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Join the Family - Come work for an exciting company offering great benefits, challenging opportunities, and colleagues who feel more like family.

• Provide thought leadership on trends and opportunities
• Create effective market-based compensation structures
• Manage executive compensation programs
• Develop and manage global incentive programs
• Develop and manage/coordinate sales, field, and safety incentives in all applicable markets
• Initiate, analyze, and benchmark competitive salary information on an ongoing basis and determine competitive position

• Design and manage comprehensive benefits programs, including health and wellness, retirement and other employee benefits
• Prepare annual budgets and periodic forecasts of benefit plan coverage, assets, and costs for the US & Canada business units
• Strong knowledge of ACA, ERISA, 125 Plans, and 401(k) plans
• Develop opportunities to contain and reduce costs
• Develop and expand the enterprise/global use of the Workday HRIS assuring data integrity of employee records, reporting and compliance
• High-level supervision of the main payroll systems: Infinium, Kronos, WFR iSeries, and other systems
• Supervise preparation and submission of payroll tax returns according to IRS, state regulations and Canada Revenue Agency
• Assure benefit plans are administered in accordance with Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor regulations and / or CRA
• Prepare and execute, with legal or professional counsel, up-to-date plan documents, SPDs, and 5500s
• Manage ongoing plan operations, vendor relationships and vendor contracts.
• Ensure the accuracy of financial reporting for benefit plans
• Plan meetings for fiduciary committee(s) and prepare materials for drafting minutes of these meetings
• Manage the implementation of plan changes with vendors, managing all aspects of projects related to plan administration changes
• Develop content for employee education seminars, orientation, guides, brochures, standard operating procedures, and videos.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, HR or related field required; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum fifteen years of corporate and/or consulting experience with supervisory responsibility in compensation and total rewards, health and welfare and qualified retirement plan administration
• CCP, CEBS designation, CEBS-level knowledge, or other professional certification/organized program of study preferred, but not required

Skills and Knowledge

• Advanced Workday HRIS knowledge and experience
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills, including word processing (Word), worksheet (Excel), presentation (PowerPoint)
• Capable of reading, comprehending, and applying ERISA, DOL, IRS, FMLA and other regulations as they pertain to welfare and qualified plans
• Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plans
• Effectively lead and execute high-priority projects
• Understanding and preparation of financial and accounting data (monthly summaries of benefit plan costs, identify trends, threats and opportunities, retirement plan asset allocation, plan balances, fund performance, broker fees, etc.)
• Negotiating skills necessary for insurance plan renewals and vendor services
• Ability to build effective partnerships
• The successful candidate must bring a high level of ethical, intellectual, professional and personal values that complement the team.
• Ability to fit and excel within the company culture-safety focused, honest, hard-working, and operating in the best interest of the overall company

Communication Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills for all levels of audience. Examples: Ability to compose a Request for Proposal, Summary Plan Description, Scope Document, letters to beneficiaries, enrollment materials to employees, retirement summaries, and PowerPoint presentations to employee groups and management groups
• Ability to communicate effectively and present ideas and issues clearly in front of a variety of audiences

Work Environment

Office setting with partial remote (partial remote work not guaranteed to continue). Potential travel time required - less than 20%.

Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates in E-Verify.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.