Compliance Consultant – Employee Health & Benefits

Marsh McLennan

Compliance Consultant ensuring regulatory adherence for employee health and welfare benefits in a hybrid role. Addressing compliance questions, managing schedules, and assisting with client inquiries.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $81,200 - $142,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Compliance Consultant will address a wide variety of ad hoc compliance questions;
manage the compliance schedule of clients including all the regulatory notification and requirements associated with a employee benefit program (fully insured, self-funded and alternative programs);
assist with client appeals;
peer reviewing articles and presentations, participating in prospect meetings, client meetings, and employee benefit department team meetings.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) from an accredited college or university or similarly recognized educational institution.
At least 3 years of experience focusing on U.S. health and welfare benefits, specifically including ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Affordable Care Act.
General knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of employer-provided group health and fringe benefit programs.
Able to work effectively on a team as the compliance subject matter expert.
Able to read, analyse, and interpret a variety of statutory, regulatory, and other related technical guidance and material.
Able to conduct a compliance assessment for an existing employee benefit program, including providing solutions and guiding the process for obtaining compliance in any deficient areas.
Able to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions with support from senior COE staff.
Able to draft intellectual capital and business correspondence for laypersons (support is available from COE staff).
Able to participate in the presentation of information and responses to questions in both group and one-on-one settings.
Leave management knowledge is a plus
Effective time management skills, including the ability to prioritize and organize own workload.
Strong relationship builder and partner to the business.

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Hard Skills & Tools

U.S. health and welfare benefitsERISAInternal Revenue CodeAffordable Care Actcompliance assessmentemployee benefit programsstatutory analysisregulatory guidanceproblem-solvingdrafting business correspondence

Soft Skills

team collaborationeffective communicationtime managementrelationship buildingorganizational skillsanalytical thinkingpresentation skillspeer reviewclient engagementadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree