Summary
Brown & Brown is seeking a Senior Employee Benefits Coordinator to join its growing team. The role provides analytical and client management support for employer-sponsored health and welfare benefit programs, including data analysis, client reporting, RFP development, compliance research, and vendor implementation.
Responsibilities
- Under minimal supervision, collects, analyzes, and prepares information to facilitate requirements of client requests and/or support the activities of the client team; ensures that outgoing client deliverables are accurate and peer reviewed
- Manages assigned client team tasks such as Forms 5500, policy review, gathering monthly carrier reporting, and updating appropriate software with client information (e.g., BenefitPoint, AMS, etc)
- Handles assigned portions of the project management relating to assigned clients
- Attends client meetings/conference calls regularly with team members
- Uses expertise and knowledge to provide guidance to, or gather necessary data for, clients on any day-to-day questions
- Attends Consultant and Vendor meetings and participates in internal and external training(s)
- Responsible for independently managing components of project (tasks)
- Accountable for assigned work product
- Accountable for meeting internal deadlines
- Proactively conducts research using own judgement and knowledge, skills, and expertise and produces financial analytics via collection, analysis and interpretation of data for client deliverables
- Develops rate and financial spreadsheets
- Develops and assists in the execution of client RFPs via compilation and analysis of RFP results and follow up with insurance carriers
- Reviews SPDs/contracts for technical accuracy
- Researches health and welfare compliance questions as necessary; works with the support of client team and other internal resources
- Senior Benefit Analyst does not directly manage any clients
Skills
- The qualified candidate must be knowledgeable with respect to the spectrum of employer-sponsored health & welfare related plans, including federal and state regulations that impact these plans
- Life, Accident and Health Insurance License within the first 90 days of employment
- 2+ years of health & welfare experience, meets majority of core practice competency-based skills
- Resourceful, proactive self-starter with the ability to think ahead
- Strong business acumen paired with intellectual curiosity
- Displays a commitment to professional growth and development; including training and mentoring
- Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Capacity to multitask, manage competing priorities with strong time management skills
- Develop critical thinking and analytical skills
- Ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communications
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for assigned projects
- Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner
- Ability to work at a fast pace, both independently and in a team environment
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- BA/BS preferred
Qualifications
Must Haves
- The qualified candidate must be knowledgeable with respect to the spectrum of employer-sponsored health & welfare related plans, including federal and state regulations that impact these plans
- Life, Accident and Health Insurance License within the first 90 days of employment
- 2+ years of health & welfare experience, meets majority of core practice competency-based skills
- Resourceful, proactive self-starter with the ability to think ahead
- Strong business acumen paired with intellectual curiosity
- Displays a commitment to professional growth and development; including training and mentoring
- Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Capacity to multitask, manage competing priorities with strong time management skills
- Develop critical thinking and analytical skills
- Ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communications
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for assigned projects
- Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner
- Ability to work at a fast pace, both independently and in a team environment
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Nice to Haves
Benefits
- Medical/Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- ESPP
- 401k
- Student Loan Assistance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services
- Paid Time Off
- Holidays
- Preferred Partner Discounts