Benefits Administrator

Wright Service Corp.•West Des Moines, IA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This role supports management in the administration of various health, welfare, and retirement benefits programs, ensuring consistency with company goals and standards. The administrator will research and resolve benefit issues, coordinate with internal departments and external stakeholders, and provide a high level of responsiveness to employees and service providers. Key responsibilities include managing enrollments, file feeds, compliance monitoring, reconciling statements, maintaining statistical data, managing documentation, and computing payroll deductions.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
Minimum 3 years in benefits administration/coordinator or similar role
Working knowledge of laws and regulations for proper administration of employee benefit programs
Ability to make independent decisions and resolve employee relation issues; ability to handle sensitive personnel matters in a confidential fashion
Strong organizational skills and tendencies; the ability to work on multiple tasks and projects concurrently; extremely detail oriented
Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communications, interpersonal skills as well as strong presentation skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Benefits administration experience in an HRIS (Workday, Oracle, ADP or similar) preferred
Bilingual (English/Spanish) helpful, but not required

Responsibilities

Support management in administration of various health, welfare, and retirement benefits programs (e.g., medical/prescription, dental, vision, FSA, life, STD, LTD, 401(k), ESOP, etc.)
Ensures that administration of employee benefit programs remain consistent with the goals and standards established by Wright Service Corp.
Research and resolve benefit issues, partnering with internal departments and external stakeholders
Provides a high level of responsiveness and proactive approach to problem resolution with employees and service providers
Coordinates with multiple service providers regarding benefit processes such as plan changes and enrollments
Coordinates with multiple service providers to successfully execute file feeds and status changes to ensure accuracy and timely processing
Assists with monitoring service providers for compliance with established contractual agreements and governmental requirements
Reconciles monthly statements for various benefit plans, coordinates discrepancies with service providers and remits statements for payment
Maintains statistical data relative to premiums, claims, costs, and utilization
Manage benefits documentation in various filing methods both electronic and paper
Computes payroll deduction changes, prepares appropriate forms, and sets up payroll deductions in accordance with established policies
Other tasks and responsibilities as required