Benefits Analyst

Job Title:
Benefits Analyst
Location:
CityScape
What you'll do:
As a Memebr of the HR Benefits Team the Benefits Analyst you will assists with the administration of retirement and health and welfare employee benefit programs. Assure compliance with all applicable state and federal regulation. This role will be responsible for explaining benefits and assisting in the business development and planning processes with service providers. Additionally this role will compile, analyze and report data including employee, plan financials for strategic benefits planning and evaluation. The Benefits Analyst also provides benefit plan interpretation, guidance and counsel to employees and HRIS team
members. As well as presents information to inform and educate. Serves as a liaison with service providers in business planning and benefit program interpretation.
What we are looking for:

• Monitors eligibility, limitations, and restrictions of plan participations and ensures compliance with both plan provisions and government requirements.
• Provides guidance and counsel to employees, HRIS representatives on the requirements and provisions of benefit programs and assist with the resolution of potential problems.
• Assists the design and communication of annual benefit enrollment materials.
• Develops, conducts, and participates in a variety of presentations to inform and educate about changes to benefit plans, administrative practices and legislated requirements and programs.
• Responsible for data necessary to complete government compliance activities (5500s, audits, etc.), employee mailings, vendor billings, coordinating data collection and updating numerous reports for management. Assures processes and procedures are in place to capture and maintain consistent and accurate benefit related data. Assists with employee data auditing and reporting.
• Monitors plan limits, eligibility, and other restrictions on plan participation to ensure compliance with both plan provisions and government requirements.
• Monitors the administration of COBRA compliance.
• Research current benefit trends and regulatory/legislated requirements
• Compiles, analyzes, and reports benefit data including employee, benefit plan and financial for Benefit's strategic planning and evaluation, best practices, and benchmark surveys.
• Supports the Western Alliance Wellness program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of related experience.
• Demonstrated basic knowledge of ERISA, employee benefit programs, including flexible benefit programs, analysis, and budgeting.
• Strong communication skills, good writing skills, strong customer service and analytical skills.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations in computing rates, premiums, and adjustments.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.
• Must remain open to change and new information and ideas and adapt to the same.
• Must encourage and foster cooperation and teamwork.
• Knowledge of ERISA, employment, benefit programs, including flexible benefit programs.
• Prior experience with Workday strongly preferred.

Benefits you'll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!
About the company:
Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.
Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.
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