As a Health and Benefits Analyst you will contribute to a wide variety of projects involving the design, financing and ongoing management of the full spectrum of health and benefit programs. This is a foundational role that provides excellent opportunities to grow your health and benefits business acumen and client management skills by working on cutting edge projects alongside leaders in the industry.
Qualifications - Graduate
Skills:
Bachelor's degree or up to 2 years experience working in professional services
Well organized and detail oriented; ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely
manner
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter attitude and ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong analytical, creative and integrative skills
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining
Pursuit of professional certification (CEBS, GBA, SPHR, etc.), or health and welfare actuarial / underwriting
training encouraged
Bachelor's degree required, preferably with significant quantitative course work
Pursuit of health actuarial designation required (optional)
The Role
Support the client service team by contributing to core health and benefits projects involving the design and management of group medical, dental, wellbeing, life, disability and absence management benefits for clients.
Responsibilities include:
Support the client service team by contributing to core health and benefits projects involving the design and management of group medical, dental, wellbeing, life, disability and absence management benefits for clients. Responsibilities include:
Building strong relationships with clients by effectively addressing questions and needs
Supporting preparation for client meetings (prepare agendas and materials, coordinate resources, etc.)
Supporting program vendor procurement and implementation
Providing benefit enrolment support, including preparing materials and presentations, verifying policy and plan information, and updating internal systems as necessary
Contributing to completion of reports and administrative actions for clients including Form 5500 filings, policy checking and delivery, monthly reporting of client and carrier information, summary plan descriptions and certificates
Supporting benchmarking and other research engagements; providing value added analyses and summaries
Analyzing and comparing vendor products, services and contracts
Building relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
Ensuring all deliverables align with client objectives, leverage WTW standard tools and templates, and adhere to WTW professional excellence standards
Support benefit plan analysis, design, cost avoidance and funding strategies
Perform financial analyses including estimating plan costs, modelling employee contributions strategies and plan design alternatives, and data analytics to identify cost drivers and cost avoidance opportunities
Learn a variety of financial/actuarial/analytic tools
Pass actuarial exams (optional)
The Requirements
Job Title FINANCIAL/ACTUARIAL AND ANALYTICS ROLES
Segment Human Capital and Benefits Line of Business Health and Benefits
Geography North America Country India
WTW Career Level 73 Function Operations
Summary of Role
As a Health and Benefits Analyst you will contribute to a wide variety of projects involving the design, financing and ongoing management of the full spectrum of health and benefit programs. This is a foundational role that provides excellent opportunities to grow your health and benefits business acumen and client management skills by working on cutting edge projects alongside leaders in the industry.
Qualifications - Graduate
Skills:
Bachelor's degree or up to 2 years experience working in professional services
Well organized and detail oriented; ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely
manner
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter attitude and ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong analytical, creative and integrative skills
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining
Pursuit of professional certification (CEBS, GBA, SPHR, etc.), or health and welfare actuarial / underwriting
training encouraged
Bachelor's degree required, preferably with significant quantitative course work
Pursuit of health actuarial designation required (optional) Project management experience required
Strong written and verbal communication skills and project management skills
Strong attention to detail
Time management
Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner
Self-starter attitude and ability to work with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
Flexibility and proven ability to identify and resolve issues
Prior experience working with North America based benefit programs
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