Employee Benefits Analyst - Assistant Vice President

About the role

Support the administration of a broad portfolio of health and welfare and retirement benefit programs. Ensure the accuracy and integrity of benefit plan operations, interpret federal and state regulations, and support ongoing compliance activities. Respond to employee benefit inquiries, investigate routine to more complex issues, and collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to support effective benefit delivery. Contribute to process improvements, reporting, and initiatives that strengthen the organization’s benefits function.

Responsibilities

• Support administration of defined contribution 401(k) plan and defined benefit pension plan, ensuring accurate participant enrollment, annual plan testing and audit compliance.
• Resolve routine to complex employee benefit inquiries across all health, welfare and leave of absence programs while partnering with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure seamless benefit delivery.
• Prepare, analyze, and validate benefits-related reports, dashboards, and financial data using Excel, and conduct data audits to ensure accuracy and integrity.
• Draft and maintain benefits documentation, such as process guides, FAQs, summary plan descriptions, and communication materials.
• Contribute to team projects, such as annual enrollment execution, compliance activities, process improvements, etc.

Requirements

• Demonstrated, hands-on experience in administering 401(k) retirement plans, health and welfare programs, and associated compliance requirements.
• Track record of partnering with cross-functional HR teams, legal, compliance, finance, payroll, and external vendors to drive results, optimize processes, and support business outcomes, leveraging HRIS and payroll systems such as Workday and Dayforce.
• Foundational knowledge of leave of absence management and related laws (e.g., FMLA, ADA, and applicable federal and state leave regulations), with the ability to provide coverage and support for the current process owner while continuing to deepen skills in this area.
• Experience in supporting the development of clear, effective employee benefit communications, including emails, presentations, guides, announcements, etc.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel for analyzing benefits and retirement plan data; Word for drafting employee communications and compliance documentation; Outlook/Teams/SharePoint for effective cross-functional collaboration and information management; and PowerPoint for creating clear and concise presentations.

Qualifications

• Clear, confident communicator who can translate complex benefits topics into simple, employee-friendly messages across multiple formats (guides, announcements, presentations, intranet content).
• Thrive in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment, staying organized, and able to shift priorities while maintaining accuracy.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor partnership mindset, able to collaborate across internal teams and external service providers to drive outcomes and improve processes.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented problem solver with sound judgment—comfortable investigating issues, connecting the dots, and escalating appropriately to reduce risk and improve employee experience.
• High integrity and discretion, with a demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information confidentially while building trust with employees and partners.

Skills

• Hands-on experience in administering 401(k) retirement plans, health and welfare programs, and associated compliance requirements.
• Foundational knowledge of leave of absence management and related laws (e.g., FMLA, ADA, and applicable federal and state leave regulations).
• Experience in supporting the development of clear, effective employee benefit communications.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook/Teams/SharePoint, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits.

Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement.

Education resources, matching gift and volunteer programs.

Pay

$75,000 to $119,500

Schedule

Hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility.