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Health & Benefits Analyst
Ottawa - Metcalfe
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About the role
- This is a hybrid role that requires being in the office at least 3 days a week.
- Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries.
- For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
Responsibilities
- Perform analyses for larger, more complex clients, including more in-depth analysis for complex situations that may require additional research or discussion with Mercer subject matter experts;
- Work with your client teams to develop recommendations and reporting for clients based on your analysis
- We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
Requirements
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Will be required to obtain and maintain appropriate licenses as required by provincial regulations and Mercer policies.
- Post-secondary degree or equivalent experience in business, mathematics, statistics, finance or a related field.
Compensation
- With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.
Benefits
- 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.
- Provide accurate and timely data and financial analysis on various projects for medical, dental, life and disability programs;
- Validate and compare premiums for group benefit plans under vendor renewals, quotes or benchmarking exercises with other companies in the industry;
- Familiarity or experience with group insurance benefits (through work experience, CEBS GBA designation or working towards it)
Company info
- Description:
- Mercer Canada is seeking a Health & Benefits Analyst to join out H&B consulting department in our Ottawa office.
- 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.
- 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.
- Produce quarterly experience monitoring reports for clients and analyze the impact of any recent changes;
- Analyze financial statements of group insurance plans and review the financial agreement to suit the client needs;
- Analyze cost drivers by reviewing client's utilization data and looking for year-over-year trends or comparisons to external benchmarks using data provided from client's vendor reports or raw data from external databases;
- Gather necessary data from the vendor or client; review to ensure it is complete, accurate and reasonable; and prepare data in a particular template or format for use in basic or advanced financial analyses;
- Review amendments, contracts, and booklets
- What you need to have:
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks in a demanding fast-paced work environment
- Ability to work in a team environment where the priorities and requirements may change quickly
- Time management skills
- What makes you stand out:
- Previous work-related experience
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