ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

Plan Administration: Ensure benefit plans are administered according to established documents and procedures.

Invoice Reconciliation: Review and reconcile benefit invoices, ensuring timely payments and correct allocation of codes.

Survey Participation: Evaluate benefit survey results and recommend adjustments to benefit programs.

Cost Analysis: Monitor benefit program costs and analyze against projections.

Renewal Support: Assist in annual renewal discussions and new vendor implementation.

Data Reconciliation: Reconcile reports or work with vendors for audits and valuations.

Vendor Management: Hold vendors accountable using performance metrics.

Communication Management: Prepare and distribute benefits-related communications.

Program Implementation: Assist in implementing new benefit vendors, programs, and procedures.

Compliance Oversight: Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal legislation.

Serve as a liaison for benefit matters with OHR staff, vendors, auditors, and agencies.

NONESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
Related duties and special projects as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Requires a strong knowledge of benefits administration/business analytics and has the ability to apply both in problem solving. Must have advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. Actively develops relationships with internal and external stakeholders through proactive and effective communication. Must be familiar with a variety of benefit plan designs, including health and welfare plans, 401(a) and 403(b) retirement plans, and 457(b) nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Maintains comprehensive knowledge of federal and state laws influencing Human Resources and Benefit functions, including ERISA, HIPAA, FMLA, COBRA and ACA regulations.
Minimum Education/Training Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field or equivalent knowledge.
Minimum Experience: Three years of professional benefits experience. Experience using HR information systems (Workday preferred).
Physical Capabilities: Ability to deliver verbal presentations to employee groups.
Required Licenses, Certification or Registration: Coursework/Certification in benefits programs through the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (CEBS) strongly preferred.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Controls: Reports to Director, Benefits. Sets objectives with supervisor.

Work Environment:Hybrid Office/Telecommute environment, expected onsite percentage 40%, with occasional travel between National Academies' facilities and to off-site meeting/sponsor locations.

Compensation Range:

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine support equity, fairness, and transparency in our compensation programs. An estimated compensation range for this position is $68,160 - $93,715. Compensation offered to the selected candidate will be based on the candidate's relevant knowledge, skills, and work experience, commensurate with compensation of current employees in comparable positions with similar knowledge, skills, and work experience, and subject to budget parameters. Note it is not typical for a candidate to be hired at the higher end of the range.

The National Academies' Statement on Diversity and Inclusion:

We, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies), value diversity among our staff, members, volunteers, partners, vendors, and audiences. We recognize that talent is broadly distributed in society and that many perspectives enhance the quality of our work and drive innovation and impact.

We pledge to cultivate a workplace culture and climate that promotes inclusion, belonging, accessibility, and anti-racism; upholds equity; and values the participation of all who are engaged in advancing our mission. By embracing the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our programs, institutional policies and practices, and products, we will be able to better advise the nation on the most complex issues facing society and the world.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of the National Academies to recruit, hire, transfer, compensate, and promote people in all job categories and to administer all other personnel actions, terms and conditions of employment in a manner that is consistent with equal employment, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, medical condition for which a person has been rehabilitated or cured, marital status, family responsibilities, genetic information, political affiliation, personal appearance, matriculation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. It is also the institution's policy to recruit, hire, promote, and provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and covered veterans who are otherwise qualified.

Any qualification to be considered equivalent, in lieu of stated minimum, requires the prior approval of the Office of Human Resources.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Some functions in this description may be specific to a particular unit of the National Academies and not applicable to other units.

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