HR Consultant - Benefits and Compensation

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential.

CNA seeks to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees that helps them — and their family members — achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.

For a detailed look at CNA’s benefits, check out our Candidate Guide.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Summary

This HR Consultant sits within our HR Shared Services, COE Services organization. This operations team strives to develop efficient processes, systems and structures in support of each of our HR Center of Excellence (COE) functions. This role is primarily responsible for supporting and coordinating with our benefits, compensation and payroll COEs, along with providing cross functional auditing and vendor management support.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports testing, planning and execution across benefits annual enrollment cycle.
• Manage our relocation benefit program and processing
• Provide benefits processing support across various benefits areas including wellness, compliance and funding
• Support ad hoc payroll preparations, processing and reconciliations in support of our payroll HR Center of Excellence.
• Assist with executing compensation tasks during annual compensation cycle, along with performing ad hoc compensation transactions throughout year, in support of our compensation HR Center of Excellence.
• Manage and maintain invoice processing for all HR Centers of Excellence.
• Support SOX audit testing for all HR Centers of Excellence.
• Provide employee issue resolution for complex and nuanced situations within payroll, compensation and benefits.
• Assists with project management for existing or upcoming initiatives within benefits, compensation and payroll.
• Builds and maintains consistent documentation and creation of materials to support processes for benefits, compensation and payroll, invoicing and auditing.
• Participates in and supports complex HR projects and ad-hoc requests that may relate to any HR function.
• Establishes strong relationships with HR partners and provides guidance in support of HR goals related to benefits, payroll, compensation.
• Advises in the continuous improvement of HR practices, procedures and processes.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Broad knowledge of HR business functions and specific knowledge related to benefits, compensation and payroll.
• Detail oriented with a high level of organizational skills and ability to manage and complete work in an efficient and thorough manner.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability prioritize completion of multiple tasks/projects in support of several business partners and leaders.
• Proven ability to resolve complex problems in order to complete tasks.
• Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• Ability to deliver consistent services utilizing HR work methods to address people, process and technology related issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interact with staff at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, HR Systems and other business related software systems and the use of data reporting technologies.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent
• Typically a minimum of four years of related experience.

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