Senior Benefits & Retirement Specialist

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Position Summary:

Florida Atlantic University is seeking a Senior Benefits & Retirement Specialist - Boca Raton FL.

The Senior Benefits & Retirement Specialist will support the department by coordinating and administering the Universitys benefits and retirement programs providing employee guidance ensuring compliance and data integrity and serving as a liaison with state agencies vendors and internal partners. This position is responsible for coordinating all Benefits for the University including but not limited to insurance administration benefits orientation for new hires retirement plan administration overseeing updates for the Benefits website and weekly Workday troubleshooting for all benefits issues.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Provide support in the planning design and implementation of benefits policies and procedures for assigned workgroups.

• Plans coordinates and facilitates all aspects of the Benefits Fair.

• Prepare and set up trainings/meetings designed to help employees obtain information and understand company benefits and retirement options. Ensure distribution of required employee notices.

• Complete benefits and retirement state reporting and ensure that the process is documented in desk manual.

• Develop and track error reports for internal audits to maintain data integrity.

• Track and notify the university community of any changes to retirement/benefits options and provide updates on the states statutory amendments.

• Oversee the collection processing workflow and overall quality of benefits data.

• Coordinate benefits policies and procedures with the state Division of Management.

• Resolve complaints and concerns from vendors customers and other stakeholders.

• Oversees and troubleshoot the Workday integration with Dept. of Management Services & Division of Retirement as well as other vendors.

• Provides one-on-one benefits and retirement counseling to all FAU employees as well as completing retirement forms

• Conduct benefits & retirement orientation for new hires and train new team members on this process.

• Provides retirement consultation and guidance for all members of the university community onplans including but not limited to FRS ORP 403(b) 457 - Deferred Compensation specialexecutive programs and State Insurance options and DROP.

• Engage with the Investment Provider Representative for contract review and retirement enrollment and distribution.

• Serves as a liaison between employees and external retirement partners.

• Serves as the liaison between the university and the Division of Retirement to proactivelyresolve complex issues.

• Meets with employees and HR Partners regularly to educate them on retirement options and plandetails.

• Works with the Manager and other members of the team to troubleshoot issues encountered by the Benefits & Retirement teamemployees and vendors.

• Collaborates with the Manager Payroll and the Office of InformationTechnology to implement updates and adjustments to plans and integration files.

• Creates content and collaborates with multiple benefits and retirement partners to facilitate seminars webinarsand lunch & learn sessions.

• Independently researches and stays up-to-date on the latest local state and federal laws andprogressive trends.

• Reviews retirement invoices and Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) files.

• Assists with training of Benefits & Retirement members as required.

• Coordinates the transition from manual Benefits & Retirement files to electronic files in Workday.

• Completes special Retirement-based projects as necessary.

• Consults with Workday Operations on relevant reports and dashboards to maintain data additional assistance to the Benefits and Retirement team as needed.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

FAU Benefits and Perks
If Benefits & Perks are important to you then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students staff and faculty FAU offers:

• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family) Dental Vision Life Insurance Flexible Spending plans Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more.

• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.

• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

• Sick Leave Pool Program.

• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave 1 personal day 9 paid holidays and paid winter break (at Presidents discretion).

• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day

• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).

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