Senior HRIS and Benefits Specialist

Make your HR expertise matter at Fred Finch Youth & Family Services, where for over a century we’ve been changing the trajectory of young lives through behavioral health, education, and family support services. This role lets you use your technical skills to serve something bigger than a system upgrade—you’ll build the benefits, data, and workflows that empower our direct-care staff to focus on what they do best.

About the role

You’ll take ownership of our UKG implementation, moving it from functional to fully optimized with real autonomy and visibility to leadership. This is a chance to shape HR technology from the ground up while administering employee benefits and ensuring compliance across a mission-driven nonprofit.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary system administrator for UKG—configurations, security roles, user access, and upgrades
• Audit the current UKG implementation and build a prioritized optimization roadmap with the VP of HR
• Design and deploy automated workflows that reduce manual effort across HR
• Administer all employee benefit plans (health, dental, vision, life) and lead annual Open Enrollment
• Serve as primary liaison to carriers, the 401(k) provider, and third-party administrators
• Manage EDI feeds between UKG and benefit carriers, ensuring accurate, timely, HIPAA-compliant data exchange
• Ensure compliance with ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, Section 125, and ACA, including required filings
• Build HR reports, dashboards, and analytics; support EEO-1, ACA, and other regulatory reporting
• Train HR staff and end users on HRIS functionality and best practices

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of progressive HRIS experience, including hands-on system administration, configuration, and workflow development
• Demonstrated experience managing EDI integrations between an HRIS and benefit carriers or TPAs
• Experience conducting HRIS audits and implementing system improvements
• Direct experience with UKG Pro or UKG Ready
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (equivalent experience considered)
• Strong Excel and data management skills
• Experience implementing or optimizing an HRIS system

Preferred Qualifications

• UKG Ready experience
• UKG Pro/Ready certification
• SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification
• Experience in a nonprofit, healthcare, or human services setting

Location

Must reside in Alameda County, San Diego County, or an adjacent California county. Hybrid work schedule with in-office presence at management’s discretion; no fully remote positions.

Pay

$93,330 – $119,115.36 annually

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm