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Benefits Specialist

BlackBerry QNX

BlackBerry QNX

Accounting & Finance
Waterloo, ON, Canada
Posted on Apr 23, 2025

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY (Hybrid – in office 3 days per week (Waterloo)
The successful candidate will be required to support the organization in the area of Benefits.

Specific Accountabilities

North America

  • North America employee benefit plan related requests via email, phone, and/or meetings and updates to their coverage
  • Confirm weekly new hires are covered correctly in Workday and with our benefit providers
  • Process Leave of Absence (LOA) requests
  • Assist in our annual Open Enrolment, including managing requests or questions from employees as well as connecting with our benefit providers
  • Assist with companywide wellness initiatives. Coordinating wellness sessions, onsite fitness programs. Create session registrations, tracking attendance, drawing the monthly wellness prize winner, assisting in scheduling new sessions external and internal
  • Process disability claims while liaison with our provider and our employees, while promoting positive employee relationships
  • Wellness Fairs- Manage invitation list, send out coordination emails, booking rooms and coordinating the vendors
  • Assist in organizing Flu Shot & Health Screening Clinics with our third-party companies to provide onsite flu shots to employees
  • Other reporting and data audits as required, such as overage student audit

Globally:

  • Workplace Options (EAP) – invoices, headcount report, wellness sessions
  • Process day to day Benefit’s related invoicing for Benefits North America, EMEA, and APAC
  • Manage prompt delivery of Retirement awards for retiring employees globally. Including connecting with managers on the location of delivery
  • Coordinate monthly headcount report and distribute
  • Assist with the administration of EMEA & APAC Benefits, including answering questions via email, phone, and/or meetings and updates to benefit coverage.
  • Assist with updating internal websites and other benefit material
  • Workday testing to ensure data accuracy, and validate system functionality, including creating test cases, executing tests, and documenting findings

Essential skills and qualifications

  • High School, College Diploma or University Degree
  • Excellent communication (verbal and written), customer service, and interpersonal skills
  • Project management and analytical skills
  • Ability to work concurrently on multiple projects
  • Dedicated team player, who demonstrates initiative and independence
  • Ability to effectively communicate with all employees and people of varying cultures
  • Experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint is an asset
  • Previous administration experience an asset

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40