TITLE: COMPENSATION/BENEFIT ANALYST
GRADE: 14
JOB CODE: 2759
FLSA: ADMINISTRATIVE
Job Summary
Provides research, analytical and technical support in the administration of districtwide compensation and benefit programs.
Scope
This position works in the area of Compensation. Work contacts include administrators, staff, and temporaries. Equipment used includes standard office equipment.
Supervision Received
This position reports to the Manager Human Resources; receives general direction regarding routine matters and specific instructions regarding non-routine matters.
Supervision Exercised
Depending on
location/department, may supervise the positions of Senior HR Analysts, HR
Assistants/Technicians or other assigned staff.
Representative Duties
Assists supervisor
on a variety of projects which include: analysis, budgeting, and implementation
of new/revised compensation programs and job evaluation of positions; work with
vendors to resolve issues with self-funded benefit plans; participates in
salary and benefit surveys and prepares analyses; calculates and prepares
salary increases and payroll adjustments according to policy; participates in
job correlation studies to include job evaluation, spreadsheet preparation, and
salary analysis; assists in the analysis of benefit programs and the annual
renewal process; analyzes SPD’s for
conformance with contracts; maintains liaison with consultants/vendors;
analyzes demographic and cost impact of benefit plan designs; analyzes benefit
trends which include utilization, coverage, and comparison with national
trends; evaluate and revise internal processes to reduce costs and increase
efficiency; work with IT staff to ensure HR/Payroll system meets the compensation
and benefit administration needs and is updated to reflect changes in salary
structures, benefit plans and rates etc; participate in RFP’s; may assist in
pension plan administration performs related duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of: principles
and practices pertaining to compensation and benefit administration; principles
of self-funded plans; research and data analysis techniques; spreadsheet and
flowchart applications; report writing; HR operational policies, processes and
procedures; HRIS HR/Benefits/Payroll applications; HR/Benefits laws and
regulations; pension plan administration.
Ability to: research,
analyze, draw conclusions, and prepare reports; think analytically and
critically; calculate and prepare salary/payroll adjustments; prepare
spreadsheets; administer specific compensation/benefit programs; benchmark data
to prepare surveys; apply automation to HR manual processes; communicate
effectively orally and in writing; establish cooperative working relationships
with persons contacted in the course of performing assigned duties.
Training and Experience
Any combination of education, training, and experience that
provides the required knowledge and abilities.
An example of this would be a college degree and/or professional experience in human resource
administration or compensation/employee benefit plans with demonstrated
experience in self-funded plan administration.
Special Conditions of Employment
Some positions may require a Class D Driver’s License.
This class specification is intended to indicate the basic
nature of positions allocated to the class and examples of typical duties that
may be assigned. It does not imply that
all positions within the class perform all of the duties listed, nor does it
necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.