Benefits Manager, Legal Services

Growing Prestigious Law Firm seeks a Benefits Manager to join their Team! Responsibilities The Benefits Manager position is responsible for directing and planning the day-to-day operations of group benefits programs (group health, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, worker's compensation, life insurance, travel and accident plan, flexible spending plan, retirement plans, etc.). This position provides excellent customer service and designs quality benefits plans. The manager continually investigates new benefits programs, improves existing programs, and supervises and monitors benefits administration. Plans, implements, and administers retirement and health and welfare benefit programs. Manage the day-to-day administration of benefit plans. Review and approve all benefits-related inputs to payroll, ensuring the accuracy of benefit deductions, retroactive deductions, and leave-related payroll impacts. Collaborate with broker to prepare annual renewal change recommendations and monitor market trends, best practices, and benchmarking data. Manage annual Open Enrollment including project planning, system configuration, vendor coordination, testing, employee and partner communications, and post-enrollment reconciliation. Leading benefits communications and education initiatives. Coordinate leaves of absences and manage the leave process with employees. Monitors the effectiveness of these benefits programs. Provides accurate administrative services to employees and partners regarding benefits programs. Develop statistical data about current benefit programs and propose benefits changes to provide Firm management controls and to protect future benefit costs and assist management in decision-making on possible benefit improvements. Keeps up to date regarding local, state and federal laws to ensure that all benefit plans comply with such laws and regulations. Maintains records and files, including plan documents, summary plan descriptions and contracts relating to the various benefits programs of the Firm. Assures proper enrollment, termination, accuracy of deductions, vendor invoice processing, auditing, record-keeping and reporting of the Firm’s benefits programs. Develop estimated and actual costs of benefits plans for budget purposes with assistance from Firmwide Finance Department. Acts as liaison between Firm and outside consultants, actuaries and carriers with respect to problem solving and renewal and negotiations of contracts. Develops and publishes open enrollment materials annually. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in human resource management or related field. 3-5+ Years Experience in a Law Firm. Computer proficiency to use Microsoft products, including PowerPoint; experience with HRIS and benefits databases. Knowledge of benefits contract language. Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, filing and compliance requirements, both adopted and pending, affecting employee benefits programs, including the ACA, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, Section 125, workers' compensation, Medicare, OBRA, and Social Security and DOL requirements. SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, and/or CEBS professional designations preferred #J-18808-Ljbffr