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Director of Benefits

$7001 per week (pay minimum) $90012 per week (pay maximum) FULL TIME (employment type) Annuam (pay frequency) USAMNSHSSH (maximum currency) 100,789 (job pay rate) 12.50 (offer maximum) 10 (offer minimum) Vendor ID (vendor id) P-Card (p card) Name Badge (name badget) Nights (shift type) ENTER (shift hours) ENTER (shift pattern) Seek Family (job categories)

Company Background

Flynn Restaurant Group (FRG) was started in 1999 as the owner and operator of eight Applebee’s in Washington State.

Since then the company has grown at over 30% a year, added five additional leading brands in Taco Bell, Panera, Arby’s, Pizza Hut, and Wendy’s, and has become the largest restaurant franchise and one of top 20 largest foodservice companies in the United States.

Today, through its six wholly-owned subsidiaries, Apple American Group, Bell American, Pan American, RB American, Hut American and Wend American Group, FRG owns and operates over 440 Applebee's, 280 Taco Bells, 130 Panera cafes, 360 Arby’s, 930 Pizza Huts, and 190 Wendy’s representing $3.5 Billion in Sales and directly employing almost 73,000 people in 44 states.

Going forward the company plans to continue its aggressive growth by building and acquiring additional restaurants as well as opportunistically expanding into other brands and businesses.

Flynn Restaurant Group Support Center

Our mission at the Support Center is clear – we provide ever improving support to enable our operators to focus on running premier restaurants.

We value our 200+ team members and are committed to setting clear expectations, rewarding, and appreciating their contributions and helping them reach their full potential.

We look for people to join our team who think beyond themselves and consider the overall business, that want to “Own it” and take a “Whatever it Takes” attitude in all they do.

Summary

The Director of Benefits will be responsible for helping implement and deliver benefits services across Flynn Restaurant Group, which includes 6 brands, in 44 states, with over 70,000 associates. This position will ensure the benefits team provides world class support to our restaurant operations and support center teams, while providing the same level of leadership to the Benefits team. The Director of Benefits will be responsible for identifying needs and opportunities and defining responses to these opportunities that follow FRG’s decentralized organization structure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works with the Senior Vice President of Human Resources in the creation, development and implementation of all benefits systems, services, and programs for the entire Flynn organization:
• Oversee the development and day to day operations of all Employee Benefits Programs, budgets, cost containment procedures, and program improvement measures. Programs include:
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Life
• 401k
• Part-time limited health and vision benefits
• HCE plan
• 3rd party Indemnity plans
• COBRA
• HSA plans
• Takes part in the negotiations and administration of contracts with health and other 3rd party benefits providers.
• Drive a data-driven approach for benefit design, wellness policies and programs, and other related initiatives.
• Ensures compliance of Health & Welfare and Retirement programs in accordance with regulatory and legislative requirements, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, ACA, and other local regulatory and legislative requirements. Coordinates preparation of filings with federal and state agencies, including IRS and DOL and other regulatory agencies.
• Oversees annual renewals of benefits plans, claim reviews, financial reviews and open enrollments for all benefit plans.
• Oversees acquisitions and integrations and plays a key role in the implementation of benefits to new associates.
• Provides direction to the 5 Benefits Coordinators and Benefits administrator and supports them in managing their daily priorities which includes supporting operations with FMLA, STD, LOA’s, unemployment and day to day benefit issues.
• Works closely with the HRIS team on all system integrations between Flynn enterprise systems, benefits admin system and outside vendors.
• Manages effective communications of benefit strategies and programs by partnering with HR leadership, Operations leadership, Support/Field staff and the Executive Team to deliver employee communications to impact participation and employee engagement.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Impressive benefits credentials that include a minimum of 10 years direct experience
• A strong desire to be a contributing member of an entrepreneurial leadership team with the ability to work at all altitudes, on the ground and in the trenches, as well as viewing the organization from the high-level strategic vantage point
• The maturity to embrace ambiguity and ability to adapt according to the market and the ongoing innovation of Flynn Restaurant Group
• The ability to help build, lead, and inspire a world class benefits team
• Outstanding communication skills and experience partnering with other senior management team members and the field organization to provide strategic and productive advice
• Excellent team leadership skills and the ability to set goals, accomplish objectives, coach, and counsel while adding to the organizational climate and culture
• Personal characteristics reflective of a fast-paced industry: high energy, self-motivated, positive attitude, service oriented, flexible, fun loving personality, and ethical with a high degree of integrity

Education and Experience

Education: Qualified professionals must have a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources

Experience: 10+ years of HR/Benefits experience for a large company in their corporate offices

Why Work for Flynn?

Flynn Restaurant Group offers a variety of benefits and perks to encourage and empower our employees. We are committed to helping each employee work and live to his or her fullest potential. We offer a variety of benefits and perks while working for us:

• Medical / Dental / Vision
• Retirement and Savings Plan
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Company Outings
• Dining Discounts
• PC/Laptop Assistances
• On-Site Fitness Center
• On-Site Daycare
• On site Café
• FUN Work Environment!

The Flynn Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer