Consultant, Compliance-Health at The Segal Company (Eastern States), Inc. in Washington, Washington DC

Job Description:

For nearly 80 years, Segal has been providing employee benefits, retirement plan investment advisory and human resources consulting for multiemployer trust funds, corporations and public sector organizations. Segal is an independent, privately and employee-owned firm. Our independence allows us to provide unbiased consulting services for our clients. Headquartered in New York City, Segal has offices throughout the United States and in Canada. We are a smaller organization that provides a more intense and broader exposure for development purposes within a culture that is highly collegial and team-oriented. You will work with colleagues who are smart, professional, talented and...nice people. We offer a competitive pay and benefits package that includes a defined benefit and matching 401(k) retirement plans.

We are recruiting for a Consultant to join our Health Compliance practice.

The Opportunity: The Consultant will provide consultative and technical support on Compliance issues for health-related client issues. Consultant will have the opportunity to work across a broad spectrum of clients in the multiemployer market as well as public sector and corporate markets. The Consultant will interact with the clients’ attorneys, Fund Office professionals, clients, and Segal staff including our National Compliance practice, while producing a full array of high quality deliverables.

The Role: The Consultant’s key responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

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  Monitoring the legal and regulatory environment affecting health care programs in collaboration with our National Compliance team,

  
  


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  Acting as an expert resource for consultants and external clients on the many and varied questions that arise with regard to healthcare issues,

  
  


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  Drafting and reviewing compliance related information for participant explanatory material such as summary plan descriptions, announcement letters, summary of material modifications, summary of benefits and coverage documents, etc.,

  
  


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  Drafting and reviewing plan documents, amendments, forms (such as COBRA forms and benefit enrollment forms), required state and federal compliance notices and operational procedures for compliance,

  
  


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  Applying in-depth understanding of laws related to employee health plan benefits to client situations, inquiries and document preparation,

  
  


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  Participating in marketing and business-development activities, and

  
  


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  Attending client meetings to make technical compliance-related presentations and participating in external speaking events (i.e. new developments in legislation and regulation or other technical compliance issues).

  
  

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  Degree from an accredited university

  
  


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  Minimum of 10 years of related compliance experience in health benefits compliance

  
  


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  Expertise in ERISA and related legislation and regulations, ideally including experience with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act (MHPAEA)

  
  


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  Ability to perform research quickly and effectively, involving federal and state legal issues,

  
  


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  Familiarity with a range of plan structures, including multiemployer plans (union environment) and governmental plans,

  
  


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  Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to include technical drafting, strong attention to detail, ability to analyze and distill complex data/concepts and develop clear, concise explanations for a non-technical audience,

  
  


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  Excellent interpersonal/relationship-building skills and ability to collaborate with and positively influence others, and

  
  


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  Strong management skills

  
  

Diversity and Inclusion at Segal:

At Segal, we are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusiveness, as demonstrated through our recruitment, retention and employee development programs. We maintain an environment that respects and builds on the assets and talents of each person, valuing their differences. We also engage in good faith efforts to maintain an environment free from discrimination and harassment in strict compliance with applicable laws, and consider all qualified candidates for employment without regard to their race/ethnicity, national origin, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or medical condition, protected veteran or military status, criminal record history, marital status, or status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We also engage in affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified women, minorities, disabled individuals and protected veterans. Maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce is a win/win, and provides Segal with the opportunity to leverage our top talent to provide innovative solutions to our clients.