Benefits Partner (Leave Administration and Wellness Programs) - Remote

Velera

9d•$60,500 - $77,100•Remote

About The Position

The Benefits Partner – Leave Administration and Wellness Programs position adds value to Velera through the analysis, administration and communication of all employee Leaves and wellbeing programs. The Benefit Partner- Leave Administration and Wellness Programs will support, leave of absences, paid time off plans, wellbeing/wellness program, tuition reimbursement, leave administration programs, policies, and vendor relationship, and consults employees on benefits and leaves help tickets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
3 years experience in Benefits or 5+ years HR experience or combination of both.
3+ years experience in leave of absence administration.
Strong understanding of Leaves compliance, including FMLA and ADA.
Proficient in Word and Excel, reporting, and auditing.

Nice To Haves

Workday experience preferred.
Certified in Leaves Management preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain employee leave and accommodation requests and ensure day to day operations for leave requests are accurate, timely, compliant, and ensuring high level of service to managers and employees.
Maintain employee leave of absence and wellbeing information in the HRIS system to ensure accurate data records are collected and maintained.
Perform biweekly data audits to review errors to ensure accurate data is collected for benefits.
Assists the Leaves and Wellbeing Manager and others on the Annual Benefit Renewal and Enrollment, and general support of the benefits team's annual enrollment.
Produce benefit and wellbeing reports for management on a regular basis, utilizing Excel, Word and other tools.
Tracks and oversees leave of absence cases and maintains documentation and accurate reporting to keep HR Business Partners and managers informed of leave dates and necessary details.
Assist employees with a wide variety of escalated benefits inquiries; Consults with internal and external parties as necessary to devise a solution to resolve the issues.
Oversee the administrative processes for Tuition reimbursements to ensure they are handled in an efficient, timely manner.
May created education or communications materials and present to small groups on wellbeing and deferred compensation enrollment.
Support annual processes and partnerships with vendors and brokers.
Will maintain and update well-being related information and policies on the company intranet and the external benefit site.
Keep abreast of time off plans, leave and wellbeing programs and practices; by staying current with changes through training, professional networks and governmental regulations.
Supports and administers the Benefits and Wellbeing Team in managing a variety of benefit, wellbeing and leave of absence programs and policies as requested including wellbeing program administration.
Ability to manage multiple projects, work in fast-paced environment, and meet deadlines
Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in making decisions and interact effectively and positively with all levels of personnel, visitors and vendors
Ability to maintain confidentiality of materials handled
Perform other duties as assigned.