Total Rewards Analyst

About the role

The Professional Services Specialist 1A position is located in the Administrative Services Building - Human Resources. This role is part of the CWA bargaining unit and is a 35 hours per week, full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Reviews the State’s EPIC system for pension transactions, including purchase requests, certifications, withdrawals, and transfers.
• Processes and certifies retirement plan transactions in EPIC/Oracle for mandatory and voluntary plans.
• Inputs and maintains employee benefits data within Oracle Cloud and State systems.
• Collaborates with Payroll, HRIS, and external agencies to ensure accurate and timely reporting of pension and health benefit information.
• Reconciles biweekly and monthly retirement contribution activity and reviews system data to ensure timely and accurate enrollment.
• Verifies and reconciles benefits data, including enrollments, deductions, and invoices.
• Prepares and is responsible for the accurate and timely submission of the State Quarterly Report of Contributions (ROC).
• Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Reviews and analyzes business processes, procedures, reports, and systems and recommends improvements consistent with established guidelines.
• Maintains electronic vendor files and assists with the implementation of benefit rate updates and process improvements.
• Performs data entry and processing related to leaves of absence and return-to-work actions.
• Affords assistance in the administration of health, welfare, and leave programs, including coordination of COBRA and related processes.
• Prepares and processes retirement documentation, including certifications and supporting materials for employee separation.
• Supports the preparation of reports and supporting documentation for market pricing, salary benchmarking, and internal reviews.
• Compiles data for internal equity reviews and other compensation-related analyses.
• Affords assistance in the collection, compilation, and analysis of compensation data to support salary administration activities.
• Reviews and organizes position description and classification documentation to ensure consistency with established standards.
• Maintains records and tracking of compensation-related transactions and supporting documentation.
• Establishes and maintains working relationships with HRIS, Payroll, and other functional areas.
• Serves as a resource to Human Resources staff and the campus community regarding benefits processes and general total rewards inquiries.
• Performs special projects and other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited College or University in a related field.
• One year of experience related to employee benefits processing.
• Demonstrated ability to research, interpret and analyze information and formulate recommendations for the senior benefits team and senior management.
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem solving skills.
• Experience with Payroll and HRIS systems as well as analytical tools.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, interpret, and apply established law, regulations, policies, procedures, precedents, and guidelines.
• Proficiency with Excel.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of data and identify key trends.
• Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities in a time sensitive, fast-paced environment.
• Highly detailed oriented and organized.
• Ability to organize assigned work, and develops appropriate methods for meeting goals and objectives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish liaisons and maintain cooperative working relationships with other staff or organizations whose functions impact on assigned responsibilities.
• Ability to develop and conduct training workshops, and/or seminars for the campus community.

Benefits

The College of New Jersey offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, and prescription plans.
• A Generous leave entitlements program and Energy Savings Program.
• Employee and dependent Tuition Waiver and Reimbursement Program.
• Pension, retirement, and deferred compensation plans, group life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee affinity groups.
• New Jersey State Employee Discount Program (Pet insurance, cell phone plan discounts, discounted amusement park tickets, etc.).
• Access to extensive learning opportunities.

How to Apply

To apply, qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume (CV), and the names and contact information for three professional references online. Applications will be considered until a viable finalist has been found.