Total Rewards Analyst
Entergy, New Orleans, LA, United States
Work Place Flexibility:
Hybrid
Legal Entity:
Entergy Services, LLC
Job Title:
Total Rewards Analyst II, III, Sr, or Senior Lead (depending on qualifications and experience)
Location:
New Orleans, LA; The Woodlands, TX; or Hammond, LA
At Entergy, we Power Life. We are dedicated to providing safe, affordable and reliable power to our customers and communities. Our work matters. We deliver electricity to 2.9 million utility customers across 4 states. We own and operate power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including about 8,000 megawatts of nuclear power.
The Health & Wellness team is part of our Total Rewards department in Human Resources. Here in Total Rewards, we #WePowerLife for our employees by designing and administering attractive and competitive compensation and benefits programs. We work hard to deliver value to the organization that enables our evolution to become the Premier Utility!
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Identify, evaluate, and implement health and wellness programs that recruit and retain top performers.
Identify, evaluate, and implement long‑term strategies that deliver premier people‑cost management.
Lead the planning and execution of benefits communication strategies, including annual enrollment for employees and retirees.
Develop and deliver presentations, materials, and other communications to increase understanding of benefits companywide.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex benefits information into clear, concise, and engaging content for diverse audiences.
Serve as a subject matter expert and provide support and guidance to leadership, HR partners, and employees regarding benefits options, eligibility, and enrollment procedures.
Assists with program governance, external reporting and compliance.
Oversee execution of SOX testing.
Work with auditors to provide information necessary to audit plan financials and operations.
Review 10K, 10Q, Form 5500s, etc. to ensure accuracy of benefits‑related information.
Review and provide data for 5500 Forms, EBC reports, management representation letters, etc.
Review and update department procedures, SPDs, SMMs, etc. as needed for accuracy and understanding.
Support regular review and drafting of revisions to Plan Documents as necessary.
Sustain HR compliance and proactively mitigate risk through internal monitoring of vendor operations and administration, including corrective action of any inadequate controls or failures identified.
Rigorously monitor the regulatory and legislative landscape for impacts on benefits programs.
Assist with managing vendor administration/relationships and work with service providers and vendors, as well as Entergy IT throughout the year to support various programs.
Review vendor invoices for accuracy.
Ensure vendor is meeting contractual obligations.
Develop and revise HR administrative procedures and policies when applicable.
Read, understand, and interpret Plan Documents terms for H&W plans sponsored by Entergy and apply those terms to support accurate administration of the Plans.
Deliver premier people cost management by providing support to rate case testimony and request for information (RFIs) as needed.
Ensure benefit contributions are accurately processed according to accounting’s procedural requirements on a timely basis.
Review quarterly reconciliation and payment processing of benefits‑related invoicing and credits with plan actuaries and Entergy accounting team and research and resolve any discrepancies identified.
Review and respond to benefit eligibility claim requests received from employees and retirees.
Support contract negotiations as needed and coordinate required benefit changes as necessary.
Support M&A work as necessary.
Coordinate required disclosures and general H&W plan employee education/communications as directed.
Coordinate annual Open Enrollment process.
Provide oversight and guidance to our benefits administrator to ensure accurate and timely transmission of data to vendors.
Aid with understanding and correcting data issues that affect vendor's ability to perform required tasks.
Conduct training for our outsourced vendors to ensure their ability to provide customer support.
Assist vendors with escalated/difficult participant cases. Participate and engage in key organizational initiatives (OHI, Inclusion & Belonging, volunteerism, health and safety).
Engage in key HR & Total Rewards initiatives (OHI, Inclusion & Belonging, volunteerism, health and safety).
Minimum Education Required
High school graduate or GED
Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance or related field, or equivalent work experience
Minimum Experience Required
TR Analyst II: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field, plus 1+ years of relevant experience OR 4+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
TR Analyst III: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field, plus 3+ years of relevant experience OR 5+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
TR Analyst Sr: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field, plus 5+ years of relevant experience OR 7+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
Customer Centricity: Expands knowledge of customers and their goals; uses understanding of customer input and feedback to help achieve outcomes.
Innovates & Continuously Improves: Prioritizes innovation and continuous improvement initiatives; has the courage to try new things and lead innovation, benchmarking, and improvement initiatives.
Collaborates & Shares Knowledge: Possesses technical credibility; understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations and policies related to benefits. Possesses intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products and working knowledge of HR management systems, queries, and system reports.
Accountable for Results: Embraces challenging performance goals for continuous learning and performance improvement; is accountable for results and the measurement of performance. Ability to work with minimum supervision as well as with a team.
Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required
Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) or similar benefits designation preferred
Primary Location Louisiana – New Orleans; Hammond; Texas – The Woodlands
Job Function Professional
FLSA Status Professional
Relocation Option No Relocation Offered
Union description/code NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings 1
Travel Percentage Up to 25%
Req ID 122723
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement:
The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility:
Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Working Conditions As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Hybrid
Legal Entity:
Entergy Services, LLC
Job Title:
Total Rewards Analyst II, III, Sr, or Senior Lead (depending on qualifications and experience)
Location:
New Orleans, LA; The Woodlands, TX; or Hammond, LA
At Entergy, we Power Life. We are dedicated to providing safe, affordable and reliable power to our customers and communities. Our work matters. We deliver electricity to 2.9 million utility customers across 4 states. We own and operate power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including about 8,000 megawatts of nuclear power.
The Health & Wellness team is part of our Total Rewards department in Human Resources. Here in Total Rewards, we #WePowerLife for our employees by designing and administering attractive and competitive compensation and benefits programs. We work hard to deliver value to the organization that enables our evolution to become the Premier Utility!
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Identify, evaluate, and implement health and wellness programs that recruit and retain top performers.
Identify, evaluate, and implement long‑term strategies that deliver premier people‑cost management.
Lead the planning and execution of benefits communication strategies, including annual enrollment for employees and retirees.
Develop and deliver presentations, materials, and other communications to increase understanding of benefits companywide.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex benefits information into clear, concise, and engaging content for diverse audiences.
Serve as a subject matter expert and provide support and guidance to leadership, HR partners, and employees regarding benefits options, eligibility, and enrollment procedures.
Assists with program governance, external reporting and compliance.
Oversee execution of SOX testing.
Work with auditors to provide information necessary to audit plan financials and operations.
Review 10K, 10Q, Form 5500s, etc. to ensure accuracy of benefits‑related information.
Review and provide data for 5500 Forms, EBC reports, management representation letters, etc.
Review and update department procedures, SPDs, SMMs, etc. as needed for accuracy and understanding.
Support regular review and drafting of revisions to Plan Documents as necessary.
Sustain HR compliance and proactively mitigate risk through internal monitoring of vendor operations and administration, including corrective action of any inadequate controls or failures identified.
Rigorously monitor the regulatory and legislative landscape for impacts on benefits programs.
Assist with managing vendor administration/relationships and work with service providers and vendors, as well as Entergy IT throughout the year to support various programs.
Review vendor invoices for accuracy.
Ensure vendor is meeting contractual obligations.
Develop and revise HR administrative procedures and policies when applicable.
Read, understand, and interpret Plan Documents terms for H&W plans sponsored by Entergy and apply those terms to support accurate administration of the Plans.
Deliver premier people cost management by providing support to rate case testimony and request for information (RFIs) as needed.
Ensure benefit contributions are accurately processed according to accounting’s procedural requirements on a timely basis.
Review quarterly reconciliation and payment processing of benefits‑related invoicing and credits with plan actuaries and Entergy accounting team and research and resolve any discrepancies identified.
Review and respond to benefit eligibility claim requests received from employees and retirees.
Support contract negotiations as needed and coordinate required benefit changes as necessary.
Support M&A work as necessary.
Coordinate required disclosures and general H&W plan employee education/communications as directed.
Coordinate annual Open Enrollment process.
Provide oversight and guidance to our benefits administrator to ensure accurate and timely transmission of data to vendors.
Aid with understanding and correcting data issues that affect vendor's ability to perform required tasks.
Conduct training for our outsourced vendors to ensure their ability to provide customer support.
Assist vendors with escalated/difficult participant cases. Participate and engage in key organizational initiatives (OHI, Inclusion & Belonging, volunteerism, health and safety).
Engage in key HR & Total Rewards initiatives (OHI, Inclusion & Belonging, volunteerism, health and safety).
Minimum Education Required
High school graduate or GED
Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance or related field, or equivalent work experience
Minimum Experience Required
TR Analyst II: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field, plus 1+ years of relevant experience OR 4+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
TR Analyst III: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field, plus 3+ years of relevant experience OR 5+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
TR Analyst Sr: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field, plus 5+ years of relevant experience OR 7+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
Customer Centricity: Expands knowledge of customers and their goals; uses understanding of customer input and feedback to help achieve outcomes.
Innovates & Continuously Improves: Prioritizes innovation and continuous improvement initiatives; has the courage to try new things and lead innovation, benchmarking, and improvement initiatives.
Collaborates & Shares Knowledge: Possesses technical credibility; understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations and policies related to benefits. Possesses intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products and working knowledge of HR management systems, queries, and system reports.
Accountable for Results: Embraces challenging performance goals for continuous learning and performance improvement; is accountable for results and the measurement of performance. Ability to work with minimum supervision as well as with a team.
Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required
Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) or similar benefits designation preferred
Primary Location Louisiana – New Orleans; Hammond; Texas – The Woodlands
Job Function Professional
FLSA Status Professional
Relocation Option No Relocation Offered
Union description/code NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings 1
Travel Percentage Up to 25%
Req ID 122723
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement:
The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility:
Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Working Conditions As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
#J-18808-Ljbffr