Corporate Benefit Enrollment Specialist

Summary

The overall responsibilities of the Benefit Enrollment Specialist is to oversee the life cycle of benefit enrollment for all new hires, qualifying life event, status changes and benefit termination processes. This includes working with vendor software to track new hire enrollment, tracking new benefit eligible statuses, answering employee questions related to benefit and enrollment process, submitting tracking reports to Bank Divisions as needed, and accurately terminating employee benefits as necessary. Will be responsible for communicating with Bank HR Division and individual employees on their enrollment status on a regular basis. Will be responsible for monitoring the electronic mailbox for the benefit department and will serve as the primary point of contact for 1st tier benefit inquiries. Will assist the department with benefit invoices for vendors and bank divisions. Will provide support to the Corporate HR Department with other projects as assigned. Will provide administrative/back-up support within the Benefits Department which may include workers' compensation and leave of absence communication as needed. This position will report to the Benefits Administrator and will assist that role with additional duties..

This is a Corporate position which may be located in an available bank division across our nine-state footprint in AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, TX, UT, WA, or WY. The entry rate for this position is $24.99 + / hour (calculated for Kalispell, MT). Click here to learn more about our bank divisions.

All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background.

WA Applicants ONLY:

Spokane $27.91 to $41.86 per hour

Wenatchee $28.30 to $42.44 per hour

Description

• Monitors and tracks all New Hire benefit enrollment. This includes answering benefit and enrollment questions from HR Division and Employees, sending reminders on the deadline to enroll, and tracking and sending reports as often as needed.
• Monitors the electronic mailbox for the benefit department and acts as the primary point of contact for 1st tier benefit inquiries.
• Completes the manual termination of benefits in the payroll system that are not managed through third party software.
• Tracks all employee status changes and communicates with HR Division or employee on steps needed to complete enrollment.
• Runs and distributes reports as needed for tracking and validation purposes.
• Completes monthly vendors benefit invoices and submits for payment.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Must complete the assigned online training courses and achieve a passing score by due date.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Required/Preferred

Education Level

Description

Required

Associate Degree

Associate's Degree in Human Resources or related field

Experience

Required/Preferred

Experience Level

Description

Required

3 years

Minimum of 3 years of Human Resources experience

Preferred

1 year

Minimum of 1 year employee benefit experience

Preferred

3 years

Customer focused experience

Would an equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience be considered?: Yes

License/Certification

Required/Preferred

License/Certification

Description

Required Skills and Abilities

• A significant level of trust, credibility and diplomacy is required. In-depth dialogues, conversations and explanations with customers, direct and indirect reports and outside vendors can be of a sensitive and/or highly confidential nature. Communications may involve motivating, influencing, educating and/or advising others on matters of significance.
• Possess good overall knowledge of human resources with emphasis on employee benefits.
• Ability to work independently to carry out assigned tasks.
• Possess good problem-solving skills and ability to react quickly to arising problems.
• Able to communicate effectively with people both verbally and in writing (listens and understands problems and assist staff at all levels as needed).
• Ability to effectively produce internal marketing materials and content including correspondence, presentations and digital tools to effectively present benefits information to all staff levels.
• Possess proven time management and organizational skills.
• Keen attention to detail and ability to meet multiple deadlines.
• Advanced computer proficiency and technical aptitude with the ability to use Microsoft Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and experience with database programs.
• Employee must be capable of regular, reliable, and timely attendance.
• Employee must be capable of interacting calmly and professionally with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds at various levels within and outside of the organization.

Additional Requirements

Travel

Occasional travel required: (less than 10 days per year) by automobile (as driver and passenger), commercial airlines, rental vehicles and public transportation and be able to lodge in public facilities.

Working Conditions

Environment: Indoors, a climate-controlled shared work area.

Noise Level: Moderate noise; not extreme or excessive; within reasonable limits.

Lifting: Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Vision

Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, view a computer terminal, and read the computer screen, printed materials, and handwritten materials.

Physical Activities

Frequency

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

Infrequent - rare.

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.

Infrequent - rare.

Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Infrequent - rare.

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Infrequent - rare.

Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects such as size and shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.

Infrequent - rare.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Daily.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Infrequent - rare.

Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Infrequent - rare.

Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.

Infrequent - rare.

Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Infrequent - rare.

Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Infrequent - rare.

Repetitive Motion: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Daily.

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Infrequent - rare.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Starting salary is dependent upon relevant experience and may vary based on the geographic location of the position. We offer an extensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Coverage is available to employees and their eligible dependents in accordance with our written plan documents. You may also be eligible for a health savings account option, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a health rewards program, a retirement savings plan, including 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans, short and long-term disability benefits, education and training benefits, and discounts on banking products and services. We also offer a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan and paid holidays. PTO accruals begin at .0745 per hour worked for our part time employees up to a maximum accrual of 240 hours per year for certain Full-Time employees. PTO accruals are dependent on position, status (Full time or Part time), and years of experience in accordance with our PTO policy. Most Full-Time employees are also offered 6 paid holidays and Part Time employees are offered pro-rated paid holidays. In addition, employees in Utah and Nevada may be eligible for pay for certain state recognized holidays. Visit our website for more details. Check it out!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants, or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Glacier Bancorp, Inc. does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.

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