Benefits and Leave Management Specialist

This role will support the full cycle management of the leave administration processes including parental, FMLA, medical, personal leave, L&I leave, accommodation, disability leave from initial notice of the need for a leave to the return to work. You will partner closely with the Payroll, HR, and third-party vendor to administer the programs, provide employee education, and support employees with benefit utilization.

Responsibilities

• Support employees with leave request. Ensure employee understanding of the eligibility, documentation, and leave schedule.
• Oversee tracking, documentation and timely responses for active leave of absences and incoming requests.
• Work closely with employee Managers to support employees who go on leave
• Field and answer all leave related questions about state and federal regulations, healthcare providers
• Arrange approval of employee leaves and project code to properly track in the system of record according to the leave types
• Lead as subject matter expert on all aspects of state and federal leave mandates as well company leave policies and benefits
• Ongoing development of leave management and compliance knowledge; stay current with changes in leave regulations and continually update company policy, procedure, guidelines
• Evaluate, update and develop leave related policies and forms, documents, or communications with compliance of company policy and state, local, federal law.
• Coordinate with the Payroll team to ensure pay and use of PTO (or other leave codes) is reflective of the actual leave schedule and collaborate on the true-up and reconciliation process when the employee returns to work.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• At a minimum, four year BA/BS degree in General Business, Finance, HR
• A minimum of three to five years of benefits and leave administration experience including FMLA, health, disability, life, and 401(k) as well as ancillary benefits
• Customer service oriented in high growth, high touch organization
• Accuracy, time management, and timely follow-up
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and able to quickly adapt to other Finance and Accounting systems (ADP, Netsuite, Oracle Enterprise Cloud)
• Working knowledge of payroll systems, experience with ADP preferred
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; high degree of accuracy
• Ability to multi-task. Handle benefits projects and ad hoc requests timely and accurately
• Capable of quickly comprehending new information and technologies
• Capable of working in a fast paced environment
• Strong communication skills, comfortable working with operations team/non-accounting professionals
• Ability to keep payroll and Human Resource information confidential
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect with a desire to foster teamwork

Please visit www.terrapower.com to apply

Job Functions:

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.
• Repetitive work: Prolonged
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day
• Travel required 0-10%

Job details

Salary Range: $87,686 - $131,529

* We typically place offers in the lower to middle portion of the range to maintain internal equity and allow room for growth. Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual's qualifications experience. This range is specific to Washington State.

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
  • Medical
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • Life and Disability
  • Gender Affirmation Benefits
• Parental Leave
• 401k Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule
  • 10 paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

TerraPower Career and Benefits information: https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/