What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Union Benefits Analyst position at ABM US?
ABM is hiring a Senior Union Benefits Analyst to be responsible for multi-state union processes and reporting of fringe benefits based on Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) and maintaining rules in the Entitlement Management System (EMS). The union segment requires a different approach when processing union payments based on the numerous union contracts that ABM is involved with on a yearly basis. A successful candidate will have strong organizational skills, research and analytical skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with Accounting, FP&A, Human Resources, Legal, Labor Managers at ABM along with Union Contacts is crucial.
This is a Hybrid Role (in-office Tue/Wed/Thu) located in our Sugar Land, TX office!
Primary Responsibilities
- Maintain and update union benefit rules in the Entitlement Management System (EMS) and perform routine audits
- Work with our analyst to create and setup new union codes as new Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) are obtained
- Obtain renewed Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) from Operations or Legal Team to update expired rules for all companies in all systems
- Work closely with our FP&A and Benefits Accounting team to ensure all union payments are recorded timely and accurately and assist with month-end financial close and questions
- Work with the Union Audit Manager as needed to gather necessary documents required for analysis with detailed review of audit periods for each employee to present findings and ensure all union audits are tracked accrued timely & accurately
- Review and approve new union code(s) created by the team
- Maintains knowledge and understanding of union collective bargaining agreements
- Review and compare monthly invoices from the union to ABM’s calculated invoices
- Process union payments per Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) entitlements
- Reconcile monthly accruals versus payments and research any discrepancies
- Perform routine review and analysis of employer and employee cost sharing of union benefits
- Assist in annual Year-End Multi-Employer reporting to our SEC team
- Communicate with Accounting, local HR, Payroll, and Operations to resolve issues with the processing of union payments and discrepancies pertaining to union employees.
- Perform routine review and analysis of the Union rosters compared to ABM’s employee union roster and update as needed either with ABM’s system or the union’s portal
- Special projects and other duties as assigned
Education and Competencies
- Associates or bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 3 years of ABM experience in ESC or HRSS or 5 years of Union benefit experience
- 1 year(s) of customer service experience required
- Strong MS Excel skills (VLOOKUPS and PIVOTS) required
- Accounting/Finance background a plus
- Understanding of payroll processing is a plus
- Commitment to teamwork through relationship-building, reliability, and collaboration
- Good communication skills and able to work with different management levels
- Must be detail oriented, organized and have strong analysis and communications skills
- Possess a positive attitude with a strong desire to learn
- Ability to work within deadlines in a fast-paced environment (OT may be required)
Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM 2025 Employee Benefits | Staff & Management
