Benefits Specialist - Open Enrollment
About The Position
The Benefits Specialist - Open Enrollment performs and administers all aspects of open enrollment for our clients and their work site employees. This role involves serving as the primary benefit contact for clients during open enrollment, supporting sub-departments with renewal preparation, and validating client benefit plans for accuracy. The specialist will also provide guidance on regulatory compliance, present client renewals, and educate clients on benefit offerings. Additionally, the role requires working with insurance carriers and vendors, advising employees on their options, generating reports on open enrollment progress, and ensuring the accuracy of employee benefits data within HR information systems. Post open enrollment validation and other assigned benefit administration tasks are also part of the responsibilities.
Requirements
- Strong organizational, analytical, time management, and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with HRIS platforms and able to quickly learn new software system
- Demonstrated leadership abilities
- Ability to listen, understand, read, and communicate effectively both in writing and verbally in a professional environment
- Understand project scope, timelines, and milestones
- Experience leading others and project/task management
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary benefit contact for clients during open enrollment
- Support sub-departments (underwriting, system operations, client relations, etc) with renewal preparation
- Validate client benefit plans for accuracy and perform quality checks of benefits-related data prior to delivery
- Provide guidance to ensure regulatory compliance
- Present and deliver Client renewals with minimal oversight
- Communicate and educate Client on all benefit offerings and products
- Work directly with insurance carriers and vendors with specific plan questions
- Advise employees on their options and help them navigate complex decisions about their benefits
- Review and provide various reports using internal tools to update progress of open enrollment
- Review the accuracy of employee benefits data within HR information systems (HRIS)
- Perform post open enrollment validation
- Other tasks and duties assigned related to benefit administration
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
