WHO WE ARE
The California Endowment is a private, statewide health foundation established in 1996 whose mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians. We’re changing the narrative around health to ensure health and justice for all. And each day we, along with our community partners, seek ways to improve the state of health in California.
Headquartered in downtown Los Angeles, we have regional offices in Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno and San Diego, with program staff working throughout the state. We challenge the conventional wisdom that medical settings and individual choices are solely responsible for people’s health. Instead, we believe that health happens in neighborhoods, schools and with prevention.
OUR CORE VALUES
- We believe every Californian deserves health, wellness and Health.
- We are committed to diversity, inclusion, mutual respect and transparency.
- We value youth leadership and champion marginalized voices.
- We recognize the impact of trauma on both individual and community health outcomes.
- We value learning through action.
And just as our values drive our work outside of the foundation, our drives how we conduct ourselves inside the foundation, with the goal of creating a healthy, productive workplace.
For more information on the Endowment, please visit www.calendow.org.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Human Resources Director and based in our Los Angeles headquarters, this key role is responsible for managing the relationship with our Benefits Broker and Compensation Consultant in overseeing the administration and management of employee benefit plans and staff compensation. This position leverages market surveys in determining the company’s competitive position in compensation and employee benefits. The Manager also researches, develops, recommends, and implements new, innovative, plans or plan modifications, employee benefits policies and supervises the administration of existing plans, while creatively and thoughtfully ensuring equitable practices in alignment with The Endowment’s mission and values. This role is also responsible for monitoring and auditing all benefit and retirement plans and workers’ compensation, ensuring legal compliance with respect to all aspects of compensation and benefits administration. This role also oversees The Endowment’s HRIS platform and partners with key stakeholders to optimize system capability.
Key Responsibilities:
Compensation and Benefits Program Design & Administration
- Develops and manages the delivery of innovative, equitable, and employee-centric compensation structures and benefit programs, while ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
- Provides continuous education and collects frequent employee feedback through multiple channels on benefit offerings, utilization, and improvement opportunities.
- Partners with brokers in evaluating premiums, develops company cost information and makes premium cost share recommendations to management.
- Reviews and consults with benefit counsel on benefit documentation, such as original and amended plan texts, benefit agreements and insurance policies.
- Complies with federal and state legal requirements. Stays current on new legislation and updates policies and procedures to ensure compliance to regulations.
- Administers all employee benefit programs, including section 125, life, disability, and supplemental health plans, 401(k) Plan, Cash Balance Retirement Plan, 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan, EAP and employee recognition.
- Oversees Annual Pay and Benefits Review. Plans and delivers the annual review; propose review objectives based on HR insights; coordinate the activities of colleagues across the HR function; brief and oversee the activities of external platform providers; monitor outcomes and propose remedial actions where appropriate.
- Manages workers’ compensation program benefits and ensures timely filing of claims with the insurance carrier. Complies with OSHA regulations and coordinates ergonomic assessments and related accommodations as required, in partnership with Facilities as needed.
- Oversees all leave of absence requests and disability claims for FMLA/CFRA-approved and personal leaves of absence. Prepares leave of absence calendars for employees and payroll.
HR Data Management & HRIS
- Specifies, develops, and tests HR data collection and retention procedures and tools within an area of HR practice to meet defined key principles and ensure compliance with external requirements. Develops census data for insurance company benchmarking, partners with brokers in evaluating premiums, develops company cost information and makes premium cost share recommendations to management.
- Affordable Care Act. Prepares reports and applications required to be filed with federal and state agencies, such as Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, insurance commissioners, and other regulatory agencies.
- Develops benefits information, statistical and census data for actuaries, insurance carriers and management. Supervises filing of annual Internal Revenue Form 5500 and 8955-SSA reports for Section 125 Plans, 401(k) and Cash Balance Plans. Oversees the administration of the annual plan audits for the 401(k) and Cash Balance Plans.
- Manages DOL and IRS regulatory reporting and disclosure requirements for Section 125 and Retirement Plans including PBGC premium filings, non-discrimination testing plan amendments, and distribution of Summary Annual Reports, Summary Plan Documents and CMS reporting.
Other duties and projects as assigned.
Core Competencies:
- Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Plans and Aligns: Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. For example, stays focused on plans and improvises in response to changes, including risks and contingencies. Aligns own team’s work with other workgroups. Looks ahead to determine and obtain needed resources to complete plans.
- Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. For example, holds self to high standards of performance; sets some challenging goals; wants to achieve meaningful results; pursues initiatives/efforts to successful completion and closure. Focuses on key goals, even during setbacks and obstacles
Qualifications:
- Excellent management, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
- Thorough understanding of legal requirements of DOL, COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA, FMLA, CFRA and IRS rules on pertinent benefit programs.
- Demonstrated understanding of California Wage & Hour laws.
- Thorough understanding of legal requirements of workers’ compensation.
- Fully competent with Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Word and Excel).
- Demonstrated ability to maintain employee information confidentially.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in written and verbal communication.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), especially ADP Workforce Now and Kronos.
- Experience with creating a culture of engagement, collaboration and teamwork.
- Commitment to continuous learning for personal and professional growth and development.
- Skilled in compiling, analyzing and presenting employee data to support decision making.
Minimum Education and Experience:
- A bachelor’s degree and five (7) years of human resources generalist experience, with minimum of three (3) years of focused experience in compensation and benefits administration, or
- A master’s degree in human resource management and four (4) years of experience in compensation or benefit administration, or
- Any appropriate combination of education and experience.
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