Benefits Analyst (Phoenix, AZ)

Sunland Asphalt•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

SUNLAND ASPHALT Is the road to your future under construction? Come join our Award-Winning Team. Sunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC. strives to recruit top talent and we are committed to help you grow both professionally and personally. We are confident you will find our Company a dynamic and rewarding place in which to work because here at Sunland Asphalt our vision is: 'To be the best place in the world to work.' Voted as one of Phoenix Business Journal's ' Best Places to Work,' Sunland offers employees: Competitive Weekly Pay and Paid Time Off 401(K) with Employer Match Tuition Reimbursement Work/Life Balance and Community Involvement Comprehensive Health Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision Life/Disability Insurances Award Winning Peers & Projects And A Foundation Built on Safety POSITION PURPOSE This position administers the employee benefits programs, ensuring accurate enrollment, compliance with regulations, and providing support to employees regarding the company's benefits offerings. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Note: The essential duties and primary accountabilities below are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent's performance objectives as outlined by the employee's immediate supervisor or manager. Administers and coordinates the employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, wellness, and leave programs. This includes administering day-to-day activities such as enrollment, eligibility verification, and processing employee changes and terminations. Serves at the primary point of contact for employees regarding benefit inquiries, ensuring timely resolution. This includes serving as a liaison between employees and third-party vendors/carriers. Presents at new employee orientation on a regular basis educating on the company's benefit offerings. May also deliver open enrollment and/or other educational sessions to increase employee understanding and awareness of benefit and wellness offerings. Participates in the annual benefits renewal process, evaluating brokers, vendors, carriers, and plan design. Plays a key role an open enrollment, which includes but is not limited to, communications and systems planning and preparedness, coordinating onsite educational sessions, and serving as a key resource to employees throughout the enrollment election period. Assists with developing and administering ongoing communication and outreach to increase awareness and understanding of the company's benefits offerings. Serve as the primary contact for benefit vendors, managing relationships, resolving issues, and monitoring vendor performance. This includes verifying, processing, and reconciling invoices ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely payments. Partners with leave administration vendor to ensure leaders, employees, and other stakeholders to ensure leave programs comply with federal, state and local regulations. Assists with annual filing responsibilities ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including preparing and filing Form 5500s, ACA filings, Summary Annual Reports, as well as the annual 401k audit. MARGINAL OR ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS Assists with Merger and Acquisition (M&A) initiatives, including due diligence activities. Plays a key role in M&A integration efforts. Creates department standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other related tools and resources to support the daily administration of employee benefits programs. Supports the HR team with other special projects or initiatives, as needed. Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Requirements

Must possess a strong knowledge in benefits administration as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field.
Five years of progressively responsible experience administering employee benefits and retirement programs.
Strong knowledge of benefits regulations, compliance requirements, and industry trends.
Experience managing vendor relationships, ensuring member issue resolution and (vendor) optimal performance.
Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and to support leadership to make sound business decisions.
Must possess strong attention to detail.
Requires strong oral and written communications skills, with the ability to effectively engage with employees at all levels.
Ability to effectively present to small and large-size audiences delivering technical content in an easy-to-understand fashion.
Must possess strong organizational skills and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
Must have a strong working knowledge of office software programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Responsibilities

Administers and coordinates the employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, wellness, and leave programs.
Administering day-to-day activities such as enrollment, eligibility verification, and processing employee changes and terminations.
Serves at the primary point of contact for employees regarding benefit inquiries, ensuring timely resolution.
Serving as a liaison between employees and third-party vendors/carriers.
Presents at new employee orientation on a regular basis educating on the company's benefit offerings.
Delivering open enrollment and/or other educational sessions to increase employee understanding and awareness of benefit and wellness offerings.
Participates in the annual benefits renewal process, evaluating brokers, vendors, carriers, and plan design.
Plays a key role an open enrollment, which includes but is not limited to, communications and systems planning and preparedness, coordinating onsite educational sessions, and serving as a key resource to employees throughout the enrollment election period.
Assists with developing and administering ongoing communication and outreach to increase awareness and understanding of the company's benefits offerings.
Serve as the primary contact for benefit vendors, managing relationships, resolving issues, and monitoring vendor performance.
Verifying, processing, and reconciling invoices ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely payments.
Partners with leave administration vendor to ensure leaders, employees, and other stakeholders to ensure leave programs comply with federal, state and local regulations.
Assists with annual filing responsibilities ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including preparing and filing Form 5500s, ACA filings, Summary Annual Reports, as well as the annual 401k audit.
Assists with Merger and Acquisition (M&A) initiatives, including due diligence activities.
Plays a key role in M&A integration efforts.
Creates department standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other related tools and resources to support the daily administration of employee benefits programs.
Supports the HR team with other special projects or initiatives, as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.