Founded in 1980, The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, acquired brain injury and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families.

Headquartered in the Seaport District of Boston, we are located in 35 states with 23,000 employees serving over 23,000 consumers and clients. We have a great work environment and wonderful HR team here at our Congress street location. If you are a Benefits Analyst looking for a position on a dynamic team within a growing organization, we would love to hear from you.      

• Actively participates in the implementation of network wide projects:  total compensation, mergers and acquisitions and HIPAA, as they relate to group benefits.

• Conducts research to determine the effectiveness of benefit programs and policies, as needed.

• Prepares, collects and organizes data for actuarial assessments.

• Participates
  in screening and selection of carriers based on Request for Proposal,
  on-site meetings, and comparative evaluations.    
• Conducts
  testing as needed for plan design changes, file extracts, payroll and
  costing interfaces and works closely with all parties to ensure
  accuracy and sign-off.

• Participates in the
  annual renewal process, including coordinating with vendors on data
  collection and project implementation. 
  
• Evaluates and analyzes possible plan design or benefit cost changes.

• Coordinates , daily with TPA on employee benefit transactions and appeals,    carrier file exchanges,  deduction files for payroll, accident and death claims, access to reports, ad hoc reporting and   QMCSO,  customer service issues.

• Analyzes and provides advice to supervisors and managers on methods and approaches to resolve employee benefit problems.
• Develops communication strategies and resources to explain company’s benefit packages

• Serves as primary contact for plan vendors and third party administrators.

• Provides customer service support to internal and external customers.

• Ensures compliance with COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA provisions, MHCRA, and  SOX requirements including files required for State and Federal reports.

• Documents and maintains administrative procedures for assigned benefit processes.

• Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or Finance and three to five years experience in benefits administration.
• Strong financial analysis abilities are required.
• The ability to create and work with complex Excel spreadsheets is essential.
  
• Experience with due diligence processes and interactions is preferred.
  
• PHR or CEBS certification is desired.