Mercer

Consulting

Health&BenefitsConsultant

$70–70k Ottawa, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“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.

Consulting

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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