Benefits Analyst

About the role

Under the general direction of the manager of corporate benefits, the incumbent administers, facilitates, problem solves, researches, and communicates information related to the benefits program. Performs professional and analytical work of moderate difficulty and is proficient in communicating information that can be moderately complex.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, maintains, corrects, adjusts, and monitors benefits data including benefits summaries in assigned areas of responsibility.
• Interprets and implements established policies, procedures, objectives, and regulations in the area of benefits.
• Explains benefits programs to employees, colleagues, and managers.
• Responds to requests for information regarding benefits programs, structures, eligibility, enrollment, procedures, and policies.
• Conducts and coordinates benefits enrollment and disenrollment activities for new hire, transferring, regular, and terminating employees.
• Maintains records and collects documents related to enrollments.
• Works with benefits/insurance carriers and others to address and resolve enrollment, coverage, and other benefits issues.
• Identifies problems in benefits policies and practices and makes recommendations to correct problems arising from contacts with employees, managers, carriers, and others.
• Conducts open enrollment activities and processing, including planning, promotion, execution, monitoring, and adjusting of the open enrollment process, as well as collection, verification, correction, and transmission of enrollment information from employees.

Requirements

• High School Diploma and minimum of five years’ experience in benefits administration in the HR field OR
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, economics, social sciences, or a related area and minimum of three years’ experience in benefits administration in the HR field

Qualifications

• One year of experience working in a health care setting (preferred).
• Working knowledge of benefit-related laws and regulations (FMLA, IRS Section 125, COBRA, HIPAA, ACA) (preferred).

Schedule

Full-time

• Daily work times: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Hours per pay period: 80
• On-call: No
• Weekends: No