Benefits Analyst - Health & Welfare

About the role

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

The Benefits Analyst supports the administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of health and welfare benefit programs. This role serves as a key partner to employees, HR, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate benefit administration, financial reconciliation, compliance, and a positive employee experience. The analyst identifies opportunities to improve processes, leverage technology, and enhance operational efficiency while supporting the overall goals of the Benefits department.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day administration of health and welfare benefit programs.
• Review, validate, and process benefits-related data within Workday and supporting systems.
• Analyze benefits data, identify discrepancies, and coordinate resolutions with Payroll, HRIS, vendors, and employees.
• Ensure timely and accurate employee enrollments, eligibility updates, and payroll deduction processing.
• Perform recurring reconciliations of vendor invoices, eligibility files, premium billing reports, and participant account activity.
• Support vendor funding activities, including Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions and reimbursement account administration.
• Process payment requests and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and vendor remittance.
• Partner with Accounting, Payroll, and vendors to resolve discrepancies and maintain data integrity.
• Respond to employee and HR inquiries regarding benefit programs, eligibility, enrollment, and plan provisions.
• Research, resolve, and escalate complex benefits issues when appropriate.
• Communicate benefits information in a clear, professional, and employee-friendly manner.
• Support planning, testing, validation, and execution of Annual Enrollment activities.
• Assist with benefit communications and educational materials.
• Participate in post-enrollment audits, reconciliations, and issue resolution activities.
• Assist with wellness program administration and employee engagement initiatives.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders to support program communications, presentations, and promotional activities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve accuracy, and reduce manual effort.