Account Executive
- Employer
- The Bailey Group
- Location
- Saint Johns County, Florida
- Salary
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Posted
- Apr 03, 2015
- Closes
- Jun 02, 2015
- Category
- Administration / Clerical, Customer Service, Financial Services, Health and Medical , Marketing / Communications
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
The Bailey Group in an insurance agency specializing in Insurance, Benefits, Financial Strategies, and Wellness Solutions. This well-established firm has served individuals and groups with insurance needs for over fifty-five years. For over five years, our firm has been identified as one of NE Florida's fastest-growing businesses and over the past several years has been selected as one of NE Florida's Best Places to Work. The Bailey Group is seeking a new addition, who looks to build a career based on reliable and consistent relationships and client rapport.
Position Overview
The Account Executive (AE) position is located in the northern section St. Johns County, with periodic meetings in St. Augustine proper. The associate will be responsible for a self-funded with several thousand employees. The position reports to the Benefits Manager and is responsible for client's on-going satisfaction with The Bailey Group's benefits consultant and advisement services. The AE will perform daily benefits tasks and analytical functions related to the processing and administration for the client’s health & welfare benefits. The ideal candidate will provide onsite customer service, act as a carrier liaison, and create and maintain financial reporting on all employee benefit costs and must have the ability to report to all levels of management.
Responsibilities
- Proposals, Marketing, and Benefits Communication
- Responsible for national and regional account proposals and RFPs. Secure underwriting offers, respond to detailed vendor questionnaires, and communicate with brokers and enrollment firms
- Contract Negotiations
- Provide open enrollment support, including vendor implementation and employee presentations.
- Applications and Enrollment Fulfillment
- Servicing including Carrier Invoice and Payroll Premium Reconciliation
- Assistance with Subscriber Benefits Questions
- Provide ongoing onsite problem resolution assistance in all areas of benefits administration, including vendor management.
- Maintain and monitor ongoing project list. Prioritize and complete action items.
- Analyze and report all data related to a self-funded medical and dental plan as well as fully-insured ancillary plans.
- Analyzes company benefits policies, laws concerning mandatory insurance coverage, data concerning prevailing practices among similar organizations, and legal requirements to establish competitive benefits programs.
- Modifies aspects of existing program according to findings, utilizing knowledge of prevailing practices, emerging types of benefits packages, and customary benefits provided to all associates.
- Collaboration with other HR Departments and Operations to achieve successful implementation of benefits strategies and identification and implementation of benefit process improvements initiative.
- Special projects or other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of three to five years of benefits experience with emphasis in benefits administration, specifically with health and welfare plans
- Extensive experience with spreadsheet data analysis is required. Intermediate to advanced level MS Excel skills (strong formula and spreadsheet-linking skills)
- Proficiency with using MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher
- Overall working knowledge of benefit plan policies and procedures. Experience with multi-state benefit plans is helpful.
- Working knowledge of COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA regulations.
- Excellent communication skills (active listening, organized responsiveness, and polished written and oral summarization)
Preferred Qualifications
- Licensed Health and Life Agent (if not licensed, the selected associate will be provided the opportunity and requirement to obtain license)
- Bachelors Degree