H&B Compliance & Audit Associate

In this role you will assist in consulting with clients on a wide array of health and welfare compliance issues. You will work closely with experienced compliance and audit team members, as well as local client service teams to develop and deliver compliant health and welfare solutions to clients.

Performance Objectives:

Financial

• Partner with Compliance & Audit senior colleagues to support the delivery of Compliance solutions and services to clients.

Clients

• As a junior colleague, you will support multiple client projects involving federal health and welfare benefit plan design and strategy compliance issues
• You will draft quality client deliverables to be reviewed and delivered by mid and senior level colleagues 
• You will partner with client service teams to become a trusted advisor for clients 
• You will research various health and welfare compliance and tax issues and draft client facing responses to be reviewed by mid and senior colleagues with the goal of being able to move into drafting final responses requiring little or no review.
• You will support mid and senior colleagues, as appropriate in presenting at client meetings and presentations   
• You will participate in compliance assessments and benefits administration/process improvement reviews

 Excellence

• You will work towards becoming a subject matter expert on health and welfare laws and regulations
• You will have all work, as needed, reviewed by mid and senior level colleagues
• You will contribute to the development of new tools and approaches related to compliance consulting 

People

• Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams

The Requirements 

• Juris Doctorate or at least 1-3 years of relevant experience within employee benefits
• Proven experience and success in employee health and welfare benefit consulting with a focus on compliance.  Prior experience in a professional services firm, insurance company or legal environment preferred
• Foundational to intermediate knowledge of IRC, ERISA, COBRA, PPACA, MHPAEA, FMLA, HIPAA and other relevant laws and regulations affecting employee benefit plans is preferred.
• Experience in working on multiple projects and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget
• Proven ability to recognize and diagnose issues, work in teams, and leverage the resources of other related practices to address client challenges
• This is a Remote opportunity