Benefits Administrator

Primary office location: 626 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219.

About the role

This position is primarily responsible for collaborating with the Manager of Benefits to design, implement, monitor, administer and modify a wide range of company-provided benefits to F.N.B. employees. This includes assisting in devising communication packages and programs, writing materials, and conducting employee and retiree meetings to provide information on benefit design and administrative processes. When directed by management, the role also negotiates terms, conditions, and pricing of benefit administration with third-party vendors.

Responsibilities

• Negotiates contractual agreements with third-party vendors for renewal obligations.
• Monitors contract compliance and recommends corrective actions when necessary.
• Manages Deferred Vested retirement calculations to ensure accuracy.
• Prepares and updates pension changes for Towers Watson in preparation of annual valuations presented to the Pension Committee.
• Monitors trends in benefits best practices and advises on potential changes in F.N.B. programs.
• Maintains up-to-date understanding of legal compliance issues and participates in discussions to ensure legal compliance status.
• Assists the Manager of Benefits with department personnel issues, including training staff, serving as a mentor, providing input for annual employee appraisals, and department budgeting.
• Conducts employee and retiree educational meetings to ensure understanding of benefit plan design and administrative processes.
• Manages benefit communications to employees and retirees.
• Maintains all plan documents to ensure ERISA compliance is current, including plan amendments.
• Provides recommendations to management on methods to improve efficiencies in the delivery of benefits programs and maintenance.
• Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• BA or BS degree (or four years of commensurate experience in lieu of the education requirement).
• Minimum of 5 years of job-related experience.
• CEBS certification (or working toward CEBS certification) preferred.

Skills

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to use general office equipment.
• Proficiency with personal computers and job-related software:
  • MS Word – Intermediate Level
  • MS Excel – Intermediate Level
  • MS PowerPoint – Basic Level