Cotton Holdings Inc. · 23 hours ago
Benefits Manager
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expCotton Holdings Inc. is a leading infrastructure support services company that provides a range of services including property restoration and recovery. They are seeking a Benefits Manager to establish and manage employee benefits plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and promoting a healthy company culture.
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Responsibilities
Conduct market research of benefits programs our main competitors are offering, identify issues with our existing benefits packages, and create strategies to improve them
Organize company-wide benefits needs assessments, analyze results, and develop various employee benefits programs, such as retirement plans, wellness, preventive medicine, medical insurance, life insurance, etc
Communicate and negotiate with various benefits providers to identify vendors and benefits packages that are suitable for our employees and cost-effective for the business
Oversees annual renewals of benefits plans and claim reviews for all benefit plans
Supervise the implementation and administration of benefits programs
Ensure that all our benefits programs comply with relevant state and federal regulations
Perform benefits and compensation structural analysis to evaluate cost effectiveness and to ensure program design is providing a high value
Create proposals for the annual benefits budget, present them to executive leadership, and oversee the allocation of approved resources
Review financial statements to ensure that the company is meeting its obligations to different regulatory agencies
Responsible for overseeing benefits plan audits, monitoring administrative costs of our benefits programs, and recommending cost-efficient alternatives
Maintain good working relationships with benefits providers, consultants, brokers, and auditors
Oversee the management of employee benefits administration within Cotton’s human resource information system (HRIS), ADP
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or related field
10+ years of experience in a similar role with an employee population of 1000 plus employees
Experience managing and administering self-insured, defined contribution and voluntary plans
Working knowledge of 401(k) plans to include administration, testing, 5500, loans, distributions and understanding of plan design and can assist with plan operations
Experience maintaining vendor data feeds to ensure accuracy in transactions
Knowledge of computerized HRIS - ADP experience is a plus
Experience managing with brokers and vendors as well as strong project management skills
Experience implementing new benefits programs and managing major benefit changes
Proficiency in development of complex spreadsheets and presentations in addition to preparing, documenting, and presenting narrative and statistical analyses
Demonstrated numerical aptitude, knowledge of business finance, and prior labor/benefits budgeting experience
Advanced working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word
Knowledge of current federal and state labor and benefits laws and regulations including but not limited to ADA, ADEA, COBRA, EEOC, ERISA, FLSA, FMLA, Healthcare Reform Act, HIPPA, Pension Protection Act
Working knowledge of third-party unemployment processing
Excellent oral and written communications skills and the ability to communicate with employees at all levels of the organization
Effective platform skills
Preferred
Master's degree a plus
CCP, CBP and/or CEBS certification(s) preferred
Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) a plus
Company
Cotton Holdings Inc.
Founded in 1996, Cotton Holdings Inc.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-10-28Acquired
Leadership Team
P
Pete Bell
Founder & CEO
Recent News
2025-11-10
2025-10-29
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