Benefits Associate

Stifel•Saint Louis, MO

About The Position

The Benefits Associate supports the administration and delivery of the Firm’s employee benefit program and serves as a key resource for associates regarding benefit plans, enrollment, eligibility, and claims. The role supports day-to-day benefits tasks, communicates program information, and helps facilitate effective administration. The Benefits Associate also works with health, welfare, and 401(k) third-party administrators and other vendors.

Requirements

High school degree or equivalent work experience.
At least 1 year of benefits experience.
Experience with health and welfare day-to-day operations and benefit plan administration.
Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the Firm.
Ability to understand the causes, costs, and potential outcomes of issues and problems, and to implement information or formulate corrective actions.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Experience with HRIS databases.

Responsibilities

Explain the features of the Firm’s benefit policies, plans, and enrollment procedures to employees.
Communicate benefit program information verbally and in writing, respond to basic employee questions about plan content, and handle and research Tier 2 benefits issues.
Process questions, requests, and payments related to tuition, certifications, and designations.
Help organize, explain, and distribute annual or merger-related open enrollment materials and support the enrollment process.
Assist with wellbeing projects and events.
Process benefit terminations, life events, and new-hire benefits in HRIS.
Process monthly benefit and related vendor invoices.
Assist with auditing benefit enrollment and vendor eligibility and funding files.
Serve as a liaison to health, welfare, and 401(k) third-party administrators and work with vendors to provide notifications and coordinate meetings.