Benefits Consultant Cover Letter

Please consider me for the benefits consultant opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for administrative guidance related to voluntary benefits: Life Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance, and the Health and Wellness Program, HSB (Humana Specialty Benefits) including Critical Illness & Accident coverage.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Excellent communicator and influencer, both verbally and in writing
• Knowledge of benefit plans and design
• Experience in managing all aspects of benefit plan and program management including items such as internal and external audits, compliance activities, developing employee communications and cost analysis tracking
• Experience in negotiating and managing insured and self-insured contracts and agreements
• Knowledge of current benefit trends, federal and state benefit laws and regulations
• Respond to employee inquires and questions that are escalated from our internal call center
• Experience in evaluating, creating and presenting program recommendations and plan information to both employees and leadership in formal and informal settings
• Experience working on highly cross-functional project teams to produce meaningful results

In response to your job posting for benefits consultant, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for information to and interacts with insurance companies, government agencies, providers or other benefits-related parties as required.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience supporting merger and acquisition activities preferred
• Knowledge of benefit programs, plan documents and administrative procedures to ensure compliance with local laws
• Able to influence and achieve collaboration
• Experience with benefits administration preferred, with exposure to various service area
• Effectively uses SQL Developer and has familiarity of relational databases
• Experience leading large-scale, complex conversion and/or web-related upgrades/projects
• Strong One Team behaviours with willingness to collaborate both within and outside the immediate team
• Knowledge of the compliance, regulatory, legal and social requirements of pension and benefits in an international context

Please consider me for the benefits consultant opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for subject expertise to resolve benefit related issues; act as liaison between insurance providers, vendors, and third-party administrators (TPAs).

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Technically savvy and up to date with the use of current Microsoft Office tools
• Experience managing outside consultants
• To support the consultants in ensuring that clients are profitable and to identify to consultants potential areas of future development
• Feel in-control with computer – especially Power Point and Word
• CBP and/or CEBS certification preferred
• Strong financial acumen and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with diverse audiences
• Identify business opportunities from own client portfolio

In response to your job posting for benefits consultant, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for answers related to various benefits issues, including but not limited to insurance eligibility, COBRA.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Participate in appropriate internal forums
• Work with support team assigned to ensure the delivery of services to each client in line with Mercer standards
• Compliance with Mercer and EH&B systems
• Manage client projects to successful conclusion
• Compliance with sales process and Miller Heiman tools
• Excellent working knowledge of differing financial arrangements and products available to clients
• Fluent in English and Portuguese is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of HRIS systems (SAP preferred)

I am excited to be applying for the position of benefits consultant. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for benefit-related information and counseling (including retirement plans) in a one-on-one and/or group setting to LLNS employees/retirees, and their dependents on at least two major benefits programs (retirement, survivor benefits, disability, group insurance plans or a variety of financial savings plans).

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Self-starter works with ambiguity
• U.S. program design, thought leadership and project management experience
• Provide influential and authoritative advice at the highest senior levels
• Reach out to support and collaborate with other HR functions
• CEBS or CBP preferred
• Advanced skill in Excel or Access, Word and Powerpoint
• Excellent stakeholder management - internally and externally
• IIQE Paper I and II