Corporate Benefits Analyst (Retirement Plans) PVH Corp.

The position will also assist with the administration of the company’s defined contribution and financial wellness plans as needed.Responsible for communicating and responding to active associates and retiree/terminated associates regarding questions about the pension plans, retiree medical and life insurance benefits, including written correspondence and communication via the Retiree phone line which requires excellent customer service skills, diplomacy, and patience.Acts as liaison between the retiree population and the benefit payment and retiree medical vendors to resolve issues as they arise as quickly as possible. This requires excellent follow-up skill, customer service skills and diplomacy.Compiling of pension benefit information via creation and collation of pension packages and vested termination letters in accordance with plan and Federal regulations. This includes ensuring that all paperwork provided by retirees and term vests is in accordance with plan and Federal regulations.Maintenance of Retiree databases – Onbase and Workday to record terminated vested participants, retiree pension commencement information, beneficiaries and surviving spouses who begin payments or are entitled to collect benefits in the future, retiree medical eligibility and participation.Generates regular employee termination reports to verify vesting status of terminated associates and to compile pension data information for the Plan actuary.Based on analysis of termination reports and determination of vesting status of terminated associates, submit pension benefit calculation requests to the pension actuary, as well as requests for calculations for terminated vested associates who are requesting to retire. At a minimum, the Analyst will be involved in generating the participant lists to ensure proper materials are created for each retiree population, creating spreadsheets and updating letters and forms, coordinating the timely mailing of packets to retirees, responding to numerous retiree inquiries, assisting the Manager with database updates and additional responsibilities as expertise warrants.Assists with the verification of the annual Pension Plan update file submitted to the Plan actuary for the annual pension valuation process and resolving of all data edits resulting from the annual file.Interacts with benefit vendors (i.e. plan trustees, actuary and auditors) to ensure consistent administration of the Company’s pension plans throughout the Corporation.Administration of Retiree Medical and Life Insurance plans including setting up of new participants, moving participants from the Pre-65 Retiree Medical Plan to the Post-65 Plan when eligible, maintaining eligibility listings for coverage and billing purposes.Acts as a resource to divisional HR Representatives on issues regarding the day-to-day administration of the Company’s pension plans.Track manual retiree medical premium payments, which includes communicating late payments and changes to participants.Generate Lifetime Maximum report for retiree medical participants and report back to the Manager.Communicate to retired participants who are reaching their lifetime maximum under the retiree medical plan as well as those who have reached their lifetime plan maximum and are no longer entitled to participate in the Retiree Medical Plan. EducationBachelor degree, Benefits training/certification preferred (i.e., CEBS)SkillsWorking knowledge of ERISA, strong verbal and written communication skills, must be self-motivated and detail-oriented, ability to handle multitude of tasks with a high level of accuracy and adherence to deadlines, ability to work with all levels of management, excellent customer service skills, Workday knowledge, strong PC skills: Excel, Word, PowerpointPVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications, consistent with applicable law and without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law.