Benefits Specialist

Responsibilities

• Administer all Leaves of Absences by timely responding to requests for leaves, preparing standard communications, entering leave information in HR systems, tracking leave information, and communicating aspects of the leave to the HR Business Partners, Management and employees.
• Administers the following benefits – enrollments, terminations, data entry, claims processing, communication, tracking and reporting.
• Health and Welfare Plans – Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings and Spending Accounts, Group and Voluntary Life, Short- and Long-Term Disability, and Retirement.
• Oversees benefit audits – dependent aging out, missing beneficiaries for life insurance, benefit deductions, vendor enrollment.
• Prepares Benefit Termination packages and enters COBRA information in vendor system. Ensures termination is entered in HR system upon disabled user access notification from IT.
• Affords assistance with HR Services Mailbox Administration which includes responding to inquiries, employment verifications and unemployment claims delivered via mail.
• Conducts new employee Benefits orientation.
• Maintains HR Services Inbox as needed.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Must-Have: Bachelor's degree and two years of relevant work in a corporate HR setting. Relevant work includes FMLA and Benefits Administration experience, including but not limited to Group Health, Welfare and Retirement benefits plans. Strong attention to detail and verbal and written communication skills are essential. Must be able to work the hybrid schedule. Must be authorized to work in the United States and must not require VISA sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment purposes.
• To Have: Insurance industry experience. Workday Experience.