Total Rewards Specialist

Ball Corporation•Westminster, CO

54d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants. Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe! Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world. Primary purpose of the position: This position is part of a team that shares responsibility for the daily administration of corporate-sponsored Health and Group Benefits, Retirement programs and other compensation or benefits programs (including medical, dental, vision, disability, life/AD&D, HSA, EAP, HCRA/DCRA, COBRA, retiree health and life benefits, defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans, deferred compensation plans, long term incentive awards, merit, incentive compensation and others). The position reports to the US Benefits Manager, to effectively support the communication, implementation, administration and execution of a variety of programs and continuously improve internal processes and compliance efforts, aligned with Total Rewards Center of Excellence (COE) strategy.

Requirements

Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college or work-related experience.
BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE: Possesses a detailed understanding of policies, procedures and application. Through acquired experience understands function and can assist with interpretation of policies and process details.
ANALYSIS / PROBLEM SOLVING: References documented process and practices to address challenges. May handle more common complex challenges but escalates situations that have not been encountered previously.
DECISION MAKING: Decisions are based on prescribed guidelines and the ability to research, understand, interpret and validate the details of unfamiliar situations. Provides recommendations on escalated issues.
ORGANIZATION: Prioritizing workload in a manner consistent with direction and departments objectives. Detail oriented and capable of multi-tasking and maintaining productivity in an environment subject to frequent interruption and high volume of activities and multiple deadlines.
COMMUNICATION: Able to articulate specific details, thoughts and ideas tactfully, clearly and succinctly. Provides the information people need to know. Provides customers complete, timely and accurate information. Demonstrates good oral, written and listening skills.
Job related experience of 2 to 3 years minimum

Nice To Haves

Certifications/Licenses/Other: CEBS Preferred

Responsibilities

Attends regularly scheduled calls with external vendors
Reconciles escalated issues and provide assistance to management, human resources colleagues, employees and retirees until resolution is attained
Assists in the development and deployment of communication materials for effective, accurate presentation of the plans to employees and HR
Creates and monitors any required benefit plan funding requests, billing/funding and other reports to Treasury and/or Finance, proactively identifying and recommending remediation of any significant amounts/fluctuations; Reconciles plan expenses to the record keeper, trust and auditors
Coordinates with HRIS and payroll functions relating to data feeds, deductions and system setup, running extracts, and reports as necessary
Reviews data transmission/ specification requirements and validation of error reports and any changes with suppliers/partners and internal stakeholders and updates related process documentation
Employee program enrollment coordination and testing
Maintains plan documents and handles plan compliance-related tasks, potentially including assistance with completion of IRS Form 5500, SARs, updates to Summary Plan Descriptions, coordinates annual plan audits, data validation, and other regulatory reporting
Maintains a thorough knowledge of all current and past (grandfathered) provisions of plans and programs
Supports preparation and presentations to Ball's governing committees
Assists company representatives in responding to union requests for benefit information and grievance cases
Compiles reports and assists analysts in tracking and analyzing issues and trends
Complies and completes surveys within Total Rewards
Leads and/or supports audits, reconciliation and reporting initiatives
Participates on project teams and may play a project management role to implement new benefits/programs, support acquisitions/divestitures, support union negotiation processes and outcomes/changes, support system changes and other initiatives as necessary
Continuously identifies areas for process improvement and implements the creation, updates and regularly reviews procedure documents and process flows
Performs other duties as assigned by the Director, Total Rewards Global Employee Experience and Operations, some of which may become permanent responsibilities; Participates in special projects as assigned and performs individual assignments as management may direct
Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the division group, company and vendors, including ability to handle stress and to interact with others so as to establish and maintain a positive, respectful and productive work environment and minimize personal conflicts

Benefits

This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure. Go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.

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