Contracted Benefits Analyst

Summary

Provides administrative and analytical support to the Global Rewards Center of Excellence (COE) leadership team for the US Benefits Program.

Detailed Description

• Manage the leave of absence process for all US employees. Work hand in hand with site
• HR on employee education, follow up with employees and obtaining information regarding return to work, last day worked, claim filing, etc.
• Prepare leave payments and submit to payroll for timely payments to employees.
• Coordinate the Celestica leave benefits with state specific leave laws, leave policy and payments
• Process biweekly HSA and monthly FSA funding, audits (as needed) and employee inquiries
• Provide education and guidance to employees on all of Celestica’s benefit programs.
• Conduct bi-weekly new hire benefit meetings and send new employees’ information on their benefit options and access to their benefits portal
• Manage the monthly billing process by reviewing invoices, submitting payments and headcount to vendors and completing the allocation of benefits for all sites
• Support the annual US Benefits Enrollment process. Prepare and deliver communications, plan changes and timelines to managers and employees
• Resolve employee queries and resolves escalated Benefits issues internally or with

vendors. Operate as a subject matter expert and escalation point to resolve issues.

• Manage relationship with various vendors which may include file feeds, employee inquiries and communication materials
• Co-ordinate the administrative process for employee terminations, deaths and retirements
• Additional projects on an as needed basis including Life Plan reimbursement processing, tuition reimbursement processing and responding to queries in the Servicenow platform

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Strong expertise and knowledge of the US Benefits landscape including: Benefit Plan design and offerings (ie. Medical, dental, insurance, etc), Pension Plans, Disability Management, etc.
• Strong analytical, data modelling skills and experience. Ability to work with and synthesize large volumes of financial data with a very high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Able to present and communicate ideas and facts in a clear and articulate manner
• Able to effectively work with a wide variety of customers, cross-functional collaborations, as well as leveraging external vendors/partners.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills. Ability to empathize and respond to employee queries is a timely and effective manner.
• Working knowledge of HR compensation and benefits programs, policies and practices.
• Strong time management and organization skills. Able to evaluate, manage and prioritize multiple highly complex and detailed tasks and projects at any given time.
• Able to manage sensitive employee information in a confidential manner.
• Strong knowledge of computer applications and the ability to accurately perform tasks in the following applications: Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Typical Experience

• Two to Four years relevant benefits and/or HR experience

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree preferred. Will consider Associate's degree or High School diploma with relevant work experience
• HR or Benefits certifications are a plus but not required.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Hourly Range: $26.44 to $36.06 based on prior experience and knowledge

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Celestica’s policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Location: This is a remote position, with travel as necessary. We are open to considering candidates close to any of our US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon or California as well as locations near major airports such as the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Coast.

Company Overview

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.