Benefits Lead Specialist

The Benefits Lead Specialist will administer the day-to-day functions related to health and welfare plans in the US and Canada

What you’ll do:

• Support leadership team in administrative tasks when developing benefits strategy:

a. Work with and interface with Broker on industry trend and cost analysis

b. Provide cost vs. benefit scenarios

• Manage the delivery of health related benefits to internal customers, including

a. Serving as the primary contact with the external solution provider (automated enrollment, carrier feeds, payroll feed, system plan set-up, trouble-shooting, access administrator)

b. Facilitate new plan design set-up each year with solution provider, test system accuracy prior to production

c. Implement communication plan and deliver (work with external vendors, mailings to employees, OE meeting presentations, etc.)

d. Serve as primary knowledge source of existing health plans and provide support to and answer questions from employees concerning the same.

e. Coordinate completion of regulatory filings

• Create and provide monthly reports as necessary to external broker regarding employee contributions/employer contributions to its various health related plans.

 • Participate in and complete benefits and compensation surveys

• Be knowledgeable in the functionality and reporting of HRIS/Payroll Systems and Vendor systems in order to update the system, generate data, and report in format ready for analysis. Experience with Ceridian desired by not mandatory.

• Coordinate HR requests from Finance, External Auditors, Brokers, Actuarials, and Record keepers as it relates to annual audits and 5500 Filing for all applicable health and welfare and retirement plans.

• Provide administrative back-up support and guidance to the HR Representative, in administrative areas such as EE verifications from medical provider (subrogation); wire transfer requests (in support of claims and premium payment); reporting HSA contributions to Health Equity, annual flu shots, various reporting requirements, retiree life eligibility reporting and insurance payments, and state of Michigan uncashed checks.

• Understand and adhere to regulatory requirements that affect the offering and delivery of health and welfare plans; ability to communicate the same at all levels of the organization when necessary.

• Delivery of Total Rewards program and Recognition (anniversary and retirement) programs.

• Administer the retiree medical program.

What is required:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 5-10 years of experience in benefits administration

• Experience managing benefits for workforce of similar size to US & CAN

• Strong communication and administrative experience with brokers, vendors, and stakeholders

• Strong analytic skills (including use of Excel to run cost scenarios)

• Advanced English skills are a must

What’s in it for you:

•Attractive compensation package

•Recognition awards, company events, family events, university discount options and many more perks.

•Gender Pay Equality

Autoliv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Autoliv does not discriminate in any aspect of employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify and/or expression, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Autoliv does business.