Compensation and Benefits Specialist  

Job Summary

The Benefits Specialist is responsible for: recommending, developing and improving policies, plans, and processes with regard to employee benefits while assuring compliance with all regulatory requirements; and for the administration of established total rewards programs, company and statutory benefits.

General responsibilities

• Executes daily operations & administration of employee benefits (including company and statutory benefits)

• Serves as a key liaison for benefits administration. Advises employees on eligibility, coverage, and other benefits matters

• Determines employee benefits practices by benchmarking best practices; researching industry and employment trends; tracking legislation and estimating impact.

• Assists with vendor selection, contract renewals and benefits implementations and ensure implementation of agreed service agreements

• Timely enrollment/termination of employees to benefits documentation is maintained

• Recommends and documents process/customer service improvements, innovative solutions, policy changes

• Oversees health and wellness & other benefits programs

• Assists in the development of standard reports (hiring, attrition, cost of ongoing customer needs)

• Manages special projects as assigned; assists with design and development of new benefit plans.

• Bachelor’s degree in HR Management, Psychology, Accounting / Finance, or any related business course

• Minimum 5 years of related experience

• Experience with Developing Policies/ Processes; Orienting employees, benefits administration

• Good communication, reporting and presentation skills

• Very good project management and quality management

• Very good MS Excel and PPT skills

• Initiative and creative thinking ability

• HR and Labor law knowledge. Understands general HR policies and practices