Retirement Administrator at Cobb EMC – Marietta, Georgia

Cobb EMC
Retirement Administrator

US-GA-Marietta

Job ID: 2026-1361
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Human Resources
Cobb EMC

Overview

Cobb EMC has an exciting opportunity for a Retirement Administrator to manage the daytoday administration of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, ensuring employees understand their options and that all plans comply with legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements. This role blends customer service, data accuracy, compliance awareness, and crossdepartment collaboration.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (After training, hybrid schedule 3 days in the office and 2 days remote)

Benefits:

• Company paid Health Insurance Premiums!
• Insurance is effective your first day of employment
• Retirement Security Pension plan!
• Automatic 7% Company paid contribution to 401k with additional matching!
• Annual Bonus Program!
• Tuition and Certification reimbursement!
• Learn more HERE

To learn more about Cobb EMC visit our website at www.cobbemc.com

Responsibilities

What you will be doing:

Retiree Benefits

• Address benefit-related issues, queries, and requests from retirees, providing prompt and effective resolutions
• Create retiree communication for annual open enrollment
• Coordinate annual retiree meeting
• Meet with upcoming retirees to review process and retiree plans.
• Process separation of employment with third party vendors (COBRA, NRECA, others).
• Maintain all retiree medical plan enrollments, changes and terminations
• Accurately maintain data change in HRIS, carrier and vendor systems.
• Support grandfathered benefit plans
• Coordinate retiree age 65 process.
• Obtain estimate, option and Quasi retirement packages for defined benefit plan participants.
• Oversee life insurance enrollment, beneficiary maintenance and claims processes.
• Maintain manual processes such as beneficiary updates, non-EDI vendors, affidavits and statements of other coverage.

Billing

• Manage benefits billing and reconciliation including invoice review, payment processing, and discrepancy resolution.

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations (FMLA, ERISA, ACA, ADA, HIPAA, COBRA, Section 125 and DOL requirements)
• Assist with compliance data gathering and reporting.
• Prepare and facilitate mailing of required notices to employees and retirees as needed.

Internal Process

• Compile data needed for periodic actuarial trust sufficiency analysis
• Assist Benefit Analyst with census and related information to support retirement plan and flexible spending account non- discrimination testing efforts.
• Assist with annual W-2 and 11/15 salary reporting and on-going contributions for pension plan.
• Collaborate with Benefits Analyst on electronic data interface (EDS) file discrepancies
• Configure HRIS system for benefit plan set up, automated processes, testing, trouble shooting and manage
• Assist with annual benefit renewal budget projections
• Prepare and maintain Board of Director benefit and per diem statements.
• Partner with Benefits Analyst to implement and maintain vendor and retiree billing efficiencies
• Maintain and update SharePoint benefits page.

Other Duties

• Support wellness initiatives and events
• Reconcile 401(k) eligibility, loans, deferrals, and funding.
• Coordinate events related to quarterly financial advisor appointments, retirement planning seminars, health advocate and Medicare education sessions.
• Oversee and update benefit process mapping.
• Respond to benefit surveys, as appropriate.
• Accurately maintain employee benefit related documents for electronic filing and retrieval in electronic employee document management system
• Maintain benefit related agreements and contracts in electronic contract management system.
• Participate in HR projects such as wellness initiatives, policy updates, and process improvements.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or equivalent job experience.

Minimum five years’ experience in benefits administration.

Previous work experience managing qualified and non-qualified retirement plans.

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, and Power Point.

Proficiency with Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).

Working experience with labor and benefits laws

SKILLS: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Appropriately handle confidential information.

Interpersonal skills for interacting with employees, retirees and vendors.

Demonstrated excellent cognitive, oral, written, and listening communication skills.

Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail, commitment to quality and efficiency.

Quick learner, strong analytical and reasoning skills with great attention to details.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and coordinate the completion of multiple tasks simultaneously.

Ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of corporate policies and procedures.

Excellent interpersonal skills.

Excellent organization and planning skills

Ability to speak publicly and effective presentation skills.

PREFERRED:

CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist, CBP (Certified Benefits Professional, SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM SCP/ SHRM-CP) or HRCI Certified (SPHR/PHR)

Infor CloudSuite/HR Talent (GHR) Experience

CORE Values:

Put People First

Care, listen and connect. Think team, not self. Respect and value differences.

Stay Safe

No shortcuts. See the big picture, no tunnel vision. Look out for each other

Innovate

Embrace change. Think big and bold. Be part of the solution.

Own It

Own your attitude, actions and words. Find a way. No BCD. Never stop learning.

EOE/Disability/Vets/Drug-Free Workplace