JOB
The Illinois Tollway is dedicated to providing and promoting a safe and efficient system of highways while ensuring the highest possible level of service to our customers. Whether it's I-PASS, the Move Illinois Program, open road tolling or keeping you safe with our H.E.L.P. trucks, we are committed to delivering great benefits and services to customers.
The Tollway is a user-fee system – no state or federal tax dollars are used to support maintenance and operations. Operations are funded by toll and concession revenues.
Under the leadership of the Board of Directors and Executive Staff, the Tollway is committed to achieving the following goals: increase collaboration with regional transportation and planning agencies, promote the regional economy, maintain financial integrity, foster environmental responsibility and sustainability, maintain the safety and efficiency of the Tollway system, further transparency and accountability, enhance customer service, and maintain public trust.
In support of this vision, the Employee Benefits Specialist (EBS) is responsible for administering employee benefit programs, including health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plans, disability, and other ancillary benefits. This position provides direct support to employees and retirees, ensures compliance with state and federal regulations, enrollment processes, and policy implementation. The EBS also ensures that employees receive proper benefits packages, and serves as an intermediary between health care providers, external vendors, third party administrators (TPA) and employees.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
- As an HR professional you are responsible for enrollment and administration of the group health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), group life, COBRA, flexible spending account (FSA), wellness programs, employee assistance program (EAP), credit union, deferred compensation/investment planning, tuition reimbursement, and other related employee benefit programs.
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Provide guidance and service to employees, retirees, and dependents regarding benefit plans, eligibility, and enrollment.
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Educate employees on benefit options during onboarding and open enrollment periods.
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Assist with wellness initiatives and benefit communications.
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Reconcile benefit invoices and resolve discrepancies with vendors and payroll.
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Process benefit enrollments, terminations, changes, and qualifying life events.
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Oversees the maintenance of employee benefit records, including creating and maintaining individual employee benefit files.
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Participates in new hire orientation, prepares and provides benefit package options and other enrollment materials.
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Ensures that all employees are properly enrolled in selected benefit plans. Processes all life event enrollment changes and maintains employees Benefits files.
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Prepares deduction/contribution reporting for payroll.
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Administer, interpret and apply state policies and federal benefit laws (COBRA and HIPPA) in accordance with applicable laws and policies for employee distribution.
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Reconciles monthly health plan eligibility and premium reports.
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Responsible for entering employee data into the HRIS system for new hires and other employee benefit changes.
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Participate in audits, benefit plan renewals, and RFPs for benefit vendors as needed.
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Processes all tuition reimbursement requests and provides counseling to employees when needed.
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Support annual open enrollment process by preparing documentation and inputting changes into the HRIS system.
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Perform other duties as requested or assigned.
