000643

Counsels employees regarding benefits programs including KBOR and KPERS mandatory retirement; medical, dental and vision insurance; basic and optional group life; spending and savings accounts; voluntary retirement plans; KBOR graduate student insurance plans, and the Affordable Care Act.  Publicizes and/or coordinates benefits programs; conducts individual and group orientation sessions and individual and group benefits reviews.  Communicates clearly with accurate information to employees, family members, supervisors, department chairs, vendors and others.  Maintains benefits records and prepares necessary documents for implementing and/or terminating coverage and keys data into various databases (MAP, KPERS, HR/Pay) to ensure timely and accurate coverage and deductions.  Responsible for processing paperwork for payroll adjustments; generating reports to help determine eligibility or change criteria; performing calculations to determine voluntary retirement plan deferrals and to ensure amounts adhere to Internal Revenue Code guidelines;  consolidating data from other state of Kansas agencies to determine ACA-eligibility; ensuring data integrity and validation during testing and implementation of new or updated software programs.  #Bachelor¿s degree OR an associate¿s degree and 2 years of related experience or HS diploma and 4 years of related experience.