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Senior Analyst – Benefits

Senior Analyst – Benefits

CompanySysco
LocationHouston, TX, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field preferred
  • 5-7 years of experience analyzing benefit plans
  • Advanced knowledge in MS applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
  • An understanding of federal and state regulations governing benefits plans
  • Knowledge of health and welfare, retirement, and leave benefit products, services and tools

Responsibilities

  • Manage the day-to-day administration and ownership of US health and core benefit programs including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life, disability, and other benefit plans, and policies for union and non-union colleagues
  • Assist with plan design review including driving annual enrollment process, partnering on Workday configuration, testing and implementing design changes
  • Support ongoing benefit activities, including oversee and review of data flow, file feeds and collaborate with the Workday team on configuration updates
  • Support ongoing Benefit Deduction integrations, including the implementation of a Closed Loop Payroll process
  • Evaluate, implement, and manage wellbeing programs to support overall health of colleagues
  • Responsible for research and feedback to escalated benefit issues
  • Manage, promote and support ancillary programs as required
  • Develop and manage vendor relationships, including consultants and third-party administrators, to gather data and understand benefit plan dynamics
  • Identifies trends and develops solutions to improve customer experience
  • Oversee vendor contractual adherence and renewals in coordination with procurement team to ensure timely invoice remittance within annual budget
  • Collect, analyze, and summarize employee benefit data and trends
  • Identify process improvements, including data quality, reporting and other opportunities to improve overall service and satisfaction levels for both associates and the Benefits management team
  • Assist the Benefits team and other stakeholders (i.e., Labor Relations, HRBPs) in gathering, organizing, and analyzing data from multiple sources using Excel spreadsheets and other analytical tools
  • Analyze results, interpret data and summarize findings and implications using PowerPoint, Word, and other written communication formats
  • Prepare initial cost projections to support plan design decisions and budget impact for multiple benefit plans
  • Research external sources of information, including healthcare costs and benefit plan trends to fully inform management decisions
  • Maintain/oversee compliance with company policies, state and federal regulations such as HIPAA, FMLA, COBRA, and ERISA
  • Assist in identifying new, emerging regulatory compliance matters
  • Ad hoc projects as required, assigned, or requested to continue optimizing plans effectiveness and efficiency

Preferred Qualifications

  • 7-10 years of experience analyzing benefit plans
  • Project management experience preferred
  • Experience with system testing, implementation, or configuration of benefits platforms
  • Experience working in a large, complex organization and union populations
  • Workday HCM & Payroll experience
  • Experience with vendor systems such as bSwift or Businessolver
  • Experience working with Collective Bargaining Agreements and associated benefits