Senior Benefits Specialist

Req ID: 445302 

BASIC PURPOSE: The Senior Benefits Speicalist provides strategic support to ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements. Additionally, this position performs a variety of complex duties related to employee benefits and continually investigates and provides recommendations on new benefit programs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze and provide benchmarking for various benefits offerings, leverage industry surveys to ensure competitive positioning
• Lead due diligence and benefit integration processes for acquisitions, ensuring seamless transitions
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of all company benefits, company policies and procedures and provide expert guidance
• Ensure compliance with applicable Federal and State regulations and timeliness / accuracy of required reporting and fees
• Strategically evaluate and manage vendor Requests for Proposals, ensuring successful implementation of new benefit systems or processes
• Identify, recommend, and drive process improvements to reduce costs and increase efficiency
• Monitor evolving benefits legislation, providing strategic compliance action recommendations for ERISA, COBRA, ACA, etc.
• Oversee vendor management, focusing on benefits administration providers to ensure optimal service delivery
• Conduct thorough research and provide expert resolution for various benefits issues, including but not limited to insurance eligibility, COBRA, vacation, sick leave, Qualified Medical Child Support Orders, Explanation of Benefits, 401(k), life claims, or other benefits
• Foster strong vendors relationships through regular meetings and collaboration, communicating key benefits issues affecting employee and the organization
• Analyze benefit plan participation or contributions and provide detailed reports to inform strategic decisions
• Oversee benefits enrollments, COBRA, terminations, changes, accident and death claims, ensuring efficient and accurate processing
• Lead the annual benefits enrollment project, ensuring all deliverables are met and resources are effectively allocated to support the initiative
• Collaborate across HR and other departments in the organization to maintain efficiency and compliance with our systems to create a smooth employee experience
• Develop and communicate comprehensive benefit information to internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives
• Other duties assigned as needed

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Education:
  • • HS Diploma or equivalent required and 7+ years of experience
    • Bachelor’s Degree in HR or HR related field a plus
• Experience:
  • • Project and Team Management/Leadership skills
    • Knowledgeable in FMLA, USERRA, HIPAA, ERISA, and the Affordable Care Act
    • SAP and SuccessFactors experience a plus

SKILLS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Skills:
  • Hard Skills: must be computer proficient with knowledge of Microsoft Office and strong analytical skills
  • Soft Skills: effective communication skills required (verbal and written), enhanced influencing and presentation skills, proven time management and problem solving capabilities, detail oriented, well organized, flexible, able to perform multiple tasks, and collaborate with other team members, ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, as well as processes,  ability to synthesize rules, regulation, and legislation and apply to real-life situations, must have empathetic customer service orientation, including the ability to relate to employees and apply employee dispute resolution strategies, ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information
• Typical Physical Demands:
  • • • Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping.
      • Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.

• • • • Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.
      • Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

Job Function(s): Corporate 

Love’s has been fueling customers’ journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company’s core business is travel stops and convenience stores with more than 630 locations in 42 states. Love’s continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love’s serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company’s award-winning culture.

The Love’s Family of Companies includes:

• Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry’s safest trucking fleets.
• Speedco and Love’s Truck Care, the largest oil change and preventive maintenance and total truck care network.
• Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader.
• Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert.
• TVC Pro-driver, a commercial driver’s license (CDL) protection subscription service.