HR Benefits Specialist - Rividium : Job Details

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time Description RiVidium Inc. (dba TripleCyber) is seeking a HR Benefits Specialist. Responsibilities for this position shall include, but are not limited to:

• Research regulatory federal guidance, regulations, policy and processes related to Benefits processes (e.g., identifying supporting documentation for initial opportunity to enroll, qualifying life events, regulations for retirement, flexible spending accounts, etc.), to process benefits related forms/documents.
• Receive and process benefits related documents to include proper certification and completion of designation of beneficiary forms, benefit elections (FEGLI, FEHB, and TSP), setting effective dates and providing communications to employees of changes to their elections. If forms are not complete, coordinate with employees to gain lacking information and escalate to Federal staff, as needed.
• Answer general telephone and emails inquiries forwarded via the ECC line. Escalate complex questions to the Benefits Branch (BB) Specialists.
• Provide email responses to routine employee benefit inquiries, with professional and technically efficient responses, within one business day of receipt of inquiry.
• Validate Service Computation Date (SCD) calculations for leave in accordance with the OPM Guide to Processing Personnel Actions.
• Review, certify, input into HR Connect, mail employee copy, and route for filing, an average of 125 benefits forms biweekly, with an estimated average of 300 during open season window.
• Route forms for appropriate filing in accordance with Federal personnel recordkeeping instructions, using a manifest and the benefits processing workflow to track document distribution.
• Process an estimated average of 45 benefits-related Personnel Action Requests (PARs) and benefit forms each biweekly, verifying PAR data processing entries for separations (i.e., Retirement, Death, FEGLI, Standard Form (SF)-2809, SF-2810).
• Address and resolve SINQ errors from actions processed in HR CONNECT, NFC and employee generated EPP actions.
• Assist with the assembly of benefits material, unpack boxes, replenish stacks of forms, and make copies of new hires biweekly for NEO and post orientation benefits briefings, open season, wellness, and financial education and benefit fairs. (Materials includes health carrier brochures, benefits-related flyers, and designation of beneficiary forms and slide presentation packages.).
• Track new hire benefit form submission on Excel spreadsheet upon receipt of newforms and notify employees during the bi-week preceding the 60-day deadline for submission. On average a regular NEO includes 10-15 new hires, with large classes of more than 100 new hires occurring approximately 2 - 4 times a year.

Requirements for this position shall include:

• A bachelor's degree
• At least 10 years of directly related progressively responsible and in-depth knowledge of Federal employee benefits or similar experience performing the foregoing types of functions. An additional four years of directly related Federal benefits or similar experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications shall include:

• Provides expert assistance to Federal agencies in carrying out their authority in the area of employee benefits.
• Recognized expert on a full range of Employee benefits actions that provides support to the organization.
• Provide expertise oversight and support to Federal agencies with administering retirement/benefits; provide management and administration of a progressive and comprehensive program that incorporates federal employee benefits, retirement, work life programs, life insurance, thrift savings plan, performance appraisals, and leave related issues such as the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP), the Family Friendly Leave Act, etc.
• May identify problems and trends in retirement and benefits; Provides support for incentive awards and performance appraisal programs.
• Provide employees and/or their survivors with definitive answers involving complex benefits questions on the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), CSRS Offset and Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB), and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI).
• Provides independent support with data entry, complete forms, and prepares a variety of reports using a personal computer and office automation software; develop retirement estimates and process retirement actions.
• Prepares and conducts benefits orientation briefings.

About the Organization Established in 2008, RiVidium, Inc. (dba TripleCyber) is a VA-Verified SDVOSB and an SBA-Certified 8(a) company. To prepare our clients for the future, RiVidium has balanced all parts of our organization to attract the finest employees in order to 'Strive to be the missing element defining tomorrow's technology'. RiVidium keeps pace and surpasses its competitors by meeting challenges of advancements in Logistics, Human Capital, Cyber, Intelligence & Technology. EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources (HR) at [email protected]. This position is currently accepting applications.