(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Compensation and Benefits Managers
Job Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities and staff of an organization.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
95
|
Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan. |
95
|
Direct preparation and distribution of written and verbal information to inform employees of benefits, compensation, and personnel policies. |
95
|
Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations. |
90
|
Manage the design and development of tools to assist employees in benefits selection, and to guide managers through compensation decisions. |
90
|
Prepare detailed job descriptions and classification systems and define job levels and families, in partnership with other managers. |
90
|
Formulate policies, procedures and programs for recruitment, testing, placement, classification, orientation, benefits and compensation, and labor and industrial relations. |
90
|
Develop methods to improve employment policies, processes, and practices, and recommend changes to management. |
86
|
Design, evaluate and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive and in compliance with legal requirements. |
86
|
Fulfill all reporting requirements of all relevant government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). |
86
|
Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees, by working with brokers and researching benefits issues. |
81
|
Administer, direct, and review employee benefit programs, including the integration of benefit programs following mergers and acquisitions. |
81
|
Prepare budgets for personnel operations. |
81
|
Mediate between benefits providers and employees, such as by assisting in handling employees' benefits-related questions or taking suggestions. |
76
|
Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends. |
71
|
Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates. |
57
|
Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices. |
52
|
Plan and conduct new employee orientations to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives. |
52
|
Advise management on such matters as equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment and discrimination. |
52
|
Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations. |
48
|
Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers. |
33
|
Prepare personnel forecasts to project employment needs. |
33
|
Contract with vendors to provide employee services, such as food services, transportation, or relocation service. |
24
|
Negotiate bargaining agreements. |
24
|
Conduct exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
78
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
76
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
76
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
75
|
Getting Information
|
72
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
71
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
71
|
Processing Information
|
71
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
70
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
67
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
66
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
65
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
65
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
63
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
62
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
61
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
60
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
59
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
59
|
Thinking Creatively
|
58
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
56
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
56
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
54
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
52
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
52
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
52
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
50
|
Interacting With Computers
|
48
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
47
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
37
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
36
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
34
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
16
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
16
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
9
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
5
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
5
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
4
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
1
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
0
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
0
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|