Benefits and Payroll Manager - Two Chicks With A Side Hustle

Do you have payroll and benefits experience? Bright House has a Benefits and Payroll Manager position they are looking to fill. Check out the posting regarding this position below and apply.

The Benefits and Payroll Manager will lead a team responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining our benefits, wellness, leaves of absence and payroll operations, while providing superior customer service to Bright Health employees. This role is a highly collaborative team player responsible to build and maintain a best-in-class human resources operational infrastructure by being proactive and creative, making sound business decisions that align with Bright Healthâ€™s growth strategy, goals and culture.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Benefits:

Oversee the design, development, implementation, compliance, and administration of employee benefits and wellness programs, aimed at attracting top talent and supporting employee well-being
Establish a benefits and wellness strategy that reinforces our mission to enhance the health and well-being of the people we serve
Benchmark existing company benefits with those of peer employers by analyzing other plans and surveys to stay ahead of industry trends and best practices

Lead the benefits renewal and annual benefits enrollment process: recommend enhancements, estimate costs of new plan designs, maintain benefits materials, design and execute communication strategies that prioritize the employee experience
Lead the discovery process for acquired businesses to ensure our benefits integration strategy is informed and market competitive
Act as a liaison between benefit vendor, brokers, and employees for escalated benefits concerns and issues

Manage the distribution of plan related documentation such as summary plan descriptions, annual reports, and required notices; ensure all required benefit reporting is completed timely
Support the administration of employee leave programs including leaves of absence, short and long-term disability, workersâ€™ compensation, and requests for reasonable accommodations; ensure compliance with FMLA, ADA and other applicable laws and regulations
Payroll:

Support the work of the payroll team to ensure that all transactions are processed accurately and timely; includes new hires, terminations, leave of absences, benefit changes and QLEs, garnishments, relocation payments, incentive payments, severance, taxes, COBRA notices and employee data changes
Monitor and maintain compliance with company pay practices, state and federal laws
Lead the discovery process for acquired businesses to ensure our pay and time tracking integration strategy is informed and complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements

Oversee all aspects of contractor management, year end and payroll tax administration
Act as back up to the payroll team and, as needed, perform payroll functions
People Operations Service and Support:

Develop, manage and support a team responsible to provide phenomenal service to employees while answering a wide variety of their people-related questions
Continuously assess process flow, practices, policies and procedures in order to recommend improvements that advance our ability to scale Bright Healthâ€™s people operations
Oversees employee orientation, ensuring new employees have the information they need to do their job and manage their careers

Ensures team is cross-trained and develop written business continuity plans
Conducts root cause analysis on inefficient processes within the People operations function and works with teams to streamline and eliminate waste
Supports the team in documenting all standard operating procedures