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Benefits Manager

At ESS our motto is, “Every day counts!” We take opportunities every day to grow and better our company as well as our employees.

OVERVIEW: The Benefits Manager is responsible for overseeing the organization’s benefits programs, including program administration, compliance management, vendor management, and employee communication. The successful candidate will also oversee the Benefits Administration team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee all employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, and wellness benefits, ensuring they meet organizational goals and employee needs.
• Assigns tasks and responsibilities to the benefits administration team, facilitating solutions when needed.
• Supervise the process for handling ADA-related inquiries, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Analyze monthly insurance billing invoices to ensure records are up to date and investigate and resolve any discrepancies.
• Ensure that all benefits programs comply with federal, state, and local regulations, such as ERISA, ACA, and HIPAA.
• Create and update benefits-related policies and procedures to reflect changes in regulations and organizational needs.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee daily operations of the benefits administration team.
• Identify training needs, provide coaching and mentoring, and facilitate professional development opportunities for team members.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 3 years previous benefits experience required
• 1 year of previous management experience
• Familiarity with employment laws and compliance requirements
• Highly detail oriented
• Multi-tasker
• Team-player
• Strong Microsoft Excel knowledge

ESS ADVANTAGES:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD)
• 401(k)
• PTO (vacation, sick, personal)
• Mental Health Day
• Volunteer time off

PHYSICAL DEMANDS - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly stands, walks, sits, uses hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaches with hands and arms, talk or hear.

VISION REQUIREMENTS - Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) to work on the computer.

WORK ENVIRONMENT - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

This position works in an environment with moderate noise level. (Examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic.)

Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons, with or without notice.  The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.