Benefits Specialist

Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets. Owned by Platinum Equity, the company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, and cleaners and disinfectants, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.  

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 69 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,100 professionals in 130 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2024 US Best Managed Company, recognized fouryears in a row. For more information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com. 

As Benefits Specialist is responsible for providing analytical and project management support for various benefit initiatives at Solenis.  This position performs a variety of benefits program activities, including but not limited to: benefit program analysis, project management of new programs, assist with benefit program design, implementation and communication, regulatory compliance and education. Responsibilities also include partnering with internal team members (payroll, HRBPs, management, etc) and other third-party vendors to manage the completion of the day-to-day benefits processing tasks. This position is responsible for engaging with employees and HR team members on benefits related activities and inquiries. This role is recognized as a technical expert in benefits and responsible for leading the execution of benefits strategies and programs in the Americas region.

Responsibilities: 

• Supports the design of employee benefit programs by examining and evaluating program design, employee preferences, external benchmarking, costs, regulatory requirements, and competitive advantage.  Ensures benefits programs balance competitiveness with affordability.
• Partners with the Total Rewards Director, Americas and broker/consultant in the implementation of new plans.  Leads the setup, timeline, coordination with outside vendor partners, and testing of system requirements to administer plans, manages annual open enrollments and ensures seamless of day-to-day benefit program administration.
• Collects, analyzes, and summarizes benefits data and trends of other companies. Determines benefit practices and market prevalence by researching best practices; industry and employment trends; tracking legislation and assessing organizational impact.
• Performs benefits administration tasks, including but not limited to, benefit calculations and payout processing, reconciliation of benefits accounts, preparation of wire transfers/funding for various plans, verification and maintenance of statistical data relative to premiums, claims, and costs; processing of employer health savings account (HSA) contributions, coordination of defined benefit plan accruals, and leave of absence support.
• Prepares and maintains benefit-specific reports, verifies accuracy and distributes as appropriate.  Tracks and monitors reports sent by vendors and carriers.  Monitors and flags potential issues on reports issued by vendors on various programs.   Researches, analyzes and evaluates benefits data from under all programs for the entire employee population.
• Drives operational excellence in the benefits function by identifying and developing alternative methods for optimizing and streamlining related processes and procedures.   Focuses on increased efficiencies and improvement of benefits related processes.
• Serves as a 'super user' of benefit systems and tools in order to identify best practices, assesses functionality and system requirements, and recommends process improvements as applicable.  Ensures data integrity for all benefits processes and programs.
• Partners with global HR team members, recruiters, and management to ensure benefits programs are administered correctly and aligned with company-wide strategic goals and best. Consults cross functional partners and the business on be