QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualifications:

• Experience in a closely related field preferred
• Experience in performing responsible and technical functions pertaining to an employee benefit program
• Proficient in technology, especially financial software and spreadsheets as well as Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable

Knowledge of:

• Procedures, methods, and techniques pertaining to an employee benefits program
• Insurance agreements, claim processing, and adjustment procedures
• Legal mandates, policies, regulations, and negotiated agreements pertaining to employee benefits programs
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Modern office practices and procedures
• Standard business machines and equipment

Ability to:

• Perform responsible tasks pertaining to a comprehensive employee benefits program
• Effectively resolve employee benefit problems, issues, and concerns
• Prepare fiscally related reports and summaries
• Perform arithmetical calculations with speed and accuracy
• Type or keyboard at a net corrected speed of 50 words per minute

Major Responsibilities:

• Perform a variety of functions regarding the employee fringe benefit program, including program orientation, enrollment, claim processing, and other related matters
• Assist employees in the preparation of enrollment applications and in the completion of other employee benefit materials
• Conduct meetings with new employees and retirees to discuss employee benefits
• Review the enrollment and other documents for accuracy and completeness, and forward the material to appropriate carriers
• Establish and maintain files and records pertaining to program participation
• Assist in the preparation of the necessary documentation to enroll, change status, and terminate employee benefits program participation
• Coordinate open enrollment annually for employee health and supplemental insurance.
• Serve as a liaison to insurance carriers regarding claim problems, issues, and concerns confronting employee participants.
• Complete monthly billing for claims related to employee insurance and other benefits.
• Oversee employee retirement benefits (INPRS and annuities).
• Compile statistical data and reports required in the administration of the various fringe benefits programs
• Prepare correspondence and memoranda for supervisor's review and editing pertaining to various employee benefits related problems, issues, and concerns
• Perform a variety of accounting clerical functions, such as the preparation of statistical reports and summaries, and in the gathering of management related reports