Benefits Analyst

Summary

Join Nava Benefits, a modern benefits brokerage, as a Large Group Benefits Analyst on our east coast Client Success team. This remote position, preferably based in the New York area or with experience supporting New York employer groups, offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact. You will support the strategy, implementation, and renewals of New York employee benefit programs, onboard new clients, and maintain client systems and vendor relationships. You will also interface with clients and vendors, provide benefit enrollment guidance, and offer strategic and operational support to Client Managers. This role requires a strong understanding of large group plans and financial structures, proven client service skills, and experience with administrative tasks and financial analyses. Nava offers a comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness options, financial support, work-life balance initiatives, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• 1-5 years of benefits analyst or related experience within a brokerage setting
• Comprehensive understanding of large group plans, products, and financial structures, including fully insured, level & self-funded, and captives
• Proven client service proficiency, showcasing the ability to foster relationships with both internal team members and external vendors
• Track record in providing support for benefit enrollment, including tasks such as preparing materials and presentations, verifying policy and plan information, and maintaining accuracy in internal systems
• Experience in managing administrative tasks for clients, involving responsibilities such as Form 5500 filings, policy validation and delivery, monthly reporting of client and carrier information, and the creation of summary plan descriptions
• Demonstrated expertise in financial analyses, including the development of pricing and employee contribution strategies, modeling plan design alternatives, and calculating reserves
• Proficiency in utilizing tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Suite, coupled with strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Support the strategy development, implementation, and renewals of our New York employee benefit programs
• Own onboarding of new clients
• Maintain assigned clients BenAdmin systems, vendor relationships and compliance
• Regularly interface with clients and vendors
• Drive marketing and financial reporting to support RFP and renewal requests
• Provide benefit enrollment guidance and ongoing member support as needed
• Provide strategic and operational support to Client Managers and Partners with servicing client’s by performing both technical and analytical functions on both fully Insured and level-funded clients
• Level up our clients employee benefits experience by operating as a member champion and delivering consistent value in every interaction

Preferred Qualifications

Recent experience supporting New York large employer groups (100-5,000 MEL’s)

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including a $0 premium HDHP plan for individuals
• Dental
• Vision
• Telehealth and Virtual Primary Care Visits
• OneMedical membership
• Wellhub
• A $50 monthly benefit to improve your mental or physical health
• Stock options
• 401(k) with a $2,000 match
• FSA
• HSA
• Access to Origin Financial
• Flexible PTO
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave with 2 weeks of transition time
• $50 monthly connectivity reimbursement
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Additional voluntary benefits like supplemental life, AD&D, hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness coverage
• $1,000 home office setup stipend
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)