Mercer
Consulting
Health&BenefitsConsultant
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Health & Benefits Consultant at Mercer. Skills: Health and Benefits, Client deliverables, Financial analysis. Deliver impactful solutions for organizations. Work in a collaborative environment”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Previous work-related experience, Organizational skills, Oral and written communication skills, Ability to handle multiple tasks, Ability to work in a team environment, Time management skills, Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Obtain and maintain appropriate licenses
Nice to Have
Post-secondary degree or equivalent experience, Bilingual (French/English), Familiarity or experience with group insurance benefits, 3 to 4 years of relevant experience, LLQP or equivalent
What You'll Do.
Deliver impactful solutions for organizations
Work in a collaborative environment
Support clients in financial and strategic management
Perform calculations for employee benefit plans
Price plan design changes
Prepare future cost projections
Develop project management skills
Develop consulting skills
Manage quality and timeliness of client deliverables
Participate in client calls and meetings
Assist with client-friendly communications
Develop deeper understanding of Health and Benefits products
Develop deeper understanding of vendor/carrier markets
Develop deeper understanding of basic underwriting skills
Develop deeper understanding of budget-setting
Develop deeper understanding of rate-setting
Develop deeper understanding of evaluation
Perform works related to actuarial valuation
Provide accurate and timely data and financial analysis
Validate and compare premiums for group benefit plans
Produce quarterly experience monitoring reports
Analyze financial statements of group insurance plans
Review financial agreement
Analyze cost drivers by reviewing utilization data
Analyze year-over-year trends
Perform analyses for complex clients
Perform technical reviews
Gather necessary data from vendor
Prepare data in template or format
Develop recommendations and reporting for clients
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborative environment; Client teams; Health colleagues
Communication Scope
Oral communication; Written communication; Client-friendly communications
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
## Company: Mercer ## ## Description: **Mercer** Canada is seeking a **Health & Benefits Consultant** to join out H&B consulting department in our **Ottawa** office. This is a hybrid role that requires being in the office at least 3 days a week. The applicable base salary range for this role is $70,000 to $120,000. The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs. **We will count on you to:** * Participate in delivering impactful solutions for organizations of any size and varied industries and have a direct impact on their employees. * Work in a collaborative environment on a wide variety of client teams with any number of our Health colleagues. * Support clients in the financial and strategic management of their employee benefit programs through analysis and communication. * Perform basic or complex calculations with respect to the costs of our clients’ employee benefit plans and insurance arrangements, including using Mercer’s internal tools to price plan design changes and prepare future cost projections. * Develop project management and consulting skills including: managing the quality and timeliness of client deliverables, participating in client calls and meetings as appropriate and assisting with the preparation of client-friendly communications. * Develop deeper understanding of the following, through online training, group sessions, or one-on-one training with colleagues: Health and Benefits products, services and technical tools offered by Mercer, vendor/carrier markets, basic underwriting skills, budget-setting, rate-setting and evaluation. * Perf
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