Benefits Analyst

NXP Semiconductors•Austin, TX

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About The Position

The Benefits Analyst supports the U.S. and Canadian benefits team in designing, developing, and implementing employee benefits programs. The programs include health and welfare, wellness, employee time-off programs, and retirement plans. The role also provides customer service to employees and team members. The position assists with administering U.S. benefit programs, supporting benefits functionality and reporting in People systems, maintaining benefits information across company websites and intranet resources, and assisting with compliance activities. It also involves working with carriers and vendors, supporting open enrollment, reconciling billing, monitoring payments, conducting audits, and producing analyses and reports. The role requires a bachelor's degree in human resources or a related field and at least five years of benefits administration experience. The preferred qualifications include strong Excel skills, experience with AI-powered productivity tools and HRIS systems (with Workday strongly preferred), and payroll systems experience (with ADP preferred).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field.
At least five years of experience in benefits administration.
Excellent Excel skills, including the ability to manage large volumes of data with pivot and lookup functions and attention to detail and accuracy.
Experience using AI-powered productivity tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, to improve efficiency, automate routine tasks, analyze data, and enhance communication and decision-making.
Experience with at least one HRIS system.
Experience with payroll systems, including pre-tax and post-tax deductions, and a fundamental understanding of income tax implications attributable to employee benefits.
Ability to work professionally with employees and managers at all levels and with outside vendors.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and deadlines, and solve challenging problems in a fast-paced environment while collaborating with a team.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including PowerPoint presentation skills.
High level of integrity and honesty in maintaining confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Workday experience is strongly preferred.
ADP payroll systems experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in designing and administering U.S. benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, COBRA, leave of absence, and wellness programs.
Serve as a liaison to insurance carriers regarding claim problems, issues, and concerns.
Support implementation of benefit functionality in People systems, test system functionality for accuracy, and prepare ongoing benefits reports.
Maintain benefits content on NXP’s Corporate Intranet, People SharePoint site, and People website, including plan documents, benefit summaries, and policies.
Assist program managers with compliance efforts, audits, and reconciliations.
Participate in market data surveys to assess the company’s competitive position in employee benefits.
Use Workday to maintain employee benefits and ensure benefit changes are entered appropriately.
Reconcile benefits billing statements, monitor vendor payments, and conduct monthly audits to identify and correct discrepancies.
Produce reports and analyses on an ongoing and ad hoc basis.
Assist with open enrollment, including vendor coordination for the enrollment system, benefits data accuracy, event planning, program renewals, and communications.
Provide customer service to employees and team members.