Benefits Specialist - Compensation/Benefits - Days - FT
About The Position
The Benefits Specialist administers the organization's employee benefits programs, including health and wellbeing, retirement, and supplemental offerings. The Specialist helps employees understand benefits and retirement programs and processes, and ensures compliance with state and federal regulations. This role organizes and oversees new employee orientation and annual Open Enrollment, providing guidance on benefits elections and programs. The Specialist administers benefit programs and events, responds to employee and provider inquiries, maintains participation and contribution records, processes benefit events and changes in the HR system, and coordinates with vendors, Payroll, and plan providers. The role also assists with tuition reimbursement and retirement calculations, and creates and maintains benefits materials.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Two years of experience administering employee benefits and retirement programs.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills.
Responsibilities
- Administers the organization's benefits programs.
- Provides employees with assistance and guidance on benefit programs and applicable eligibility requirements.
- Responds to employee and plan provider requests for benefits information.
- Maintains records and databases related to benefit plan participation or contributions.
- Processes benefit events and changes in the Benefits Administration HR system, escalating complex issues to the Benefits Analyst as necessary.
- Acts as a liaison between employees and vendors to resolve benefit-related problems and support effective plan utilization and a positive employee experience.
- Assists in administering the tuition reimbursement program.
- Completes retirement benefit calculations upon request and meets with employees as necessary to discuss retirement options and estimates.
- Conducts new-hire orientation, providing benefits information and guidance on eligibility, costs, and coverage and facilitating enrollment.
- Facilitates Open Enrollment by creating schedules, coordinating vendor attendance, updating benefits documents, and distributing enrollment materials.
- Creates and maintains benefits handbooks, handouts, correspondence, and other necessary forms.
- Responds to and resolves employee inquiries.
- Coordinates employee benefit changes with Payroll and plan providers to ensure accurate and timely processing.
- Advises employees on benefits eligibility, costs, and coverage and provides benefits information upon request.
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Job Type
Full-time
