Salary: $38,866.00 Annually
Location : Augusta, GA
Job Type: Full Time Permanent
Job Number: 201203336
Department: HUMAN RESOURCES
Opening Date: 09/18/2023
Closing Date: 9/22/2023 11:59 PM Eastern
DESCRIPTION
This position performs a variety of routine administrative, technical, and professional work in supporting the various components of the employee benefits program for the Augusta, Georgia government. Assists in the coordination and administration of employee benefits program within the guidelines of local, federal, and state laws and departmental policies and procedures. Reports to the Benefits Manager or other designated personnel and works with co-workers, directors, supervisors, employees, attorneys, medical professionals, judges, consultants and the public to support Augusta’s benefit programs.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for planning, analysis, implementation, communication, and administration of the Augusta’s benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, EAP, COBRA, FSAs (medical / dependent care), life insurance, AD&D, disability insurance (long- and short-term), defined pension plans, and deferred compensation 457 plans. Ensures compliance with HIPAA and Affordable Care Act.
- Advises employees, retirees, and dependents regarding Augusta’s benefit program. Assists employees with life event changes, annual open enrollment, and retiree annual open enrollment. Makes benefit changes in benefits portal and in other benefit related software.
- Works with benefit consultants, plan administrators, and providers to resolve any ongoing insurance claims issues.
- Conducts presentations on employee benefits during new hire orientation. Assists new hires, employees and retirees with completing various benefit forms.
- Conducts benefit related exit interviews and submits appropriate paperwork to complete the termination process for former employees. Add and/or cancel gym memberships and new deferred compensation 457 plan enrollments.
- Verifies benefit amounts due on invoices and presents to management for approval. .Reconciles insurance benefits and monthly gym membership attendance roster for payroll to process proper reimbursement.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES MIGHT INCLUDE:
- Provides back up support to the other Benefit Analysts and the Benefits Team Lead.
- Assists in the coordination and administration of the employee benefits program within the guidelines of local, federal, and state laws and departmental policies and procedures.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Associate’s Degree, or High School Diploma based on experience. {Please note: Upon job offer, you will be required to provide proof of education. Be sure to have the appropriate documents readily available.}
Experience: Bachelor’s Degree with no experience required, Associates Degree with three (3) years, or High School Diploma with five (5) years of experience in employee benefits and/or research and analyzing data.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Position requires extensive knowledge of federal laws dealing with employee benefits, including IRS and HIPAA regulations, state and FMLA.
- Considerable knowledge of personnel policies and procedures, payroll systems, and benefits and insurance terminology.
- Proficiency in organization, management, investigating claims, data collection, and recording and transcribing information.
- Proficiency in interpreting plan documents, preparing data for oral presentations, and interpersonal relations.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently.
PERFORMANCE APTITUDES:
- Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.
- Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job
- Equipment: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
- Verbal: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
- Math: Requires the ability to perform calculations for essential job functions.
- Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
- Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
- Physical Abilities: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
- Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
Augusta-Richmond County’s comprehensive benefit package includes:
Vacation
Holiday
Sick
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Pension
For a more detailed overview of our benefit package, please visit our website below:
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The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to conclude if you meet the minimum qualifications and requirements for this position. Responses relating to your specific work experience and education MUST clearly reflect the requirements shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Additional information may not be accepted after your application has been submitted. Do you accept these terms?
- Yes
- No
02
Are you a current employee of Augusta Richmond County?
- Yes
- No
03
To be eligible to apply for a posted position, a current employee must have performed competently for at least six (6) months in his/her current position. If you are a current employee of Augusta Richmond County, have you been in your current position at least six months?
- Yes
- No
- This question does not apply to me.
04
If you are a current Augusta Richmond County employee, have you received a written reprimand, disciplinary probation, or suspension in the last twelve (12) months? (Informal warnings excluded)
- Yes
- No
- This question does not apply to me.
05
Which of the following best describes your level of education? {Please note: Upon job offer, you will be required to provide proof of education. Be sure to have the appropriate documents readily available.}
- No High School Diploma or GED
- High School Diploma or GED
- Some College
- Associate’s Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree or higher
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How many years of professional human resources experience do you have to include benefits and analyzing data? (MUST show work experience on application in order to be considered for this position.)
- No experience
- One to two years of experience
- Three to four years of experience
- Five to six years of experience
- Seven or more years of experience
Required Question