Benefits Manager

Qualys • Richmond, VA

287d • $110,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country, Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative and sophisticated advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. At Cherry Bekaert we create shared success through teamwork, energy, and expertise. We approach today's toughest business challenges with a client-first mindset, working together to create exceptional value. We are all committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, our community, and our professions. To meet this commitment, Cherry Bekaert will provide you with the space to pursue growth and development opportunities that will guide and support you at each stage of your personal and professional journey. If you are ready to find your space and create your future, you belong with us. The Benefits Manager purpose includes work focused on assisting and advising employees with benefit enrollment process, eligibility, coverage amounts/options, and claims filing. The benefits manager influences the benefits strategy and operationalizes the benefit changes. The benefits manager typically manages the duties of benefit specialists or analysts. In this role you will collaborate with the Total Rewards and larger People & Culture team on benefits strategy, new benefit programs, and ways to improve upon existing programs. You play a key role in ensuring we provide quality benefit plans and total rewards to our people that focus on all aspects of employee wellbeing.

Requirements

• Broad knowledge of typical employer benefit programs and a high level of experience, discretion, and technical skill.
• A knack for explaining and educating benefits offerings across all levels of the organization.
• An eye for continuous improvement and an ear for active listening.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects.
• People development skills and a genuine excitement for coaching and mentoring others.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred. Relevant years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of five years of related benefit administration experience with knowledge of health and wellness programs.

Responsibilities

• Benefits strategy development - collaborates with Total Rewards and HR leadership to develop long-term direction/design of competitive and cost-effective benefit offerings aligned with philosophy and principals to better ensure attraction and retention of employees.
• Benefits strategy implementation; preparation of systematic changes for annual benefits enrollment (leadership) - solicits, evaluates and selects employee benefits products to offer our employee population (including health, life and disability insurance and retirement plans). Collects and analyzes industry practices to determine competitive positioning of current and future offerings.
• Benefit Administration & related customer service, including management of others - oversees vendor relationships with external suppliers of services, ensuring accurate processing and reporting of activities and related invoices. Assists employees to obtain answers to questions and hear appeals. Consults with external benefits consultant and internal leadership to resolve complex issues.
• Communication of benefits opportunities and changes - Leads the open enrollment process, including system readiness and communications via in-person, webinar or written media. Collaborates with the firm's marketing department to design, write and/or deliver communication pieces. Generates the Employee and Partner benefits handbooks.
• Compliance with jurisdictional requirements and internal policies and practices - ensures external and internal administrators follow all applicable jurisdictional requirements related to our benefit offerings as well as compliance with the terms of the applicable plan documents and contract terms.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing.
• Flexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work.
• Shared values, including uncompromising integrity, a passion for excellence, and mutual respect.
• The opportunity to innovate and do work that motivates and engages you.
• A collaborative environment focused on your career growth and continuous professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree