Benefits Administrator

What You'll Do

• Administer employee benefit programs, including eligibility determination, new hire benefit enrollment, qualifying life status changes, beneficiary updates, disability, accident and death claims.
• Respond to general employee inquiries on eligibility, coverage, and other employee benefit matters.
• Conduct daily routine benefit processing for: benefits enrollments, COBRA, terminations, changes, beneficiaries, disability, accident and death claims.
• Provide support with administering protected and personal leaves of absence including leave determinations, recordkeeping, compliance, written and oral communication with employees, supervisors and care providers as needed.
• Serve as contact for program vendors and third-party administrators (TPA’s).
• Respond to inquiries of outside legal entities (such as social services, child support orders, court orders, etc.) in accordance to company policy.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state laws including, but not limited to, HIPAA, ERISA, COBRA, ADA, PPACA, FMLA, and various state leave laws.
• Coordinate benefit premium billing and payment reconciliation for carriers; submit check requests and back-up documentation to Accounting for processing.
• Liaise with all of Carrington’s various benefit carriers to administer plans and ensure data integrity.
• Partner with benefits team and Carrington’s broker to support the annual Open Enrollment process, related communications and presentations, and any applicable worksite wellness initiatives.
• Partner with Payroll to process and/or resolve any missed benefit premium deductions.
• Partner with corporate communications to maintain and update benefit related documents and communications on Carrington’s intranet site.
• Aids with audits and required state and federal filings, including annual 1094-C and 1095-C.
• Maintain employee benefit files and other record keeping.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Three (3) to five (5) years of benefits administration experience; must have leave administration to be considered
• Strong working knowledge of HIPAA, ERISA, COBRA, ADA, PPACA, FMLA, state leave laws, and DOL regulations
• Strong Excel knowledge
• Work from home in Orange County, CA. PST Zone