Benefits Analyst

Responsibilities

• [Company] is a worldwide machinery and services company serving the natural resource extraction industries. Joy Global manufactures and services surface mining equipment in addition to underground mining equipment.
•  [Company]  employs 14,000 people worldwide. Please visit our website at www.joyglobal.com for more information.  [Company]  offers excellent benefits, a continual focus on training and development and a financially sound company in a growing industry.
• We are currently looking to add a Benefits Analyst to the Employee Benefits Department in our Milwaukee, WI location.

Responsibilities:

• Key member in processing pension calculations for organization’s 28 legacy groups covered in plan.
• Complete initial calculation or act as peer review.
• Complete and distribute participant communications documenting payment options/amounts.
• Direct interaction with employees to help them understand options.
• Update SAP and trustee database to capture changes
• Carry out complex analysis involving the review of employee records and plan documents to determine elements such as eligibility and benefit level.
• Responsible for the update, review and distribution of Plan Documents, Plan Amendments, Summary Plan Descriptions and Summary of Material Modifications for[Company] .  Partner with the [Company] Benefits Team, HR team, external vendors and legal counsel to create, update and distribute these documents.
• Support additional ad-hoc projects and resulting reprioritization which can occur.
• Serve as liaison between other areas relating to Employee Benefits including payroll, IT, finance and tax.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field required.
• 4-8 years’ experience in employee benefits, human resources or related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.  Including ability to create pivot tables, vlookups and other complex formulas in Microsoft Excel.
• Comfortable working with Internet-based applications.
• Skills in customer service and appropriate handling of confidential material.
• Preferences:
• CEBS designation is a plus.
• Knowledge/Experience in use of ADP and SAP.