Benefit Plan Specialist

Contributes to Nextep’s benefit plan performance by performing plan analysis, making pricing recommendations during underwriting and providing strategic benefit solutions to prospects and existing clients. Coordinates and assists with the administration, underwriting, and regulatory compliance practices related to Nextep’s benefit product offerings.
Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert for Nextep’s Benefit Plan offerings. Act as backup to Strategic Benefit Specialist for prospective and current client strategic benefit conversations.
  
• Qualify proposed and current Nextep clients for master medical plan. After reviewing prospect and/or existing client benefit offerings, recommends comparable plans and pricing in the underwriting phase. Responsible for adjusting rate band within program guidelines and issuing final pricing
  
• Responsible for assisting with the review of benefit plan performance, membership, participation, enrollment waivers, and compliance within Nextep’s benefit offerings. Utilize internal software to perform and assist with client level plan audits and reporting
  
• Participate and recommend benefits plan design, administration, and regulatory compliance practices; Collaborate with management to design, implement, and optimize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance plans, and other voluntary options.
  
• Assist with the review of internal and external benefit communications and notifications as well as tools that market, enhance understanding, and invite employees to enroll in plans

Requirements

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree from a four year college or university preferred
  

Experience:

• Three or more years progressive benefits experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  
• Direct work experience with benefit design, analysis & administration, with multi-state and 2,000+ employee benefits eligible population
  
• Demonstrates general knowledge of HRIS Payroll Systems, proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  
• Experience in administration, compliance and regulatory aspects of health insurance
  

Certifications/Licenses

• Health and life insurance license is preferred
  
• Certified Benefits Professional (CBP and/or GBA, RPA) certification is preferred
  

Required Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

About benefits:

• 100% paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employees 
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401(k) matching
• Employer paid telehealth services, including mental health resources

About us: 

Nextep has four values that you’ll find in our employees and our clients: people, transparency, entrepreneurial spirit, and celebrating success. Our people are the core of our business, so we believe in lifting them up, celebrating their accomplishments, and hiring great coworkers for them.

We are a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), we work hand-in-hand with small and mid-sized companies to provide HR services including payroll, benefits, human resources, risk & compliance, and more. Last but not least, Nextep is a certified Great Place To Work!