Insurance & Benefits Specialist - Office

Overview

Title: Insurance & Benefits Specialist

Work Unit/

Location:

Business Office/Central Office

Reports To: Finance Director

Supervises: n/a

Contract Length: 260 days (12 months)

Pay

Schedule:

Admin IV (Insurance Lead)

Overtime Status: Must have prior approval

Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Union Status: Non-Union

Licensure: N/A

The Insurance Specialist will coordinate and facilitate effective and efficient management of all insurance and benefit programs for staff throughout the district. The Specialist will administer, manage and reconcile all payroll liability accounts. In addition, the individual in this position should know about school finance and government accounting practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or at least seven years of experience directly related to the essential job functions specified below.
• Knowledge/
  
  Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to develop and maintain recordkeeping systems and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications.
• Ability to ensure deadlines are met with complete and accurate reporting.
• Ability to process computer data and to format and generate reports.
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Skill in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of all facets of payroll principles, methods, systems, and procedures as applied to public institutions.
• Knowledge of all relevant payroll, employment, and income tax laws, regulations, and operating procedures guidelines.
• Ability to make procedural decisions and judgments involving sensitive and confidential issues under stressful conditions.
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
• Knowledge of financial/business analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of payroll aspects of employee benefits policies, procedures, and reporting requirements.
• Ability to utilize and manage automated payroll and/or human resources information systems.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex, multifaceted payroll problems and development issues.
• Knowledge of faculty and/or staff hiring procedures.

Resources Used in Performing Job Include (but are not limited to):
Standard office equipment and vehicle for district travel. A district car may be used or if the employee uses his/her own vehicle, mileage reimbursement is available.

Physical/Cognitive Requirements:
Regularly required to walk, talk and listen. Frequently is required to stand and sit. Required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. Light lifting k is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Environmental Conditions:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.