Benefits Analyst jobs in Houston, TX

Responsibilities

• Provide support for active employees in scope and retirees enrolled in the Health and Welfare Program and various vendors who support the program, ensuring timely resolution of participant benefit plan and administration issues. This includes working with various vendors to ensure HRIS/Payroll file transfers and employee deductions are completed in an accurate and timely manner. Facilitates year-end reconciliations with outsourcing provider.
• Support the annual enrollment communications campaign and ongoing and ad-hoc employee benefits related communications for active employees; develop retiree communications in-house Retiree Health Plan
• Compile and communicate retiree medical and life insurance counts and documentation for Retiree Welfare Plan Valuation and compiles health plan counts for Form 5500 filings on an annual basis
• Support the administration of the Long-Term Disability program for all employees to ensure compliance with Company policies. Assist all affiliate HR contacts at site locations with disability issues, as requested.
• Completes annual benefit surveys for benchmarking benefit plans against competitors
• Updates Summary Benefit Plan Descriptions, Summary of Benefit Coverage Notices and New Hire Orientation materials for health and welfare plan on an annual basis
• Coordinates and verifies the Form 1095 reporting for the Affordable Care Act on an annual basis.

Qualifications/Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a HR or business-related discipline required.
• 3 years' experience with health and welfare administration preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint and UKG required
• Strong organizational, and communications skills
• Strong customer-service orientation, detail-orientation and multi-tasking abilities on multiple projects.
• Good knowledge of legislation affecting benefit plans (ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, Section 125 and ACA requirements)

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