Employee Retirement and Benefits Specialist (Fully Remote)

FYI For Your Information Inc•Silver Spring, MD

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role focuses on providing comprehensive retirement and benefits counseling to federal civilian employees. The specialist will guide employees through various aspects of retirement, insurance, leave programs, and workers' compensation. Key responsibilities include preparing estimates and applications, assisting with voluntary separations, managing benefits records, ensuring compliance with regulations, and developing training materials. The position serves as a liaison between employees, management, and external agencies to ensure effective benefits administration.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience developing recommendations and providing consultation services on sensitive Federal civilian employee relations matters and technical advice and guidance to supervisors and managers on complex Federal employee relations matters, such as disciplinary actions including suspensions and reprimands, administrative investigations and performance issues.
Experience interpreting and applying 5 CFR 752 and 5 CFR 432.
Experience in the development of Federal employee relations related correspondence, communications, and memorandums for legal review/concurrence.

Responsibilities

Provide federal retirement and benefits counseling to employees regarding retirement eligibility, retirement options, annuity estimates, survivor benefits, insurance programs, and related benefits programs.
Prepare and review retirement estimates, retirement applications, and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable regulations and policies.
Assist employees throughout the retirement process, including eligibility determinations, benefits counseling, application processing, and coordination with payroll and retirement authorities.
Support voluntary separation and early retirement initiatives by providing eligibility reviews, counseling, documentation support, and employee guidance.
Provide guidance and administrative support for health insurance, life insurance, and retirement savings programs, including enrollment actions, eligibility requirements, coverage options, and retirement impacts.
Counsel employees on leave programs and related benefits, including leave accrual, family and medical leave, paid parental leave, military leave, leave transfer programs, and leave-related benefits implications.
Serve as a liaison between employees, management, payroll offices, and external agencies to facilitate benefits administration and resolve benefits-related issues.
Support workers' compensation programs by assisting with claims processing, documentation, case management, return-to-work coordination, and related employee services.
Maintain benefits records, personnel documentation, and supporting case files to ensure accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness.
Ensure benefits and retirement actions comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and program requirements.
Prepare reports, respond to audits and inquiries, and provide recommendations to support program effectiveness and continuous improvement.
Develop and deliver employee briefings, training sessions, workshops, and informational materials on retirement, benefits, leave, and related human resources programs.