Benefits & Retirement Specialist - Growth-Minded Organization

Johnstone Supply, North Americas leading wholesale distributor of HVACR equipment, parts, and supplies has a great opportunity for a Benefits & Retirement Specialist to join our team. Over the last seven decades Johnstone has grown into the industry leader with over 450 distributor branches and 6 distribution centers throughout North America resulting in over $4 billion in annual sales. We work with some of the largest companies in the world, including Daikin/Goodman, Honeywell, Emerson, Johnson Controls, Google and Fujitsu, to provide contractors with world class products, technical expertise and quality service.

As a member of the Human Resources Team the Benefits & Retirement Specialist is responsible for overseeing and administering the company’s multi-state benefit and retirement programs, including but not limited to; medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability, wellness, and retirement plans.

Now is the best time to join Johnstone Supply. Relationship-building is the key to our success, and it shows in everything we do. The individual selected for this role will have the opportunity to help develop the company’s benefits strategy and oversee this key area of the organization’s competitive advantage in the market while supporting the HR Leadership Team as the subject matter expert.

Position responsibilities:

• Administers Johnstone benefit programs by overseeing the open enrollment process, ensuring accuracy and compliance, conducting benefits orientations, and providing guidance to employees with benefits-related inquiries.
• Partners with brokers and SVP of HR to develop and maintain the company’s strategy for benefits and renewals.
• Ensures enrollments, life changes, and terminations are processed and communicated to carriers and payroll.
• Audits benefit enrollments to ensure compliance with contracts, company policy, federal regulations, and compliance.
• Serves as the main point of contact for all retirement plans.
• Interprets retirement benefit plan policies, procedures, and legal requirements to communicate with employees.
• Distributes all required documentation to plan participants and beneficiaries in accordance with company, state, and federal guidelines.
• Responsible for annual compliance filings and testing, including nondiscrimination testing, ACA reporting, and 5500 filings.
• Conducts monthly audits of payroll records to ensure accuracy of premium deductions.
• Reconciles invoices for accurate and timely payments to vendors.
• Advises terminated employees on what to expect regarding benefits after employment ends.
• Supports the Senior Vice President of HR and Chief People Officer on special projects as needed.

Position requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in Human Resources or related discipline; at least 5 years of benefit and retirement plan experience; previous mergers and acquisitions experience (M&A) and previous multi-state experience is preferred, but not required; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• A Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) preferred, but not required for this role.
• In-depth knowledge of health, welfare, and retirement plans for a national employer.
• General knowledge of employment laws and regulations related to benefits, including HIPAA, ERISA, and IRS
• Ability to use and leverage the benefits modules within an HRIS, ADP, or equivalent system. Experience with ADP Workforce Now strongly preferred.
• Ability to develop and use systems for organizing and keeping track of information.
• Ability to create standardized procedures.
• Problem-solving skills: listening to, interpreting, and meeting the needs of others; diagnosing and rectifying problems.
• Ability to communicate information across different individuals, departments, and external parties.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Johnstone Supply is strongly interested in hiring a great candidate that exhibits work behaviors & values that are conducive to building and maintaining a strong and effective company culture. These behaviors include:

• Safety: Always prioritizes safety, both at work and at home, while ensuring those who work for you work safely.
• Customer Focused: Take the perspective of those we serve, anticipate their needs, and responding quickly.
• One Team: We win together by collaborating with each other, focusing on the common goal, and leveraging the strengths of the team.
• Own It: Take the initiative, act with a sense of urgency and pride, do things right the first time, and always act with integrity.
• Innovate: Embrace and create change that drives continuous improvement and customer-valued solutions.

Johnstone offers a competitive wage and benefits that include medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, 401(k) with company match, and PTO after 90 days. Our commitment to continuous improvement & investment in our people is only matched by our commitment to superior customer experience. If you are ready to take the next step in your career, apply now.

Visit our website https://www.johnstonesupply.com/our-history for more information about our growing company.

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