What are the responsibilities and job description for the Benefits Administrator position at Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend Diocesan Jobs?
Benefits Administrator:
Classification: Full-Time, Exempt:
Reports To: :The Chief Financial Officer
The essential functions/major responsibilities listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position. Duties and responsibilities are also subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.
Job Summary:
The Diocesan Benefits Administrator assists employees with benefits enrollment, termination of benefits, employee questions, manages all insurance billing, maintains employee databases, and insurance files.
Essential Functions/Job Responsibilities:
Specific Job Skills/Qualifications:
Education/Preferred Work Experience:
Physical Demands:
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Classification: Full-Time, Exempt:
Reports To: :The Chief Financial Officer
The essential functions/major responsibilities listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position. Duties and responsibilities are also subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.
Job Summary:
The Diocesan Benefits Administrator assists employees with benefits enrollment, termination of benefits, employee questions, manages all insurance billing, maintains employee databases, and insurance files.
Essential Functions/Job Responsibilities:
- Administers and maintains files for both Diocesan group health plans (PPO Plan and the High Deductible with HSA Plan) as well as dental, vision, and rx plans. In relation to the group health plans, administers wellness benefits.
- Administers and maintains files on other employee benefits including flexible spending accounts, accident and disability insurance, and life insurance.
- Administers and maintains the employee retirement plans 403(b) Contribution Plan.
- Processes all retirement requests for the Defined Benefit Plan.
- Works with wellness providers to plan and promote annual wellness clinics.
- Administers voluntary benefits such as legal, short-term disability, and additional life insurance programs.
- Coordinates workers’ compensation claims, and follow up on claims.
- Conducts benefits orientations annually for all new Catholic School employees. Conducts benefits orientations on an as needed basis for Diocesan Parishes.
- Maintains accurate and secure employee benefits filing systems.
- Ensures benefit changes are submitted in a timely manner.
- Assists employees with health, dental, and vision claims. Files exception claims.
- Verifies the calculation of the monthly premium statements for all group insurance plans, and maintains statistical data relative to premiums, claims, and costs.
- Electronically implements all payroll deductions for all benefits.
- Balances employer/employee contributions for HSA with payroll.
- Addresses any administrative problems with the insurance carrier representatives.
- Administers and processes payments for any COBRA occurrences.
- Reviews monthly unemployment statements.
- Obtains statistics and information in the renewal process of any health, disability, life, and retirement plans that benefit the Diocese.
- Ensures distribution of all required employee notices and summaries of insurance benefits.
- Ensures that any government benefits reporting requirements are met.
- Acts as liaison to parish and school employees and resolves questions or issues related to benefit coverage
- Protects the Diocese’s value by keeping all employee benefits information confidential.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Specific Job Skills/Qualifications:
- Strong data entry skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong bookkeeping skills
- Organization skills
- Time Management skills
- Decision-making ability, problem solving ability, and analytical skills
- Strong personnel and financial ethical conduct
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Office especially excel
- - Critical thinking- ability to evaluate relevant information, recognize potential issues for concern, recognize alternatives, and reach logical conclusions
- Ability to take initiative, work independently, and must be able to meet deadlines for reporting guidelines
Education/Preferred Work Experience:
- High School Diploma/GED required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field preferred
- 2-3 years of human resources experience dealing with benefits administration preferred
Physical Demands:
- This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
- Regularly spend time sitting
- Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly.
- Regularly use hands and fingers to lift files, open filing cabinets, and for data entry purposes.
- Frequently bend to file paperwork.
- Must be able to speak and hear clearly so listeners can understand.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally lift 5-15 pounds.
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