Overview:
Global Benefits Specialist (Temporary)
India Bengaluru
Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.
Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.
We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients’ lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We’re looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us!
Primary Purpose
Responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations and communication of global benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, spending accounts, retirement, and wellness.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for coordinating employee leaves of absence, ensuring compliance with Emmes policies and relevant laws such as FMLA. This includes communication with employees and managers, UNUM, notifying departments for initial leaves and returns, tracking FMLA hours, maintaining Leave Tracker for internal stakeholders and coordinating STD and supplemental pay with payroll.
- Respond to all employee and UNUM emails through leave email box.
- Partner with payroll to update Costpoint timesheets for employees on leave in the US and India, ensuring accuracy and prompt processing.
- Process U.S. 401k payroll changes, audit payroll previews to ensure changes are made correctly, process contributions through Empower, and notify Finance of payroll amounts to be deducted from accounts.
- Send benefit communications to new hires and terminations for LATAM, Canada and U.S. 401k. Processing required documents once received back from employees with correct vendors.
- Process Canada RRSP contributions each payroll through Sun Life.
- Assist U.S. Benefit Teams with wellness/EAP communications to international countries as well as maintain SharePoint Pages.
- Perform data validation through multiple audits to ensure accuracy between ADP and vendor systems, correcting when discrepancies arise.
- Document and maintain administrative procedures for assigned benefits processes.
- Ensure compliance with applicable government regulations, as well as ensure timeliness and accuracy of required reporting and fees.
- Collaborates with all internal and external stakeholders.
- Responds to internal and external customer inquiries and escalates as appropriate.
- Maintain changes to the Global Holiday Calendar.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, human resources or related field.
- At least 2 year of administering U.S. Leaves and Retirement and Canadian employee benefits.
- Knowledge of U.S. and Canadian government regulations as they apply to benefit & retirement programs, company policies, and operations.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills required for interfacing with all levels of management.
- Strong Excel and SharePoint abilities
- Detailed orientated
- Demonstrated customer service skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
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