Total Rewards Manager

Join Bell Partners and be a difference maker.

At Bell Partners, our mission is to be the apartment company of choice by creating value and honoring commitments to our residents, partners, and associates. We proudly serve our community of 85,000+ homes across 13 states and the District of Columbia. As stewards entrusted to contribute with care and appreciation, our 2,000 associates succeed in a dynamic space where everyone impacts. We take pride in producing outstanding results and fostering a work environment that allows everyone to contribute to their fullest potential. We rise above industry standards when every associate embraces their unique role and seizes the opportunity to make an impact.

The Total Rewards Manager will support the Total Rewards function within Bell's HR team. This role is responsible for a wide range of compensation and compliance initiatives, including job evaluations, market pricing, survey participation, bonus/merit processes, and benefits administration. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring internal equity, market competitiveness, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Collaborate on internal and external research and analysis (e.g. position evaluations, reclassification evaluations, and exempt and non-exempt determinations), job evaluations/classifications and all compensation guidelines, policies and procedures.

• Responsible for market pricing jobs as needed.

• Responsible for monthly/quarterly site bonus, annual corporate bonus and merit increase processes

• Work collaboratively with Hiring Managers, Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partners on identified role(s) in need of a compensation analysis

• Lead in the participation of external compensation/salary surveys

• Research and analyze published compensation surveys and sources to gather data and determine organization’s competitive position

• Benchmark jobs against survey data and other market research to determine competitive compensation ranges for identified positions, in alignment with our organization's compensation philosophy.

• Lead all compensation-related compliance efforts related to managing federal, state and local minimum wage increases, regulatory reporting requirements, and any other ongoing compliance efforts as needed

• Identify and record FLSA classification for reviewed roles

• Provide support in the implementation and ongoing administration of compensation systems including the compensation structure, maintenance of complete compensation history, etc.

• Coordinate and provide general administrative support to the Director, Total Rewards and Payroll as needed

• Support special compliance-related projects (i.e.: worker’s comp audit support) and ad-hoc reporting as needed Assist with 401k and health plan audits annually as well as 5500 filings

• Create and audit monthly premium benefit invoices; resolves discrepancies with carriers, payroll and the company

• Provide monthly reporting to brokers and insurance carriers

• Provide Workday reporting support for ad hoc reporting requests

• Support Workday testing for updates and create job aids for Workday processes

Additional Functions and Responsibilities

• Additional duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Maintains strict confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information

• Demonstrates effective communication skills - including a welcoming and patient demeanor

• Must have superior interpersonal skills; ability to get along with diverse personalities; tactful, mature, flexible

• Demonstrates excellent time management and prioritization skills.

• Knowledge of ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA, 5500 filings and other related state and federal regulations and reporting requirements involving benefits

• Demonstrates strong attention to detail, process orientation, and accuracy

• Demonstrates strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills

• Must be able to understand directives and communicate effectively - both orally and in writing

Education and Background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Data Analysis or related discipline required

• CCP, SPHR/PHR, CEBS certification, or CBP designation preferred

• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated and applicable compensation, benefits and HR experience

• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office suite of programs, including advanced Excel skills (e.g. creating pivot tables, VLOOKUP formulas, IF statements)

• Experience in a multi-state, multi-facility program preferred

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About Bell Partners

Our purpose at Bell Partners is to create communities our residents are proud to call home. We currently own or manage over 85,000 homes in North America and continue to grow. Our people are the most important part of our company. We believe in building a culture that encourages our associates to invest in and serve one another, while pushing each other to take risks, allowing us to grow together and make a difference.

Join Bell to be a difference maker. Apply today!

Bell Partners reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.