Human Resources Benefits Coordinator Job at City of Lawton, Oklahoma

City of Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton, OK 73501

JOB
POSITION SUMMARY: Assist employees with benefits enrollment and questions, verifies all insurance billing, maintains employee database and files, and ensures compliance with required benefit notices. This position is an Exempt, salaried position, pursuant to FLSA guidelines.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION: • Administers various employee benefits programs, such as group health, flexible spending accounts, dental and vision, accident and disability, life insurance, HSA plan and wellness benefits. • Conduct benefits orientations and explain benefits self-enrollment system. • Updates employee leave including but not limited to issuing vacation and flex. Process year end accrual reports according to Code, Police and Fire contracts. • Collaborates with payroll coordinator to ensure system records are maintained in accordance with policies and contracts. • Maintains system and keeps records related to all employees and retirees regarding name, address and/or phone numbers, benefits and insurance including beneficiaries. • Processes any employee qualifying life events, court orders, Department of Human Services Orders, etc., relating to insurance/benefits. • Prepares and distributes written and verbal information to inform employees of benefits programs such as insurance plans, pension plans, paid time off, and special employer sponsored activities. • Prepares monthly Fire & Police retiree insurance reports and submit to Oklahoma Police and Oklahoma Fire Pension and Retirement System for reimbursement. • Analyzes existing benefits policies of organization and prevailing practices among similar organizations, to establish competitive benefits programs and makes recommendations to the Human Resources Director. • Analyzes proposed benefits and plan documents from providers to make appropriate recommendations to the Human Resources Director. • Prepares agenda, background material, and minutes for various benefit committees. • Assists in various office tasks such as answering the telephone, greeting visitors, and assisting employees with paperwork for benefits. • Compose, type, format, finalize, interpret, transcribe, distribute, research, compile, calculate, analyze, process, and maintain data in various forms using a variety of office equipment and software applications, including spreadsheets and databases. This includes correspondence, agendas, minutes, reports, memoranda, and forms. • Prepare and submit required Federal and State reporting. • Review, evaluate and analyze a variety of complex issues and determine appropriate courses of action that may include changes to administrative processes. • Handle confidential matters concerning major City or departmental policy. • Attend meetings or work sessions and develop reports on the proceedings to reflect the major points discussed, actions to be taken and other results that were produced. • Reconciles insurance bills for accuracy and works to maintain accurate employee deductions. • Handles highly confidential employee medical information with extreme sensitivity. • Calculate retirement benefits for employees interested in retiring. • Backup to Payroll Coordinator for processing payroll. • Perform other duties as assigned.


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