, vendor integrations, and data accuracy across systems.

Key duties include annual reporting like RxDC, CMS, 5500, and ensuring notices/posters are distributed. The role involves collaboration with HR Partners, Payroll, and consultants to maintain accurate benefits configurations and filing commitments.