Senior Benefits Coordinator

About the role

A growing, mid-sized organization in St. Joseph is seeking a Benefits Administrator to support benefits operations during a high-activity period. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys ownership, problem-solving, and working directly with vendors, brokers, and employees.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of day-to-day administration of employee benefits programs including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement plans
• Acting as the primary liaison between employees, brokers, carriers, and internal HR/Payroll teams
• Reviewing, processing, and reconciling benefit invoices; partnering with brokers to resolve discrepancies
• Maintaining accurate benefits data in the HRIS system, ensuring deductions, enrollments, and reporting are correct
• Supporting open enrollment activities, life-event changes, and ongoing plan updates

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years of hands-on benefits administration experience in a mid-sized organization
• Experience supporting self-insured medical plans and understanding claims funding structures
• Working knowledge of vendor, broker, and carrier relationships — including issue escalation
• HRIS experience with benefits administration
• Comfort explaining benefit and retirement plan details to employees

Pay

$60,000 – $75,000 annually, depending on experience

Schedule

Onsite