Benefits Specialist III

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Position Summary:
Assists with administration of benefit programs, policies and associated systems. Regularly interface with employees, vendors and key stakeholders to resolve issues.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Assists with administration of employee health and welfare policies and programs, including enrolments, changes, and terminations. Ensures accuracy of related records and documentation for qualifying event changes.
• Ensures accuracy of all data entry into related systems and completes audits as needed to ensure data integrity. Develops and executes standard and ad-hoc reports as needed/requested.
• Follows up on new-hire inquiries regarding benefits enrollment process.
• Researches and resolves benefits issues through interactions with employees, vendors and providers.
• Processes monthly benefits invoices, reconciliation and accruals.
• Manages the HSA medical plan, including maintaining accurate funding data for Payroll, educating and supporting employees, trouble-shooting issues and regularly communicating program information
• Monitors department service ticketing system to review and triage service requests/inquiries from employees. Addresses and/or assigns tickets to appropriate department team member
• Generates semi-monthly benefit deduction reports, as well as quarterly time-off audit and reporting for payroll SOX audits.
• Reviews weekly benefit file feed error reports and trouble shoots/resolves issues with vendors.
• Participates in annual benefits renewal and open enrollment processes.
• May participate in completion of benefit-related surveys.
• As requested, supports Workers Compensation program, including claims submission, employee support and recordkeeping.
• As requested, provides support for filing of state and government documents.
• Provides back-up assistance for designated leave of absences.
• Provides project support for various HR initiatives and ad hoc projects as needed
• May assist with other responsibilities as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skills:
Bachelor s degree or equivalent with a minimum of 5-7 years related benefits and human resources experience.

Requires:

• Experience with benefits administration and familiarity with COBRA, ERISA, FMLA and related state and federal regulations.
• Experience managing and maintaining complex HRIS, Workday experience preferred
• In-depth knowledge of state and federal employment regulations and compliance requirements
• Proficiency in using the latest versions of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent verbal/written and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and high-level of attention to detail.
• Self-motivation, team orientation and a pro-active approach to work.
• Demonstrates highest level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Ability to work under pressure, organize and prioritize projects and workload, and work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.