Benefits Administrator at First National Bank Of Pennsylvania — Pittsburgh, PA
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At First National Bank, we value related, relevant experience and what you've accomplished in your career. For this position, we will accept four (4) years of commensurate experience in lieu of the education requirement below.
Position Title: Benefits Administrator
Business Unit: Human Resources
Reports to: Manager of Benefits
Position Overview:
This position is primarily responsible for collaborating with the Manager of Benefits to design, implement, monitor, administer and modify, as necessary, a wide range of company-provided benefits to F.N.B. employees. This includes assisting in devising communication packages and programs in written form, writing the material and conducting employee and retiree meetings designed to provide information on benefit design and administrative processes and, when directed by management, to negotiate terms, conditions and pricing of benefit administration with third party vendors.
Primary Responsibilities:
Negotiates contractual agreements with third party vendors for renewal obligations. Monitors contract compliance and recommends corrective actions when necessary.
Manages the Deferred Vested retirement calculations to ensure accuracy. Prepares and updates pension changes for Towers Watson in preparation of annual valuations presented to Pension Committee.
Monitors trends in benefits best practices and advises on potential changes in F.N.B. programs. Also maintains up-to-date understanding of legal compliance issues and participates in discussions concerning how to ensure legal compliance status.
Assists the Manager of Benefits with respect to department personnel issues including training of staff and serving as a mentor and resource for less experienced staff, providing input for annual employee appraisals and department budgeting.
Conducts employee and retiree educational meetings as often as necessary to ensure employee and retiree understanding of benefit plan design and administrative processes. Manages benefit communications to employees and retirees.
Maintains all plan documents to ensure ERISA compliance is current, including plan amendments.
Provides recommendations to management on methods to improve efficiencies in the delivery of benefits programs and maintenance.
BA or BS
5
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to use general office equipment
MS Word - Intermediate Level
MS Excel - Intermediate Level
MS PowerPoint - Basic Level
CEBS certification (or working toward CEBS certification) preferred
N/A
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):