HRIS and Benefits Specialist

American Dental Association•Chicago, IL

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The HRIS and Benefits Specialist administers benefits enrollments, conducts audits, prepares reports, and implements system updates. The role partners closely with the Senior Manager, Total Rewards & Data to support organization-wide reporting requirements, including Section 503, VEVRAA, EEO-1, and other HR data initiatives. The specialist serves as the primary point of contact for day-to-day HRIS administration, system configuration, and troubleshooting. Responsibilities also include researching new technologies, including AI tools, to improve the employee experience and HR processes; maintaining HRIS configuration as business needs evolve; and generating reports for compliance, open enrollment, performance management, and other key HR functions. The position supports administration of retirement plans, medical, dental, life, disability, and wellness programs, with an emphasis on accuracy, responsive service, and consistent processes. The employer describes a hybrid work schedule of two to three days from home. The role may require work beyond standard weekly hours, before or after hours, and/or on weekends.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, or experience in lieu of a degree.
Three years of experience, or seven years in lieu of a degree, maintaining and overseeing organization-wide HR/payroll information, administering employee benefits, maintaining HRIS foundational tables, working with large employee data files, comparing and integrating data, and organizing and communicating information in an easy-to-read format.
Proven track record working with complex and confidential information.
Collaborative, team-oriented approach.
Knowledge of HRIS systems, benefits administration, and compliance.
Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
Strong analytical skills and ability to develop and implement dashboards and reports that enable end users to analyze data and make business decisions.
Knowledge of HR processes and practices.
Excellent written and oral communication, organizational, quantitative and analytical, customer-service, creative, collaborative, multitasking, prioritization, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, work effectively with a fast-paced team, demonstrate curiosity, evaluate solutions, implement appropriate outcomes, manage simultaneous projects, prioritize and organize workload independently, stay self-motivated, and maintain attention to detail.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Willingness to work more than standard weekly hours, before or after hours, and/or on weekends as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience with UKG (UltiPro), including creating and running reports.
Experience with Visio or another organizational chart software.

Responsibilities

Administer benefits enrollments, conduct audits, prepare reports, and implement system updates.
Partner with the Senior Manager, Total Rewards & Data on organization-wide reporting, including Section 503, VEVRAA, EEO-1, and other HR data initiatives.
Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day HRIS administration, system configuration, and troubleshooting.
Research new technologies, including AI tools, to improve the employee experience and enhance HR processes.
Configure and maintain the HRIS to support evolving business needs.
Generate reports for compliance, open enrollment, performance management, and other key HR functions.
Support administration of retirement plans, medical, dental, life, disability, and wellness programs.
Handle benefits and HR data processes with accuracy, responsive service, and consistency.