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Reporting to the Americas Benefits Leader, this position will serve as a key executer of the design, development, execution, communication and administration of the Americas Benefit programs.
America’s benefit programs include Health & Welfare, leaves, disability, retirement savings, deferred compensation, and voluntary benefit programs for the United States and Canada.
*This is an individual contributor role and will be based in our Wilmington, Delaware location (hybrid schedule).
Responsibilities:
Benefit responsibilities administration of Americas health and retirement programs working with internal and external resources to ensure the execution of the benefits strategy, and in compliance with applicable country regulationsServe as a point of contact with HR leaders, ensuring a timely response and focusing on a positive employee experienceMonitors benefits processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvementParticipate in the selection and management of vendors, consultants and carriers; ensuring these partners meet consistent administration processing; ensuring smooth processing of interfaces; monitoring performance expectations
Administration and Operations
Responsible for ensuring the processes for H&W Annual Enrollment, new hire enrollment, leave and termination benefit processes, transferee relocation and tax support processes, and similar change event administration are run on schedule and without errorSupport M&A activity, including benefits due diligence, integration and change managementManage day-to-day operational systems administration of benefit programs; ensures ongoing system and file transfer accuracy between external and internal vendorsParticipant in annual renewals, strategy implementation, and special projectsServe as primary lead for data analytics from internal and external reportingRequests, analyzes and provides data reports from appropriate internal/external resources to assist with benefit planning/compliance/developmentEnsure the timely payment of all benefit invoices; create and track requisitions as neededLead annual health and welfare benefit plan audits and vendor testing (as needed)Manage required federal and state report and application such as the IRS, DOL, insurance commissioners, and other regulatory agenciesResponsible for voluntary benefits programs to ensure vendor operating efficientlyResponsible for all BOT Mgmt to ensure accuracy and operating correctly; analyzes issues and leads in the resolution/testing processLeads internal/external stakeholders for systems collaborations/buildsProvide support for M&A activity, including levels of benefits due diligence, integration and change managementWork with resources to create timely 5500’s and complete all other required filings and notices (e.g., PCORI, SARS, SPDs, SMMs)Requests, analyzes and provides data reports from appropriate internal/external resources to assist with benefit planning/compliance/developmentManage benefits administration queue to answer/investigate employee inquiries (reviewing outstanding cases to ensure appropriate service levels are met)Assist with vendor transactions such as, but not limited to, QDROs, death claims, etc.Manage the benefits integrations files (Workday to Alight, Alight to ADP, etc.) and initiate any required correctionsAssist with the annual forecasting of benefits expenses (for Fringe Rate and Purchase Orders)Participate in the Privacy & Security Information Assessment process for new and existing vendor relationshipsParticipate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for the Benefits Administration System (Annual Enrollment, M&A activity, etc.)Partner with retirement vendors to monitor processes and identify and correct issues identified: Contribution audits/limit monitoring, loan repayment/loan delinquency audits, contribution rate audits, monitoring interface reporting for errors/discrepancies on files inbound to payroll and outbound from both payroll and Workday to MerrillOversee and ensure the timely funding of payroll contributions to US retirement plans including managing/monitoring pay frequency changes
Retirement Plans
Responsible for the daily management of the company 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan. This includes that contributions are made in a timely manner. New hire enrollment, plan communications and vendor management of administration and investmentsSupport M&A activity, including benefits due diligence, integration and change managementEnsure compliance (such as Secure Act, IRS, DOL and ERISA regulations) and adherence to reporting requirementsMonitor ongoing and developing legislation to ensure timely compliance with changing regulationsFile timely 5500 and complete all required filings / notices (SARS, SPDs, SMMs)Act as lead coordinate for all annual audits and compliance reviewsProvide directional day-to-day oversight to retirement vendors to ensure ongoing compliance Work closely with external vendors, internal resources, and Committee members to prepare Investment Committee quarterly meetings Provide general administration oversight guidance for 401k funding and testing and offer ongoing best practice process improvements where appropriate
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree, and/or CEBS certification requiredMinimum of 6+ years of relevant and progressive professional employee benefits experience, including strategic oversight of complex self-insured and large group insurance programsProven experience working with U.S. benefit plan design, administration and compliance requirementsStrong working knowledge of US Federal regulations (ERISA), Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Department of Labor (DOL) and other regulatory agencies that impact benefit programsExperience working with Alight or similar benefit admin vendorsExperience with Canadian benefit plans preferredStrong financial acumen and quantitative skills and the ability to use data analysis to derive insights and support fact-based decision makingAbility to support business processes related to benefitsAbility to build relationships, partner and influence outcomes across human resources, finance, operations business leaders and senior managementExcellent administrative, organization and interpersonal skills; ability to support all levels of the organizationCompetency in MSOffice suite; Excel, Word, PowerPoint
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