Overview

Element has an exciting opportunity for a Benefits & Leave Specialist to join our Cincinnati office. In this role you will oversee the benefits and leave operations for a multi-national company supporting employees in the U.S. and Canada, working in a high volume and dedicated customer-support environment.

This is a hybrid position, minimum of 3 days in the office. 

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of IRS and ERISA regulations to benefit programs
• Drive implementation of policies and processes to ensure compliance and best practices
• Ensure the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in the HRIS to provide vendors with accurate eligibility information
• Perform quality checks of benefits-related data and resolve issues in an effective manner
• Oversee employee enrollment with carriers and approve life status changes
• Co-Lead Benefits Open Enrollment: system setup, testing, enrollment event, carrier management
• Respond to benefits inquiries from managers and employees on plan provisions, benefits enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries
• Process and administer leave-of-absence requests and disability requests: medical, personal, disability and FMLA for U.S. and Canada
• Effectively interpret FMLA (as well as multi-state leave policies) and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities

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Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Benefits Administration and/or Leave Administration
• Strong knowledge of US Federal and state-specific leave and paid family leave laws
• Knowledge of Canada Federal and province-specific leave and paid family leave laws preferred
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and tact
• Exceptional teaming and collaboration skills with HR partners, benefits broker, and benefits carriers
• Experience with Ceridian Dayforce preferred
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, and Excel
• Knowledge of Canadian French a plus

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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