Team Manager, Disability Claims Administration & Payment-Bilingual (English/French)

Job title: Team Manager, Disability Claims Administration & Payment-Bilingual (English/French)

Job description: Job Description

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We are looking for a Team Manager Disability Claims Administration & Payment

Role Description

The Team Leader, is a Combined Role of the Disability Claims Administration (DCA) and Office Coordinator. The team leader is a working member of the DCA and Administration team, and is a front line leader, accountable for the quality of service provided for the DCA and administrative team. The Team Leader is a member of the Ottawa Management Team and will work collaboratively within the leadership team.

The position requires both strong leadership and technical skills to support and guide the DCA/admin team to calculation and claims inquiries from clients, claimants, and internal business partners.

Benefit calculations are complex and often unique to a group client. The skill to correctly interpret contract wording that may be standard, non-standard, and potentially unique for larger clients, and then to correctly apply that wording to perform a complicated, largely manual calculation is crucial to paying claims accurately. Canada Life’s ability to perform calculations in an accurate manner is critical to meeting customer expectations, and has a direct impact on financial results for the Group Disability division.

We offer a flexible start date for this role.

Accountabilities:

• Provide office measurement support to the Regional Manager in areas of work volumes, productivity and financial management;
• Manage the overall financial accountability for all disability benefit calculations, payments, and claim reserve calculations performed by the team;
• Hiring and performance management of direct reports including coaching and staff development;
• Responsible for physical office facilities such as making changes to existing office and developing new space plans;
• Collection and analysis of data required to ensure effective operational management of the office;
• Ensure all resource material is catalogued, updated and readily accessible;
• Coordinating and implementing all system enhancements and subsequent system maintenance;
• Identify and solve quality, time service and work volume issues;
• Address work flow/process issues;
• Ensure efficient and consistent DCA processes and practices, and unique client needs in a cost effective manner;
• Lead overall aspects of the team including day to day management of individual/ team performance and recruiting;
• Develop, coordinate and implement training plans for new team members on processes, as well as enhanced or revised processes where required;
• An ongoing commitment to demonstrating and sharing our core values of integrity, partnership, excellence and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Education and skills acquired at post-secondary level or equivalent education with over 4 years work experience;
• Strong mathematical aptitude; experience using basic accounting principles;
• Proven leadership skills leading a team using effective interpersonal skills;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Strong organization and time management skills;
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making abilities;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel;
• Knowledge or Group Insurance would be an asset;
• Bilingual (French & english) is a requirement
• Lead and manage within a Purpose/Vision driven environment.

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Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted

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Company: Canada Life

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Location: Ottawa, ON

Job date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:46:20 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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