Benefits Specialist

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives.  With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.  Visit FMC to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Benefits Specialist

 

The Role

 

This Benefits role will be responsible for oversight of the FMC’s U.S., Canadian and Puerto Rico benefit plans administration.  Ensures processes between FMC’s locations, vendors and payroll meet service delivery standards, internal operating procedures, and compliance with regulatory authorities while addressing all inquiries from managers and employees on programs in partnership with HR Business Partners and HR Operations.

 

Here’s What You’ll Do

 

• Oversees the day-to-day activities for FMC's benefit plans.  Identifies and resolves process deviations and ensures accuracy in data.  Reviews and updates administrative specification documents as necessary.
• Manages and resolves employee issues and vendor service escalations. Collects information, analyzes data, determines causes of issues, develops course of action, makes sound decisions and communicate facts and conclusions clearly and concisely.
• Interfaces with multiple vendors to ensure proper communication, funding, reporting and compliance processes are maintained. 
• Oversees vendor interfaces for all benefit plans; can identify problems and their implications, works with vendors and HRIT to resolve identified items.
• Manages the Annual Enrollment Process, including system updates, testing, and employee communications.
• Completes compliance filings and audit processes includes partnering internally and with external vendors to complete compliance testing including nondiscrimination testing, ACA reporting, completion of 5500 filings.

 

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in benefits administration.
• Knowledge of ERISA, DOL and IRS regulations for retirement and H&W plans

 

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with benefit plans outsourced to major providers (e.g. Fidelity, Aon, Aetna).
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to nuance communications for different audiences.
• Experience partnering with HR business partners, COEs and/or third-party vendors supporting HR