Employee Benefits Manager

About the role

This position is part of the Human Resources team at Virginia Farm Bureau Headquarters in Richmond, VA. It is a full-time, exempt role with a salary range of $90,000 - $110,000 annually.

Responsibilities

• Own the selection, management, and performance of all employee benefits — Healthcare, Wellbeing, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, and HSAPartner with our broker, carriers, and leadership to build our annual benefits strategy and budget
• Lead the company-wide open enrollment process, including employee education sessions and communications
• Manage benefits vendor contracts and relationships, ensuring quality service delivery for the company and our employees
• Administer Leave Management programs (FMLA, STD, LTD) in partnership with Legal, HR Business Partners, and Payroll
• Lead benefits enrollment for new hires during orientation
• Administer all non-retirement program employee benefits plans to include group medical, dental, vision, life, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and wellness programs
• Ensure compliance with ERISA, regulatory reporting (1095-C, W-2, EEO), and plan documentation (SPD, Wrap Document)
• Analyze enrollment, financial, and health outcome data to continuously improve our offerings
• Conduct employee feedback sessions and/or surveys to gather feedback about employee benefit offerings
• Support the HR Business Partners in the administration of workers’ comp and manage the performance of the Worker’s Comp vendors. Support Worker’s Comp audits, as needed.
• Administer Cobra packages and plans as requested by HR business partners.
• Administer retiree benefit plans including group medical, dental, vision, life, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, wellness and 401(k) (in collaboration with the senior manager of Payroll for retirement plans.)
• Ensure all benefits policies and reference documents on the intranet are updated to reflect current products, policies, procedures, costs, & other information as required by regulations and as needed by employees.
• Develop ongoing insights and advice to share in employee communications channels that support improved health and wellness with employees and their family members who are covered by our plans and cost containment.
• Champion company-wide wellness programs that support real, measurable health improvements
• Serve as the go-to resource for managers and employees, delivering timely, accurate, one-call resolutions to benefits questions

Requirements

• Required: Minimum of 3 years of experience managing self-funded benefits administration
• Preferred: 5+ years of benefits management experience
• College degree (or commensurate experience)
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or CEBS certification