Position Details
Total Rewards Analyst Apply
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This client is a German multinational Pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, headquartered in Leverkusen, and areas of business include pharmaceuticals; consumer healthcare products, agricultural chemicals, seeds and biotechnology products.
Job Title: Total Rewards Analyst
Location: Whippany, NJ, 07981
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Remote
Job Description:
POSITION SUMMARY
- As a key contributor to our team, you will lead efforts administering benefits programs, including health and welfare, retirement, and disability programs.
- Your work will ensure data integrity, compliance, and exceptional program delivery, all while promoting education and engagement throughout the organization.
- If you are a proactive problem-solver with a strong foundation in benefits and leave of absence administration with a desire to drive positive change in an inclusive, evolving organization, this is the opportunity for you.
POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build relationships with internal and external providers of benefit plans and systems ensuring accuracy and a positive employee experience in enrolling or using benefit plans.
- Assist with development and delivery of employee education about total rewards programs, coordinating with internal teams and vendors to ensure we deliver a consistent employee education experience across the organization.
- Provides guidance and counsel to internal teams and coaches on the requirements and provisions of benefit programs; assist with the resolution of potential problems.
- Manages the process for administration of benefit enrolment's, changes, and qualifying events in HRIS.
- Communicates with the appropriate vendors, reconciles employee benefit enrolment files and invoices.
- Monitors plan limits, eligibility, and other restrictions on plan participation to ensure compliance with both plan provisions and regulatory requirements.
- Assists benefits team in providing consistent and accurate responses to employee benefits inquiries.
- Handle escalated benefits queries.
- Assists Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance activities.
- Determine employee eligibility for coverage based on measurement period, administrative period, and stability period rules.
- Assists completion and generation of the Company 1095-C forms to employees through vendor.
- Maintain a working knowledge of relevant regulatory matters and ensure benefit policies and procedures are compliant.
- Manage and closely monitor active employee and retiree inquiries; redirecting as needed and coordinate with other team members to respond in a timely manner to resolve all inquiries.
- Monitor benefit vendor and HRIS files in collaboration with internal partners.
- Manage and closely monitor active employee and retiree inquiries; redirecting as needed and coordinate with other team members to respond in a timely manner to resolve all inquiries.
- Assist with the day-to-day administration of spending accounts including employee HSA and FSA accounts, and the Employer Stock Purchasing Program.
- Works with internal partners and vendors to administer or assist with aspects of disability, accommodation & workers' compensation programs.
- Provides case management & coordinates administrative aspects of the cases & payments.
- Partners closely with internal parties and vendors on complicated accommodations, leave cases & workers' compensation cases.
- Meets regularly with team to review complex cases and develops strategies for resolution when needed.
- Assists with the creation & facilitation of disability leave administration training under the direction of an advisor or coach.
- Assists with internal & outside auditors to plan for & respond to all auditing activities related to disability leave management.
- Input, review and analyse output from interfaces to ensure accurate payroll results.
- Partner with internal and external partners implement improvements as necessary for efficiency.
- Support internal and external partners with any system maintenance and coordination/testing of upgrades or improvements.
- Assist with the implementation, and communication of new plans, initiatives, and changes to existing programs as needed and during the annual benefits enrollment process.
- Interpret policies, procedures, and regulations for others.
- Propose improvements to systems, methods of work, and analysis to support continuous improvement efforts towards evolving business requirements as well as ensuring compliance with policies and statutory regulations.
- Facilitate monthly and annual compliance reporting as needed.
- Participate in Team meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS/PREFERENCES
Education Requirement(s):
- BS/BA degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a closely related field required OR additional experience above the minimum may be considered in lieu of the required education for a year-for-year basis
- A minimum of 4 years progressive work experience in employee benefits administration required for the mid level position
- A minimum of 6 plus years progressive work experience in employee benefits administration required for the Expert level position
Skill & Competency Requirements:
- Experience answering employee inquires related to Health & Welfare, Retirement, and LOA questions as well as navigating through documents such as SPDs to provide direction.
- Someone with good critical thinking skills, willing to collaborate on a variety of topics
- Customer experience/focus
Preferences:
- SAP & Kronos experience
- MS Excel and/or Access skills
- PHR, SPHR or other equivalent, related HR certificates
- Experience in one or more of the following: benefits, consulting, employee benefit transformation or employee total rewards.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
