• Administer, direct, and review employee benefit programs, including the integration of benefit programs following mergers and acquisitions.
• Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan.
• Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices.
• Design, evaluate and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive and in compliance with legal requirements.
• Develop methods to improve employment policies, processes, and practices, and recommend changes to management.
• Direct preparation and distribution of written and verbal information to inform employees of benefits, compensation, and personnel policies.
• Formulate policies, procedures and programs for recruitment, testing, placement, classification, orientation, benefits and compensation, and labor and industrial relations.
• Fulfill all reporting requirements of all relevant government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
• Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees, by working with brokers and researching benefits issues.
• Manage the design and development of tools to assist employees in benefits selection, and to guide managers through compensation decisions.