Benefit Plan Associate (Troy, MI)

Benefit Plan Associate

An expanding Third-Party Administrator is seeking a motivated, hardworking, and highly organized professional with extensive experience in healthcare benefits and/or pension administration and administrative procedures.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assisting the Plan Manager in the administration of various employee benefit plans
• Maintaining and preparing materials for meetings, including minute writing
• Reviewing and processing all correspondence, and invoices
• Ensuring that client-specific procedures are routinely practiced and enforced
• Assisting in obtaining the data necessary for benefit studies, annual audits, and timely submission of required government filings
• Exercising discretion in all matters relating to administration of the benefit plans and management of internal relationships
• Reviewing and analysis of monthly financial statements
• Interpreting plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and other governing documents
• Interacting with trustees, plan professionals, contributing employers and participants
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this job

Required Qualifications

• Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication, problem solving, organizational and grammar skills.
• Ability to write minutes, communications, notifications, etc.

Education and/or Experience College education or prior related work experience preferred. Language Skills - Ability to read and interpret the eligibility rules as outlined in the Summary Plan Description (SPD), user manuals for on-line services, department rules and procedures manual and COBRA Compliance manual. Ability to speak clearly and effectively explain to members, dependents, providers and union officials the month-to-month eligibility for coverage. Reasoning Ability - Must be capable of thoroughly analyzing vendor invoices and all month end reports. Find discrepancies in member's eligibility; make necessary corrections based on department procedures, Plan rules and analysis of member's eligibility.

Work Environment - Fast paced department. Most work is done independently. Must be able to multi-task. Must be detail oriented.

Work Schedule - Full time. Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:30 pm. Required in office (no at-home days).

Competitive Benefits and Compensation Package

• 12 paid holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Pro-rated during first year of employment
  • 15 days of PTO provided in the next calendar year!
• 3 days paid bereavement
• Up to 20 days paid jury leave
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with option for dependent coverage
• Company-paid basic life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and AD&D insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Career development opportunities
• Referral bonus for all successful full-time referrals
• Annual opportunities for increases

Pay - The pay range for this position is $45,000 - $55,000 per year. Actual salary is dependent on skills, experience, education, and other business factors.

Our Culture

BeneSys wants to be a great service provider to the members we serve, and we recognize we can only do that if we are also a great employer with successful employees. In short, our success is driven by our employees' successes. We want to be a place where people want to work, feel proud of what they do and feel fulfilled both professionally and personally. We want to create a place where employees can find long-term growth and potential.

Our culture focuses on three core values:

• Collaboration: working together across 31 locations to achieve the best for the company and our clients
• Dedication: striving to create an environment where all employees work toward a common goal while committing to providing the best customer service to our members and our colleagues
• Integrity: doing what we say we will do. Upholding strong ethical and moral principles

ADA & EEO Reasonable accommodations will be made so that qualified individuals with disabilities are able to complete the application process and, if hired, fulfill the essential functions of their job.